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Annihilation Factor

Annihilation Factor is the second science fiction novel by Barrington J. Bayley, expanded from a 1964 short story ("The Patch") originally published in New Worlds. It centres on the strains placed on a galactic empire by the appearance of the mysterious, planet-devouring "patch".

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Author
Barrington J. Bayley
Genre
Science fiction
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Ace Books
Cover artist
Peter Lloyd
Language
English

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Annihilation Factor

Nodes11
Edges10
Triples18
Avg. degree1.82
Density0.181818
Components1

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related to Literary significance and reception · 8
Annihilation Factor → Bayley's, Collision Course, Empire, He, John Clute, Rhys Hughes, The Star Virus, Two Worlds
Author · 1
Annihilation Factor → Barrington J. Bayley
Cover artist · 1
Annihilation Factor → Peter Lloyd
Genre · 1
Annihilation Factor → Science fiction
Language · 1
Annihilation Factor → English
Media type · 1
Annihilation Factor → Print (Paperback)
Pages · 1
Annihilation Factor → 134
Publication date · 1
Annihilation Factor → 1972
Publication place · 1
Annihilation Factor → United States
Publisher · 1
Annihilation Factor → Ace Books

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barrington bayley annihilation factor patch science fiction novel worlds empire bayley's second expanded 1964 short story originally published new centres

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Annihilation FactorAuthorBarrington J. Bayley1.00infobox
Annihilation FactorCover artistPeter Lloyd1.00infobox
Annihilation FactorGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
Annihilation FactorLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Annihilation FactorMedia typePrint (Paperback)1.00infobox
Annihilation FactorPages1341.00infobox
Annihilation FactorPublication date19721.00infobox
Annihilation FactorPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Annihilation FactorPublisherAce Books1.00infobox
Annihilation Factoris asecond science fiction novel by Barrington J0.90text
Annihilation Factorrelated to Literary significance and receptionRhys Hughes0.60section
Annihilation Factorrelated to Literary significance and receptionThe Star Virus0.60section

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