A Tor.com original, Nebula Award-winning author Gregory Benford's Grace Immaculate is the awe-inspiring story of first contact--and the beginning of something more.

Earth picked up the signals from 134 light years away. Humanity's leaders quickly established contact with the alien Hydrans, engaging in a cultural exchange lasting centuries. But maintaining a communicative understanding between two very different species over such a long distance results in altering both societies beyond expectation...

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