Great Ship Series by Robert Reed

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  • Marrow (Great Ship #1)
    #1

    Marrow (Great Ship #1)

    Robert Reed

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2000

    The Ship has traveled the universe for longer than any of the near-immortal crew can recall, its true purpose and origins unknown. It is larger than many planets, housing thousands of alien races and just as many secrets.Now one of those secrets has been discovered: at the center of the Ship is . . . a planet. Marrow... more

  • Mere (Great Ship #1.5)
    #1.5

    Mere (Great Ship #1.5)

    Robert Reed

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2004

    An immortal child is born in the most horrid conditions. But luck delivers her to a world that will embrace her, first as a god and then as an alien. And before she is finished, Mere will help make a society that deserves to live to the ends of time.Then a soft voice asked, “Will you accept a worshipper, madam? I should like very much to see you.”Mere rose and said, “Yes. Always.”Her guest was dressed in a truth-seeker’s gown, but his teeth were orange and there was no wig on his wide head... more

  • The Well of Stars (Great Ship #2)
    #2

    The Well of Stars (Great Ship #2)

    Robert Reed

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2004

    In The Well of Stars, Hugo award-nominated author Robert Reed has written a stunning sequel to his acclaimed novel Marrow. The Great Ship, so vast that it contains within its depths a planet that lay undiscovered for generations, has cruised through the universe for untold billions of years. After a disastrous exploration of the planet, Marrow, the Ship's captains face an increasingly restive population aboard their mammoth vessel... more

  • Eater-of-Bone and Other Novellas (Great Ship #2.5)
    #2.5

    Eater-of-Bone and Other Novellas (Great Ship #2.5)

    Robert Reed

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2012

    Contains the novellas "Eater-of-Bone," "Veritas, ""Truth," and "A Billion Eves."In the Marrow universe, humans are touring the Milky Way inside a derelict machine the fabled Great Ship. They are immortal and durable souls, and as they travel, some become colonists on distant worlds. Eater-of-bone is the brutal, lovely and wrenching story of a lost colony on one ancient, metal-starved world... more

  • The Greatship (Great Ship #3)
    #3

    The Greatship (Great Ship #3)

    Robert Reed

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2013

    Since the beginning of the universe, the giant starship wandered the emptiest reaches of space, without crew or course, much less any clear purpose. But humans found the relic outside the Milky Way, and after taking possession, they named their prize the Great Ship and embarked on a bold voyage through the galaxy’s civilized hearts.Larger than worlds, the Great Ship is laced with caverns and oceans, scenes of exalted beauty and corners where no creature has ever stood... more

  • The Memory of Sky (Great Ship #4)
    #4

    The Memory of Sky (Great Ship #4)

    Robert Reed

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2014

    Diamond is an odd little boy, a seemingly fragile child -- who proves to be anything but. An epic story begins when he steps into the world his parents have so carefully kept him from, a world where gigantic trees each house thousands of humans and another human species, the papio, rule its far edges. Does Diamond hold the promise to remake one species and, perhaps, change all of the Creation?

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