Great Sky River

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proper noun mythology, astronomy the Milky Way, the night sky visual phenomenon caused by dense regions of the Milky Way Galaxy appearing nebulous (generally found when referring to Native Americans)

Translation of the name of the night sky phenomenon in several Native American cultures.

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I'm not going to rush right into reading Great Sky River, but it will be on my list, maybe November or so.

Across the Sea of Suns by Gregory Benford John Loyd 2010
Arabic tales describe Procyon and Sirius as two sisters, who along with their brother—Canopus—tried to cross the sky when they came to the Great Sky River.

Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – February 26-28, 2010 | Universe Today 2010
Or, this book follows on from Great Sky River, with Killeen in charge of his particular group of chess piece clan human strugglers.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Tides Of Light - Gregory Benford Blue Tyson 2007
Start with Great Sky River, although the best in my opinion is Furious Gulf, but you just can't break sequence on this one.

50 Most Significant Sci-Fi Novels Meme Greg Tannahill 2006
Not Free SF Reader : Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Great Sky River - Gregory Benford skip to main

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Great Sky River - Gregory Benford Blue Tyson 2007