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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Aug 2025, 1:43,
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It's an Alistair Reynolds sci-fi book.
It's set on a moon orbiting a planet that vanishes for a split second from time to time. The planet is a macguffin to give a reason for mobile cathedrals the size of cities to exist; they have to constantly move (at a walking pace) to keep the planet overhead so that the people in them can see when the planet blinks.
It's the third book in a good series, but in retrospect the setting really does seem like it was contrived just to necessitate walking cathedrals. It is still a good series though. Start with Revelation Space or Chasm City.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 21 Aug 2025, 4:25,
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