# Firstborn

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- Book: [Firstborn](https://www.bookquiver.com/arthur-c-clarke/firstborn) ([Firstborn.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/arthur-c-clarke/firstborn.md))
- Authors: [Arthur C. Clarke](https://www.bookquiver.com/arthur-c-clarke), [Stephen Baxter](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-baxter)
- Publisher: del_rey
- ISBN: 978-03-4549-158-9
- Pages: 416
- Published: 2008-10-28
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The Firstborn–the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey–have inhabited legendary master...