# First Light

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- Book: [First Light](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-preston/first-light) ([First Light.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-preston/first-light.md))
- Authors: [Richard Preston](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-preston)
- Publisher: Random House
- ISBN: 978-08-1299-185-7
- Pages: 304
- Published: 1996-10-29
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Seven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in The Hot Zone, he turned his attention to the cosmos. In First Light, he demonstrates his gift for creating an exciting and absorbing...