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by sthomas1618 2717 days ago
Having read (and enjoyed) that trilogy, I'm not making the connection. Which part?
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There is a 3-star system that causes periodic droughts on a planet in the system based on which star(s) the planet's semi-stable orbit crosses.
In the novel, the three-body civilization would go extinct if there are two or three suns in the sky.