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Character · Galactic Center · 3 books

Nigel Walmsley

Astronaut who meets alien probes · Gregory Benford

Nigel Walmsley is an astronaut who becomes humanity’s first contact with alien machine intelligence.

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Character facts

First appearance
In the Ocean of Night (1977)
Latest appearance
Sailing Bright Eternity (1995)
Books
3 (2 as lead, 1 minor)
Series
Galactic Center
Author
Gregory Benford
Circle
Galactic Center

Where to meet Nigel Walmsley

Nigel Walmsley first appears in In the Ocean of Night (1977), as the lead, book 1 of the Galactic Center series.

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Every book with Nigel Walmsley

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1977LIn the Ocean of Nightlead · Galactic CenterBuy
  2. 1984LAcross the Sea of Sunslead · Galactic CenterBuy
  3. 1995·Sailing Bright Eternityminor role · Galactic CenterBuy