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Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars is a non-fiction work by science author Lee Billings.

In this book, science journalist Lee Billings explores the ever expanding universe of exoplanets. Since the first detection of a planet outside the solar system in 1995, scientists have discovered an increasing number of planets through detections by telescopes and spacecraft. Billings explores the scientists behind these discoveries and their thoughts on not only exoplanets, but also their triumphs and frustrations behind revealing one of the greatest mysteries of humankind. Billings includes interviews with Frank Drake, James Kasting, and Sara Seager.

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The book has 10 chapters:


 * Looking for Longevity
 * Drakes Orchid's
 * A Fractured Empire
 * The Worth of a World
 * After the Gold Rush
 * The Big Picture
 * Out of Equilibrium
 * Aberrations of the Light
 * The Order of the Null
 * Into the Barren Lands

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