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Author |
: Alan Dean Foster |
Publisher |
: Open Road Media |
Total Pages |
: 281 |
Release |
: 2021-07-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781504067768 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1504067762 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nor Crystal Tears by : Alan Dean Foster
A first-contact novel written from an alien perspective by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Trek Into Darkness. Ryo is one of the Thranx, a race of social arthropods. From his larval years to now, his life has been normal, though his love of learning and insatiable curiosity set him apart. He has settled into his work as an agriculture specialist and is premated to a lovely female. Yet Ryo still feels something is missing from his life, and when he heroically defends his colony from the Thranx’s reptilian nemesis, Ryo gets a taste of excitement that’s hard to forget. Then his premate shares a garbled message from her starship-captain cousin—one that hints at the discovery of a completely new, completely alien space-going intelligence. Even when the captain backtracks and denounces the experience as a deep-space nightmare, Ryo can’t let it go. He becomes obsessed, leaving his colony and family behind to chase rumors of a murderous alien race, horrible beyond imagining. And when he finally makes it to an isolated military outpost rumored to harbor the captured aliens, he comes face-to-face with . . . humanity. Praise for Alan Dean Foster “One of the most consistently inventive and fertile writers of science-fiction and fantasy.” —The Times (London) “Alan Dean Foster is a master of creating alien worlds.” —SFRevu.com “Foster knows how to spin a yarn.” —Starlog “Alan Dean Foster is the modern day Renaissance writer, as his abilities seem to have no genre boundaries.” —Bookbrowser
Author |
: Alan Dean Foster |
Publisher |
: Open Road Media |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2012-09-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781453274071 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1453274073 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Midworld by : Alan Dean Foster
A jungle planet must defend against exploitative aliens in this novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. From the rich imagination of science fiction great Alan Dean Foster comes the story of Midworld, a Humanx Commonwealth planet that’s equally fragile and hostile. Covered by a lush rainforest, Midworld is home to a primitive society that lives in harmony with the natural world. But the arrival of an exploitative human company, whose workers know nothing of Midworld’s delicate ecosystem, sparks a conflict. Should Midworld’s villagers aid the humans or stand against them? The hero of Foster’s addictive page-turner, Born, decides to lead two humans across the perilous jungle. His choice propels Midworld toward annihilation—and leads him headlong into a battle for survival.
Author |
: Alan Dean Foster |
Publisher |
: Ballantine Books |
Total Pages |
: 310 |
Release |
: 2006-11-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780345494276 |
ISBN-13 |
: 034549427X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Phylogenesis by : Alan Dean Foster
Bestselling author Alan Dean Foster takes us back to the unplanned beginnings of the extraordinary Humanx Commonwealth… In the years after first contact, humans and the intelligent insectlike Thranx agree to a tentative sharing of ideas and cultures despite the ingrained repulsion they have yet to overcome. Thus, a slow, lengthy process of limited contact begins. Yet they never plan for a chance meeting between a misfit artist and a petty thief. Desvendapur is a talented Thranx poet who is bored with his life and needs new inspiration for his work. Venturing beyond the familiar, Desvendapur runs into Cheelo Montoya, a small-time criminal with big dreams of making a fast buck. Together they will embark upon a journey that will forever change their beliefs, their futures, and their worlds . . .
Author |
: Alan Dean Foster |
Publisher |
: Ballantine Books |
Total Pages |
: 231 |
Release |
: 1985-05-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0345324471 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780345324474 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nor Crystal Tears by : Alan Dean Foster
Before Man and insectlike Thranx had become allies, when the reptilian AAnn were just occasional raiders of Thranx colony worlds, one young Thranx agricultural expert lived a life of quiet desperation. A dreamer in a world of sensible, stable beings, Ryo buried himself in his work -- reclaiming marshland from a tenacious jungle -- until he came across a letter describing a relative's encounter with horrid, two-legged, soft-skinned space-going beasts . . .
Author |
: Alan Dean Foster |
Publisher |
: Open Road Media |
Total Pages |
: 279 |
Release |
: 2023-05-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781504084444 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1504084446 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Voyage to the City of the Dead by : Alan Dean Foster
From a #1 New York Times–bestselling author, a research expedition to an alien planet takes a treacherous turn for married scientists in this sci-fi fantasy. As the first humans granted permission to explore Tslamaina, Etienne and Lyra Redowl should have been ecstatic. The planet’s massive river valley is like no other in the known universe, with three intelligent species living along its waters—a dream expedition for the geologist–anthropologist duo. But the intolerable climate makes their research arduous, as does the growing tension between them. Fortunately, the husband-and-wife team are well prepared for their adventure, with a state-of-the-art hydrofoil and the assistance of the native inhabitants. But nothing could have prepared them for the dangers they encounter as they make their way to the river’s source. “One of the most consistently inventive and fertile writers of science fiction and fantasy.” —The Times (London)
Author |
: Alan Dean Foster |
Publisher |
: Del Rey |
Total Pages |
: 298 |
Release |
: 2002-03-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780345454515 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0345454510 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Tar-aiym Krang by : Alan Dean Foster
With two great golden clouds suspended around it, Moth was the only planet that appeared to have wings. It was a beautiful planet . . . and a trap for the unwary. Here was a wide-open world for any venture a man might scheme. The planet attracted unwary travelers, hardened space-sailors, and merchant buccaneers—a teeming, constantly shifting horde that provideda comfortable income for certain quick-witted fellows like Flinx and his pet mini-dragon, Pip. With his odd talents, the pickings were easy enough so that Flinx did not have to be dishonest . . . most of the time. In fact, it hardly seemed dishonest at all to steal a starmap from a dead body that didn’t really need it anymore. But Flinx forgot one crucial point. He should have wondered why the body was dead in the first place.
Author |
: Alan Dean Foster |
Publisher |
: Hachette UK |
Total Pages |
: 214 |
Release |
: 2012-08-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780575131668 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0575131667 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Day of the Dissonance by : Alan Dean Foster
The Day of Dissonance continues Alan Dean Foster's epoch fantasy set in a strange world where magic, beauty and violence challenge Jon Thomas Meriweather, the Spellsinger. In this enchanting sequel to Spellsinger and The Hour of the Gate the wizard Clothahump sends the Spellsinger on a perilous and adventure-filled quest. It is on this journey that the powers of his musical magic are tested to their fullest.
Author |
: Michael Whelan |
Publisher |
: Bantam Dell Publishing Group |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0553074474 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780553074475 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Art of Michael Whelan by : Michael Whelan
Award-winning artist Whelan has illustrated the work of almost every major author in speculative fiction. Here are featured all the artist's major recent paintings, as well as a series of 25 never-before-seen works produced especially for this book. Over 100 full-color reproductions.
Author |
: Alan Dean Foster |
Publisher |
: Del Rey |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2012-03-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780345532534 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0345532538 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Body, Inc. by : Alan Dean Foster
New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has always been on the cutting-edge of science fiction. In Body, Inc., he creates a tomorrow where genetic manipulation has become ubiquitous, and the very meaning of what it is to be human is undergoing drastic transformation. In a world deeply wounded by centuries of environmental damage, two unlikely souls join forces: Dr. Ingrid Seastrom has stumbled into a mystery involving quantum-entangled nanoscale implants—a mystery that just may kill her. Whispr is a thief and murderer whose radical body modifications have left him so thin he is all but two-dimensional. Whispr has found a silver data-storage thread, a technology that will make him wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. He is also going mad with longing for Dr. Ingrid Seastrom. Their quest to learn the secrets of the implant and the thread—which may well be the same secret—has led them to the South African Economic Combine, otherwise known as SAEC. Or, less respectfully, SICK. SICK, it seems, has the answers. Unfortunately, SICK has also got Napun Molé, a cold-blooded assassin whose genetic enhancements make him the equivalent of a small army. Molé has already missed one chance to kill Ingrid and Whispr and now he has followed them to South Africa. This time, he is not only going to succeed, he is going to make them suffer.
Author |
: Chris Cleave |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 276 |
Release |
: 2010-12-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781451635768 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1451635761 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Incendiary by : Chris Cleave
I am a woman built upon the wreckage of myself. In an emotionally raw voice alive with grief, compassion, and startling humor, a woman mourns the loss of her husband and son at the hands of one of history’s most notorious criminals. And in appealing to their executioner, she reveals the desperate sadness of a broken heart and a working-class life blown apart.