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2004
Gollancz (Verlag)
978-0-575-07566-5 (ISBN)
Gollancz (Verlag)
978-0-575-07566-5 (ISBN)
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Moss, a verdant, unpopulated planet, has no visible sign of intelligent life....until the planet itself starts to make its wishes known - and its wishes could mean humanity's end.
Humankind has arrived on Moss to discover if any intelligent native life exists there, and to assess the planet, recently discovered by the Derac, a nomadic space-faring race, for development - and profit. Multi-coloured shapes of dancing light have been spotted; strange sounds are heard in the night; the researchers name them the Mossen and send for a linquist to ascertain if it is evidence of intelligent life. Jewel Delis has accompanied her half-brother Paul to this verdant paradise. Her task is to help Paul decipher the strange language of the Mossen - but she has a secret mission too. A new law on Earth means the imminent massacre of all beasts great and small, so Jewel must discover if Moss holds the promise of sanctuary for the doomed animals - once humankind's beloved companions. Time is running out for Jewel's creatures, but it might be running out for Humanity too: the Planet Moss, itself a living entity, is not sure it cares for any of the species currently living on its surface ...
Humankind has arrived on Moss to discover if any intelligent native life exists there, and to assess the planet, recently discovered by the Derac, a nomadic space-faring race, for development - and profit. Multi-coloured shapes of dancing light have been spotted; strange sounds are heard in the night; the researchers name them the Mossen and send for a linquist to ascertain if it is evidence of intelligent life. Jewel Delis has accompanied her half-brother Paul to this verdant paradise. Her task is to help Paul decipher the strange language of the Mossen - but she has a secret mission too. A new law on Earth means the imminent massacre of all beasts great and small, so Jewel must discover if Moss holds the promise of sanctuary for the doomed animals - once humankind's beloved companions. Time is running out for Jewel's creatures, but it might be running out for Humanity too: the Planet Moss, itself a living entity, is not sure it cares for any of the species currently living on its surface ...
Sheri S. Tepper is the author of several resoundingly acclaimed novels, including the Arthur C. Clarke nominated Gibbon's Decline and Fall, Six Moon Dance, The Family Tree, A Plague of Angels, Sideshow, Beauty (voted Best Fantasy Novel of the Year by readers of Locus, now a Fantasy Masterwork) and Grass, a Science Fiction Masterwork.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.2.2004 |
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Reihe/Serie | Gollancz S.F. |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 694 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction |
ISBN-10 | 0-575-07566-X / 057507566X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-575-07566-5 / 9780575075665 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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