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More copies of this ISBN:Crossfireby Nancy Kress
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:*"Life-sized characters with personal and cosmic preoccupations, tense and knotty plotting, and Kress's usual abundance of ideas: gripping, challenging work, a reassuring return to top form."--Kirkus Reviews starred review"Kress operates up to her usual high standards, and she also makes ethical dilemmas as gripping as laser fights and the results of human-alien conflict rather than depend on which human contacts which alien. Choice stuff."--Booklist "A satisfying thought experiment in science and philosophy. . . . Fans of serious SF will enjoy this tale of bravery, travel, adventure, and personal and social crisis."--Publishers Weekly"Kress's aliens are convincing, and her colonists are all fascinating, developed individuals. This thought-provoking book is highly recommended . . ."-VOYA "In this latest thrilling offering by Kress, world-building and character development are flawlessly executed in a thought-provoking conjunction of passivity and morality."-Romantic Times Book Club Synopsis:When members of a human colony on a distant planet, led by Jake Holman, stumble upon a primitive humanoid species on their world, they soon realize that the aliens are not native to the planet and find themselves suddenly caught in the middle of an interstellar war between two very different alien s Synopsis:Caught in the Crossfire A human colony settles on a distant planet, a colony formed by Jake Holman-- a man trying to escape a dark past. But as this diverse group of thousands comes to terms with their new lives on a new world, they make a startling discovery: primitive humanoid aliens. There are only a few isolated villages, and the evidence seems to indicate they aren't native to the planet--despite the aliens living in thatched huts and possessing only primitive tools. When a handful of human colonists finally learn the truth, they will face the toughest decision of their lives, a decision that could determine not just the fate of their new home, but the fate of all humanity. Synopsis:Two alien species wage war across interstellar space, with humanity caught in the crossfire in this adventure by the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author. "Kress operates up to her usual high standards . . . "choice stuff.""--"Kirkus Reviews." What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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