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The starry rift / James Tiptree, Jr.
Author
Tiptree, James, Jr., 1915-1987
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York, N.Y. : T. Doherty Associates, ©1986.
Description
250 pages ; 22 cm
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PS3570.I66 S72
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Space warfare
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Extraterrestrial beings
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Science fiction
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Summary note
The Starry Rift presents three adventure stories of the human exploration of the Rift, a starless region of our galaxy beyond which lie non-human civilizations. In the first, a 15 year-old girls' wanderlust leads her to a friendship with an alien and a dilemma they must face together. The second is a tale of a free-spirited man who roams space assisting those in trouble or salvaging their ruins. His work brings him face to face with his past and the need to choose between love and freedom. The last story is that of a clash of cultures, two super powers engaging across the rift zone. We watch from both sides as events escalate toward war and individuals struggle to avoid that dire outcome. The stories are framed with encounters in a library, where an amphibious librarian assists two students, also alien to human eyes, in their exploration of human history.
Notes
"A TOR book."
Contents
The only neat thing to do
Good night, sweethearts
Collision.
ISBN
031293744X
9780312937447
LCCN
85052257
OCLC
13715581
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