The best of all possible worlds a novel
Before -- The best of all possible worlds -- Matchmaker, matchmaker -- A means to other ends -- Happy families -- Bacchanal -- Never forget -- The Faerie Queen -- Ridi, Pagliaccio -- The master's house -- Unfinished business -- Falling -- Remembrance day -- The last assignment -- The unlikely a...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Del Rey
2023
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| Ausgabe: | Del Rey trade paperback edition |
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Imaginary wars and battles
> Refugees
> Cultural relations
> Human-alien encounters
> Guerres et batailles imaginaires - Romans, nouvelles, etc
> Réfugiés - Romans, nouvelles, etc
> Relations culturelles - Romans, nouvelles, etc
> Rencontres avec les extraterrestres - Romans, nouvelles, etc
> Epic fiction
> Fiction
> Science fiction
> Romans épiques
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Before -- The best of all possible worlds -- Matchmaker, matchmaker -- A means to other ends -- Happy families -- Bacchanal -- Never forget -- The Faerie Queen -- Ridi, Pagliaccio -- The master's house -- Unfinished business -- Falling -- Remembrance day -- The last assignment -- The unlikely angel -- An ideal husband -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Short story: Sons and daughters -- Short story: Astronomy lesson. A proud and reserved alien society finds its homeland destroyed in an unprovoked act of aggression, and the survivors have no choice but to reach out to the indigenous humanoids of their adopted world, to whom they are distantly related. They wish to preserve their cherished way of life but come to discover that in order to protect their culture, they may have to change if forever. Now a man and a women from these two clashing societies must work together to save this vanishing race -- and end up uncovering ancient mysteries with far-reaching ramifications. As their mission hangs in the balance, this unlikely team -- one cool and cerebral, the other fiery and impulsive -- just may find in each other their own destinies... and a force that transcends all |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes two bonus short stories Includes an excerpt from The galaxy games (pages 333-348) Includes bibliographic references (page 307) |
| Beschreibung: | 348 pages 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780345549341 978-0-345-54934-1 |