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Two species lived in peaceful coexistence on the planet Demoth until a deadly plague wiped out millions of the winged Ooloms while leaving humans untouched, helpless to do more than ease the suffering of their alien friends and neighbors.
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Classical in form, contemporary, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- James Alan Gardner
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Tandem Library, Avon Books, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061434167
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