Nor Crystal TearsBefore Man and insectlike Thranx had become allies, when the reptilian AAnn were just occasional raiders of Thranx colony worlds, one young Thranx agricultural expert lived a life of quiet desperation. A dreamer in a world of sensible, stable beings, Ryo buried himself in his work -- reclaiming marshland from a tenacious jungle -- until he came across a letter describing a relative's encounter with horrid, two-legged, soft-skinned space-going beasts . . . |
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... hive council had set on Ryo was gradually withdrawn . He received the expected promotion to the local Inmot council ... home and hive . Only he knew as he sped southward that he would not be returning to Paszex very soon . His otherwise ...
... hive council had set on Ryo was gradually withdrawn . He received the expected promotion to the local Inmot council ... home and hive . Only he knew as he sped southward that he would not be returning to Paszex very soon . His otherwise ...
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... hive of Paszex . The old wreck would probably faint from shock . Inside him ... home from late - night work passed him on the other side of the corridor ... hive . Without planning it , he eventually found himself back in the central ...
... hive of Paszex . The old wreck would probably faint from shock . Inside him ... home from late - night work passed him on the other side of the corridor ... hive . Without planning it , he eventually found himself back in the central ...
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... home was Hivehom had 20 percent more surface area than Willow- wane , but only a little more habitable territory ... Hive Daret as their home . The capital city extended hundreds of kilome- ters in all directions , plunged two hundred ...
... home was Hivehom had 20 percent more surface area than Willow- wane , but only a little more habitable territory ... Hive Daret as their home . The capital city extended hundreds of kilome- ters in all directions , plunged two hundred ...
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AAnn adults Alan Dean Foster alien antennae Anzeljermeit asked attack Bhadravati body Bonnie Broh burrow Captain Centaurus chamber chiton Ciccikalk clan clanmother clicks clith corridor crawler creatures crew Daret DEL REY BOOKS elder energy rifle eyes feel Flinx foothand friends gaze gesture going guard hangar hive Hivehom human ICERIGGER inside jungle knew larvae learned lock looked lounge mandibles matter Matthew ment mental military MISSION TO MOULOKIN module monsters Moul moved Nursery observer ommatidia ORPHAN STAR ovipositors Paszex poet premate question ramp Rijseen rumors Ryo replied Ryo thought Ryo told Ryo's saddle Sanchez screen Sed-Clee Seeker seemed ship shuttle shuttlecraft side sleep smell soldier sound space stared stars station sure surface Taourit TAR-AIYM KRANG thing Thranx tion touched Tran-ky-ky truhand turned voice watched weapons whistle who'd Willow-wane wondered worry Zinramm