Falling FreeGenetic engineering has permitted the development of a breed of humans tailored for zero-gravity - "quaddies" with four grasping appendages instead of two arms and two legs. Now the development of artificial gravity has made them obsolete, and the giant corporation that invented them desperately needs to cover its illegal tracks |
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Timeline of Galactic History Frontispiece | 13 |
Lois McMaster Bujold | 29 |
A Tribute to Robert Charles McMaster | 279 |
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