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9780886779993

In the Company of Others

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  • ISBN13:

    9780886779993

  • ISBN10:

    0886779995

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-06-01
  • Publisher: DAW

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Summary

When the terraforming crews introduced the alien Quill to worlds where they did not belong, they saw them only as a mindless form of fungal life which acted as a harmless relaxant when worn by a human. They were supposed to be destroyed when the crews finished their work, but Quill filaments survived, multiplied, and mutated till they were no longer harmless. Suddenly mankind was in retreat, leaving colonists stranded in space. In the ensuing chaos many stations failed. For the survivors, the only hope lay in finding a way to wipe out the Quill. And Earth scientist, Dr. Gail Smith thought one special human, Aaron Pardell, might have the answer....

Author Biography

Julie E. Czerneda is a biologist and writer whose science fiction has received international acclaim, awards, and best-selling status. She is the author of the popular "Species Imperative" trilogy, the "Web Shifters" series, the "Trade Pact Universe" trilogy and her new "Stratification" novels. She was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her stand-alone novel, In the Company of Others, won Canada's Prix Aurora Award and was a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award for Distinguished SF. Julie lives with her husband and two children in the lake country of central Ontario, under skies so clear they could take seeing the Milky Way for granted, but never do. You can find her at www.czerneda.com.

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