Phylogenesis
Book One of The Founding of the Commonwealth (Founding of the Commonwealth, Bk 1)
1st Mass Market Ed edition
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Physical Format
Mass Market Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9797657M
- ISBN-139780345418616
- ISBN-100345418611
- OCLC Control Number44704949
- OCLC Control Numberphylogenesis00alan
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number00190318
- LibraryThing181310
- Goodreads35183
Classifications
- LCC
Description
In the years after first contact, humans and the intelligent insect like Thranx agree to a tentative sharing of ideas and cultures despite the ingrained repulsion they have yet to overcome. Thus, a slow, lengthy process of limited contact begins.Yet they never plan for a chance meeting between a misfit artist and a petty thief. Desvendapur is a talented Thranx poet who is bored with his life and needs new inspiration for his work. Venturing beyond the familiar, Desvendapur runs into Cheelo Montoya, a small-time criminal with big dreams of making a fast buck. Together they will embark upon a journey that will forever change their beliefs, their futures, and their worlds . . .From the Paperback edition.
Description
As the leaders of the humans and the insectlike Thranx work to establish relations with one another, Desvendapur, a bored Thranx poet, runs off to find his muse and meets con man Cheelo Montoya, in an encounter that could change both their worlds.
First Sentence
No one saw the attack coming.
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