Publication

2000-07-05 - Del Rey

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Physical Format

Mass Market Paperback

Identifiers

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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • PhylogenesisMass Market PaperbackDel Rey2000-07-05

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