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Available
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Publication
DAW Books, Inc. (2001), 565 pages
Description
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. But the Quill multiplied and mutated until they were no longer harmless. In the ensuing chaos, many stations failed. For the survivors, their only hope rests in finding a way to wipe out the Quill...
User reviews
LibraryThing member AZ_Dude
Mankind went to the stars, but did not find intelligent life. They tereformed worlds, but then the Quill started to destroy. There had only been one possible surviver of a Quill infestation - a boy that grew up on a space station.
LibraryThing member cindywho
It took time to get into the crowded confusing world of the overpopulated space station, but once it got going, the story was a lot of fun. Earth's terraforming projects have gone disastrously awry and too many people have been waiting on space stations - no safe planets to emigrate to and Earth
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won't take them back. 20 odd years later, an ambitious scientist shows up, ready to save humanity, but she must first deal with station culture and politics. The romance does get a bit goofy by the end, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Show Less
Awards
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (Winner — Science Fiction Novel — 2001)
Philip K. Dick Award (Nominee — 2001)
Prix Aurora Award (Winner — 2002)
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Original publication date
2001
Physical description
565 p.; 8.3 inches
ISBN
0739418785 / 9780739418789