Contact and Commune (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books (January 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0445207108
• ISBN-13: 978-0445207103
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,844,385 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wounded birds, September 11, 2009

By	Albert Perez (El Paso, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Both Contact and Commune and Converse and Conflict are in fact part of the novel Forge of the Elders. A third book in this artificially created trilogy was never published by Warner Books. It is the Concluding third of FotE. While I would not discourage anyone from buying these truncated books, I would urge you to buy Forge of the Elderseither in dead tree or kindle versions, otherwise you will be frustrated by the absence of the concluding third of the story.
A.X. Perez

5.0 out of 5 stars A mystery set in a sci-fi setting..., August 13, 2005

By	Michael Valdivielso (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

First the space expedition sets down on 5023 Eris to claim the asteroid only to find somebody else was already there. But those that are already there are not human. Nor do they wish to give up the asteroid. And while Earth demands the expedition kick them out it is unlikely that will happen - the beings are from an alternate series of Earths and have technology that could be up to 200 million years ahead of the United World Soviet.
Now, add a couple of murders and shake well.
L. Neil Smith's works can get very heavy when he decides to debate and lecture instead of tell a tale. In his book he tells a tale, a interesting one, in which he keeps the setting just that, a setting in the background, that colors the story and molds the characters reactions, but doesn't hit us like a hammer. I liked the cover - unlike many sci-fi books the cover shows a real event in the novel and is one of the reasons I grabbed it.