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What if James Dean were a twin-tailed manta ray swimming in Jupiter's atmosphere? Bestselling Star Wars novelist Zahn (Angelmass) gives us a tale of teen coming-of-age angst set in the herd society of the Qanska, intelligent herbivores who inhabit the equatorial band of the gas giant. Suspecting them to be non-native life, Earth's corporate masters, the Five Hundred, send in a spy to find their hidden star drive. Facing their own disaster, the Qanska agree, hoping to gain a human perspective on the impending exhaustion of their ecology. What neither side can count on is how the person injected into the Qanskan world will react. Matt Raimey, a 22-year-old paralyzed by a skiing accident, agrees to have his brain transplanted into a Qanska fetus. Given a second chance to be mobile, he also unexpectedly gets another chance to mature. Zahn concentrates more on the psychological processes at work than on the technological. Solutions to problems arise from better emotional and intellectual integrity, not simply larger databases. While the author doesn't get as deep into his characters as they do into Jupiter's depths, his portrayal of Matt/Manta is direct and involving. Qanskan life, looking much like marine reef life on Earth, is intriguingly portrayed, even if the biology of the Qanskan problem is suspect. YA readers looking for more than the usual SF action-adventure should be well pleased. novella in 1984.
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The discovery of the Qanska, a race of intelligent creatures resembling mantas or dolphins "swimming" in the atmosphere of Jupiter, provides quadriplegic Matt Rainey with a perfect opportunity to regain a functional body-through implantation in the womb of a Qanska female. The belief that the Qanska possess superior technology, which humanity covets for its own expansion into space, leads to a change in the leadership of the research project on Jupiter. Despite his unwitting violation of the Qanska's most sacred laws, Rainey finds himself the only person capable of preventing disaster for both races. The author of Angelmass brings a new twist to a classic tale of human-alien encounter, combining fast-paced action and hard science with personal drama. A good choice for most sf collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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What if James Dean were a twin-tailed manta ray swimming in Jupiter's atmosphere? Bestselling Star Wars novelist Zahn (Angelmass) gives us a tale of teen coming-of-age angst set in the herd society of the Qanska, intelligent herbivores who inhabit the equatorial band of the gas giant. Suspecting them to be non-native life, Earth's corporate masters, the Five Hundred, send in a spy to find their hidden star drive. Facing their own disaster, the Qanska agree, hoping to gain a human perspective on the impending exhaustion of their ecology. What neither side can count on is how the person injected into the Qanskan world will react. Matt Raimey, a 22-year-old paralyzed by a skiing accident, agrees to have his brain transplanted into a Qanska fetus. Given a second chance to be mobile, he also unexpectedly gets another chance to mature. Zahn concentrates more on the psychological processes at work than on the technological. Solutions to problems arise from better emotional and intellectual integrity, not simply larger databases. While the author doesn't get as deep into his characters as they do into Jupiter's depths, his portrayal of Matt/Manta is direct and involving. Qanskan life, looking much like marine reef life on Earth, is intriguingly portrayed, even if the biology of the Qanskan problem is suspect. YA readers looking for more than the usual SF action-adventure should be well pleased. novella in 1984.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Library Journal
The discovery of the Qanska, a race of intelligent creatures resembling mantas or dolphins "swimming" in the atmosphere of Jupiter, provides quadriplegic Matt Rainey with a perfect opportunity to regain a functional body-through implantation in the womb of a Qanska female. The belief that the Qanska possess superior technology, which humanity covets for its own expansion into space, leads to a change in the leadership of the research project on Jupiter. Despite his unwitting violation of the Qanska's most sacred laws, Rainey finds himself the only person capable of preventing disaster for both races. The author of Angelmass brings a new twist to a classic tale of human-alien encounter, combining fast-paced action and hard science with personal drama. A good choice for most sf collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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The doctors had been and gone, the neurologists had been and gone, and the biotron people had been and gone. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
few ninedays, buoyancy sacs, lower ovoid, tether ship, flipping her tails, flipped his tails, spy probe, old herd, tether line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Five Hundred, Level One, Level Eight, Project Changeling, Counselor Latranesto, Arbiter Liadof, Contact Room, Level Four, Colonel Faraday, Level Three, Alpha Shift, Jupiter Prime, Breeder Manta, Song of Change, Level Five, Level Two, Nemesis Six, Matthew Raimey, Time of Valediction, Bay Seven, Breeder Druskani, Probe Four, Protector Virtamco, Breeder Prantrulo, Great Yellow Storm New!
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The doctors had been and gone, the neurologists had been and gone, and the biotron people had been and gone. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
few ninedays, buoyancy sacs, lower ovoid, tether ship, flipping her tails, flipped his tails, spy probe, old herd, tether line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Five Hundred, Level One, Level Eight, Project Changeling, Counselor Latranesto, Arbiter Liadof, Contact Room, Level Four, Colonel Faraday, Level Three, Alpha Shift, Jupiter Prime, Breeder Manta, Song of Change, Level Five, Level Two, Nemesis Six, Matthew Raimey, Time of Valediction, Bay Seven, Breeder Druskani, Probe Four, Protector Virtamco, Breeder Prantrulo, Great Yellow Storm New!
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- Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) by Timothy Zahn in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Survivor's Quest (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Dragon and Thief: The First Dragonback Adventure by Timothy Zahn in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Cascade Point by Timothy Zahn in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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