Phylogenesis: Book One of The Founding of the Commonwealth
by Foster, Alan Dean
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 034541862X
- ISBN 13
- 9780345418623
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Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043870
- Title
- Phylogenesis: Book One of The Founding of the Commonwealth
- Author
- Foster, Alan Dean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- 1ST
- ISBN 10
- 034541862X
- ISBN 13
- 9780345418623
- Publisher
- Del Rey
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1999
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- Dm
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