The sparrow /
A Jesuit leads an expedition to investigate singing emanating from a planet. So are discovered the Runa, intelligent beings, but undernourished. The explorers fix that and a population explosion follows, attracting space-age cannibals who start eating them. The explorers are killed, except for the J...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Villard Books,
[1996]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | A Jesuit leads an expedition to investigate singing emanating from a planet. So are discovered the Runa, intelligent beings, but undernourished. The explorers fix that and a population explosion follows, attracting space-age cannibals who start eating them. The explorers are killed, except for the Jesuit who tells the tale. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Science Fiction copy is signed by the author. |
| Physical Description: | 408 pages ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0679451501 9780679451501 0449912558 9780449912553 |