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The Hyades Contact

(1987)
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Awards
1988 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee)

SCIENCE FICTION-IN THE FAR REACHES OF SPACE,AN ALIEN RACE HAS MADE ITSELF KNOWN.THEY ARE THE KESRII.THEIR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAZZLING ACHIEVEMENT-AND UNIMAGINABLE DESTRUCTION.RELENTLESSLY THEY TAUNT EARTH'S EXPLORATION SHIPS,EACH CONFRONTATION LEADING BOTH SIDES CLOSER TO VIOLENCE.WILL THE FIRST ENCOUNTER MEAN WAR?NOW A SMALL BAND OF MEN AND WOMEN MUST FACE THE ULTIMATE TEST OF COURAGE AND STRENGTH.KIDNAPPED BY THE KESRII,THEY HAVE BEEN ABANDONED ON A DISTANT EARTH-LIKE PLANET.TOGETHER THEY MUST FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL IN AN ALIEN WILDERNESS FAR FROM HOME.MANKIND'S FUTURE HANGS IN THE BALANCE.


Genre: Science Fiction

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