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Phylogenesis

Alan Dean Foster

1999304 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1999
first published
  • 1999Del Rey · 327 pages · ENGISBN 9780345418623
  • 2006Random House Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780345494276
  • 2000Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613494540
  • 2000Del Rey · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780345418616

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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