An Alien Light

Author: Nancy Kress

The human species is at war with the Ged, a collective species that is baffled by humankind’s ability to turn violence upon itself & yet advance into space. In order to defeat the humans, the Ged must first understand them. So they go to a world called Qom, where a lost Earth colony has forgotten it’s origins & regressed to pre-industrial society. They are split into two….Read More

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