"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Humans are caught up in an alien war in this epic from the 1 New York Timesbestselling author of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Trek Into Darkness. He took a chance on her intelligence and compassion, and gambled the fate of Humanity on the possibility that together, they could find an alternative to a galaxy-wide bloodbath. At the last moment, she was saved by a lone Core commander. Researching further, she uncovered a secret group of telepathic Humans called the Core, who were on the verge of starting another war, and then eliminating Lalelang. : The Spoils of War (Damned) (9780099225522) by Alan Dean Foster and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. But then the birdlike Wais scholar Lalelang found evidence that Humans might not adapt well to peace. Humans are caught up in an alien war in this epic from the 1 New York Timesbestselling author of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Trek Into Darkness. S on the verge of winning a decisive victory after a milennia of war, thanks to their new allies from earth. Steve Palmer, Director of Production Mass Market From the Inside Flap:
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We've reprinted Foster backlist titles for years, and this new series inspired me go back and read them. The style is fluid and clear, the pace is fast and plotting well thought out-very professional. So while you enjoy the classic battles across the galaxy and interspecies intrigue, you have a very contemporary and critical view of humanity. Foster studierte an der University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), wo er 1968 den Bachelor in Politikwissenschaft machte und 1969 mit einem Master in Filmwissenschaft abschloss. The basic premise of the novels is that humanity is a species not only more inherently more violent that other races(not that uncommon in sci-fi), but. The twist is that the special human qualities the aliens value are just the same qualities we abhor in ourselves. Alan Dean Foster ( 18.November 1946 in New York City) ist Autor von Science-Fiction- und Fantasyromanen, vor allem aber bekannt durch seine Romanfassungen bekannter Filme. 'The Damned Trilogy' by Alan Dean Foster - has anyone else read this I was browsing r/writingprompts, and there was a prompt that reminded me of this trilogy, published in the early 90s. good guy aliens, with humans holding a special place between them. He has also written numerous non-fiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving, as well as having produced the novel versions of many films, including such well-known productions as. This is a classic SF yarn in the old style of bad guy aliens vs. Alan Dean Fosters work to date includes excursions into hard science-fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. I had just casually picked up A CALL TO ARMS to try out Foster's writing, and was engaged immediately.