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The city among the stars / Francis Carsac ; translated by Judith Sullivan and M. Schiff.
"Tankar Holroy, Lieutenant in the Stellar Guard of earth's Empire, floats in space after his spaceship is sabotaged. Rescued by an enormous, unknown ship, he awakes to discover himself saved by the People of the Stars who are born and live in space with minimal contact with planets and their occupants whom they call, with contempt, planetaries. The chilly welcome he receives from the ship's leader, the Teknor, is followed by overt hostility from the other inhabitants of the Tilsin. Only a woman named Orena reaches out to him. Tankar soon realizes that he was rescued for his knowledge of tracers, the technology that allows Empire ships to track others through hyperspace, a technology the People of the Stars lack. Out of spite, he refuses to deliver the one piece of knowledge that can protect the people who saved but now spurn him - and the consequences will be catastrophic."--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781787584242
- ISBN: 1787584240
- Physical Description: 232 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: London : Flame Tree Press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Pour patrie, l'espace. Translated from the French. First published in 1962. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Space ships > Fiction. Interstellar travel > Fiction. Space colonies > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. Space operas (Fiction) |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | Cars (Text) | 33294002089779 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
