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Manta's Gift

by Timothy Zahn

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This is the story of 22-year-old Matt Raimey, paralyzed in a skiing accident, who agrees to allow his body to be replaced with the body of an intelligent Jovian creature called a Qanska, something like a huge manta ray, in an experiment designed to promote human-Qanska understanding. The Qanska society and environment is fascinating, and there are some very exciting sequences as the humans and the Qanska both angle for what they really want from each other. I really enjoyed it! ( )
  codyne | Nov 19, 2009 |
The premise of this book is absolutely absurd, but is crafted so well that the absurdity makes perfect sense. This book has many good elements: romance, friends, strife, killer living torpedoes, advanced technology, and of course funny aliens. On the downside, however, it kind of misses its target audiance - the book is aimed at sci-fi readers, but some of those readers may not like it as it does not involve a large amount of traditional sci-fi activities. ( )
  LordRoe | Mar 3, 2008 |
In the future we explore Jupiter only to find there are creatures living there already. the book tells the story of an invalid who is converted to one of their species so that he can provide a bridge between the two cultures.
You really think any society would be that altruistic? No? Neither did Timothy. Not to worry both humans and the aliens have ulterior motives for this crossover - the question is who will succeed in their motives.
This book takes what is already an interesting idea and successfully drives out an exploration of the new societies with Manta's alienation from both societies leaving him with an interesting commentary on the situation he is placed in. ( )
  rufty | Aug 29, 2007 |
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A cheery coming-of-age novel.
 
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 031287829X, Hardcover)

When Matt Raimey had his accident, he thought his life was over. He never dreamed, in his wildest fantasies, that he’d end up in a spot like this. In the toxic atmosphere of Jupiter, born into the body of an enormous creature that looked like a cross between a manta ray and a dolphin, he is living a new life, unlike any humankind had previously experienced.

An unbelievable turn of events, it gave him a reason to live, to survive, no matter what happened . . . but every second chance comes with conditions and responsibilities. And as those who brought him to this strange destiny have their authority stripped from them and he discovers the truth that only he can know about the giant alien creatures he now calls family, this man reborn as the one they now call Manta suddenly isn’t sure he wasn’t better off before. . . .

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400)

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