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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345353773, Mass Market Paperback)After the first human contact with the Siwannese ended in a mass suicide, the Terran government made a law that no further contact with sentient aliens would be allowed. But since their own planet was overcrowed, they looked to colonize Doona--until they found the Hrubbans. Their choice was simple but dangerous. They could kill the cat-like Hrubbans, or for the first time in history, learn to to coexist with an alien race....(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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McCaffrey's "Decision at Doona" fits the bill. An upbeat take on what can go wrong when first contact with an alien civilization is made. The colonists have to make difficult choices when they meet the alien race, difficult choices further hampered by the terran bureaucracy.
If you're a fan of McCaffrey, but haven't read Decision at Doona, you should. It is part of her 'earlier' collection of work; less repetitive than her later novels. A good read in general, especially if you are a fan of first contact fiction. (