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Loading... Icerigger (1974)by Alan Dean Foster
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. In the HumanX universe[Nor Crystal Tears]. A small group crashlands on an iceplanet during a bungled kidnapping attempt. Catlike natives, medieval settings in ice. Funny and light. ( ) Another fun journey thanks to Mr Foster! The cover calls it 'space opera' but I wouldnt use that definition for this book-its more a planetary adventure, a voyage of discovery that reads rather like science fantasy a la Anne McCaffrey's Dragons Dawn (1988). In other words its like a fantasy adventure with SF elements. Overall, very good! The only thing with these books is I found that the subject in the title isn't alluded to until you reach the last thrid of the book. In this case I'd forgotten the books title until *SPOILER suddenly a ship is put together by the Tran and it gets called an Icerigger!* A starship lands on an isolated planet that is currently in an ice age, but warming up. The natives have perfected ice boats and even developed skate claws! The human survivors of the crash try to nagivate the treacherous natives while staying alive and trying to reach the only port that will provide them a way off. Well written and interesting, and lightly deals with the difficulties of dealing with a very different alien species. no reviews | add a review
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Ethan Fortune was simple salesman -- knowledgeable and civilized . . . a sophisticated traveler between many worlds. But he had certainly never thought of himself as a hero. Skua September, on the other hand, never thought of himself as anything else. A matched pair, if ever there was one! When the two of them were suddenly stranded on a deadly frozen world, Ethan Fortune incredibly found himself cast in the role of Leader. And he didn't find that at all amusing . . . No library descriptions found.
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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