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Sandy Washington was a pretty normal guy. The only unusual thing about him was that Sandy had been raised by aliens on their spaceship. The Hakh'hli had done everything they could to give Sandy an Earth-type boyhood. Now, finally, the Hakh'hli were bringing Sandy home to Earth. And while they were at it, they intended to give humanity some extraordinary gifts. The Hakh'hli seemed to have Sandy's -- and humanity's -- best interests at heart. But the people of Earth weren't so sure . . .
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An alien spaceship lands on Earth for a double purpose: to give the people of Earth the benefit of their advanced technology and to return to them a human rescued in infancy and raised by the kangaroo-like Hakh'hli to be as "human" as possible--under the circumstances. Pohl's unerring gift for satire delivers a splendidly skewed alien-eye-view of human culture while spinning a touching, slightly quirky story of a young man's coming of age. Highly recommended.-- JC
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A huge spaceship carrying the kangaroo-like Hakh'hli society lands on Earth, where the two raceswhat two races?/earthlings and the hakh'hli/i think we can stet/pk maneuver to implement their own hidden agendas. "As is often true of Pohl's works, the clear-cut moral dilemmas and the commonsensical solutions to interracial stalemates offer all too simplistic parallels to current diplomatic crises," noted PW.
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- PublisherGollancz
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0575048956
- ISBN 13 9780575048959
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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Book Description Hardback: 8" x 5¼". Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustrator). 1st UK Edition. © 1989: A stand-alone novel by Frederik Pohl. 1st UK edition, 1st printing:- Synopsis: The only difference between Sandy Washington and any other young man of his age is that Sandy has been raised on a spaceship - by aliens. The Hakh'li had done everything they could to give Sandy an Earth-type boyhood, but all he knows of his homeworld comes from fifty-year old movies nd TV programmes. Now, finally, the Hakh'li are bringing Sandy home to Earth: and while they're at it, they intend to give humanity some extraordinary gifts that will improve the quality of life on Earth and maybe get human space travel off the ground. But then Sandy finds out that a lot of what he thinks he knows about Earth is wrong. Why? And why are the Hakh'li so keen to be humanity's benefactors? A dazzling tale of alien encounter by the creator of the celebrated 'Heechee' aliens:- (original cost £13.95). Seller Inventory # 22.094.00004
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