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Sandy Washington was a pretty normal guy. He was a good friend, sensitive & caring. He respected his elders & obeyed his teachers. He loved basketball, old movies & writing poetry. And he worshipped the photogrpah of his long-dead mother. The only difference between Sandy & any other young man his age 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. They had even altered some of their own young people to be a bit more humanoid to make for better playmates for the young man.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 that would improve the quality of life on Earth & perhaps even get human space travel off the ground.The Hakh'hli seemed to have Sandy's & humanity's best interests at heart. But the people of Earth were not 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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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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