An edition of The winds of Altair (1972)

The winds of Altair

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An edition of The winds of Altair (1972)

The winds of Altair

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From back cover Tor trade paperback May 1983:

MORALITY VS. SURVIVAL...

Even before the human scientists arrived at the sixth planet of Altair they knew they had their work cut out for them. Star probes had long before informed them that Altair VI had flourishing ecology with one very tough beast at the top of the food chain, a beast that would have to be dealt with before the human colony ships arrived. What they didn't know was that the beast was not only tough, it was as smart as a man -- and that the only human capable of real communication with the wolfcats of Altair would want to become one...

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Publisher
Methuen
Language
English
Pages
317

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The winds ofAltair.
The winds ofAltair.
1989, Severn House
in English
Cover of: The Winds of Altair
The Winds of Altair
January 15, 1988, Tor Books
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: The winds of Altair
The winds of Altair
1984, Methuen
in English
Cover of: The winds of Altair
The winds of Altair
1983, T. Doherty Associates, Distributed by Pinnacle Books
in English
Cover of: The winds of Altair
The winds of Altair
1972, Dutton, Penguin Young Readers Group
School & Library Binding in English

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Edition Notes

Originally published, New York , Doherty, 1983.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54

The Physical Object

Pagination
317p. ;
Number of pages
317

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15031693M
Internet Archive
windsofaltair0000bova
ISBN 10
0413555100
OCLC/WorldCat
11306756
Library Thing
342086
Goodreads
908270

First Sentence

"He knew that he was going to die."

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