By: Marion Zimmer BRADLEY (1930 - 1999)
Bart Steele, Space Academy graduate, is on
his way home to his father's business - he runs a fleet of spaceships
for interstellar travel. The secret for fast interstellar travel though
is still tightly kept by the alien race Lhari. An agreement between
humans and Lhari has been made that permits humans only to travel in
cold sleep as passengers aboard Lhari vessels as to not reveal the
secret.
Some humans – the Mentorians - have had a slight genetic shift which enhanced their vision to withstand the light levels that the aliens Lhari use and live in. Mentorians perceive a wider optical spectrum than ordinary humans – some can see the ‘eighth color’. Mentorians act as translators, middleman and interpreters between the two races. But their ability sets them apart from the rest of humanity. Bart, half Mentorian, has this ability.
Bart, surgically altering his appearance to hire as a Lhari on a homeworld bound Lhari vessel, attempts to steal the secret of the Warp Drive - an attempt on which countless humans spies have failed before. (Summary by Stephan Möbius)
Some humans – the Mentorians - have had a slight genetic shift which enhanced their vision to withstand the light levels that the aliens Lhari use and live in. Mentorians perceive a wider optical spectrum than ordinary humans – some can see the ‘eighth color’. Mentorians act as translators, middleman and interpreters between the two races. But their ability sets them apart from the rest of humanity. Bart, half Mentorian, has this ability.
Bart, surgically altering his appearance to hire as a Lhari on a homeworld bound Lhari vessel, attempts to steal the secret of the Warp Drive - an attempt on which countless humans spies have failed before. (Summary by Stephan Möbius)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Zip file size: 143.7 MB
Catalog date: 2007-07-29
Read by: LibriVox Volunteers
Book Coordinator: Stephan Möbius
Meta Coordinator: Laurie Anne Walden
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