The Star Dwellers
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780380579761 (0380579766)
Publisher: Avon Books
Pages no: 109
Edition language: English
Series: Heart Stars (#1)
This is good old-fashion science fiction. Beings are found to inhabit interstellar space and feed off the energy of stars. Their appearance is not far from that of stars either. They are vaguely tear drop shaped beings of energy themselves. They seem to be friendly enough and they have the absolute ...
This book shows James Blish on typical form, trying to discuss more ideas than there is adequate space for in a short novel. In this example he touches on some of his favourite themes - education vs. experience, biological influences on human thinking - whilst telling a story of "second contact". ...