The Starry Rift

James Tiptree Jr.
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These are the heroes of the Starry Rift, a dark river of night that flows between the arms of our galaxy: A headstrong teenaged runaway who makes first contact with a strange alien race. A young officer on a deep-space salvage mission who discovers an exact double of a woman he thought he'd lost. The crew of an exploration ship who must plead for the human race to avert an interstellar war. Contents: In the Great Central Library of Deneb University (1986) The Only Neat Thing to Do (1985) Good Night, Sweethearts (1986) Collision (1986)
Genres: Science FictionFictionShort StoriesSpeculative FictionSpace OperaNovellaScience Fiction FantasyCollectionsAnthologiesFantasy
250 Pages

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