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Contact and Commune (Forge of the Elders, Bk 1)
Contact and Commune - Forge of the Elders, Bk 1 Author:L. Neil Smith Major Reille y Sanchez's pioneering expedition set down in 5023 Eris to claim the mineral-rich asteroid for humankind. But another kind has already arrived: monstrous beings from an alternate Earth where the aquatic invertebrates developed intelligence and gained dominion. — THEY ARE THE ELDERS — ...200 million years ahead of humanity in techn... more »ology, weapons, government, even beer-making. And they have their own mysterious reasons for exploring this miniature world, heedless of the humans they view as interlopers.
Now, two shocking, brutal murders force Reille y Sanchez to investigate a life-form she can barely comprehend, while the brass back on Earth urges all-out war. In the meantime, a militant faction among the Elders is demanding the simplest, most efficient solution to the problem of human beings: Destroy them all!« less