The Eye of the Queen Author:Phillip Mann A hundred years from now the human race has taken its first leap into space and has contacted alien species. It is apparent that some unseen force is guiding the exploration. There are regions of space into which a human ship simply cannot travel... Gradually this superior force, the Pe-Ellians, reveal themselves. Roughly humanoid, they stand ov... more »er eleven feet tall and survive on karitsa, their unique and wisdom-giving food. Into this world travels Marius Thorndyke, earth's foremost expert in alien linguistics, who then undertakes a mutual exploration with the Pe-Ellians that will determine the future relations between the two species. The Eye of The Queen is an extraordinary evocation of an alien culture and philosophy, with implications that will entrance the most demanding Sci-Fi aficionado.« less