A Torrent of Faces Author:James Blish & Norman L Knight In the year 2794 the Earth is ravaged by over-population and lack of food, even though all available foodstuffs are in use. A new race, the Tritons, have come from the sea to mingle with humans. The only hope for ultimate survival lies in a long-awaited interstellar drive, but all efforts so far have failed. The novel is essentially one of br... more »ave people fighting against insurmountable odds.« less