The star dwellers

James Blish

earliest edition we have, 1961 Sphere, 1979 141 pages

Sphere science fiction

A race of energy beings are discovered to inhabit interstellar space. They feed off the energy of stars. They seem friendly enough, but even though they learn human language quickly, it is hard to communicate with them because their outlook and world view is so different. It is important to communicate with them anyway because they have the solution to Earth's need for energy. A young man manages to make a treaty wit...

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Star Dwellers edition · 2013 · Orion Publishing Group, Limited · 9780575104167
Star Dwellers edition · 1982 · Avon Books · 112 pages · 9780380579761
The star dwellers edition · 1979 · Sphere · 141 pages
The Star Dwellers paperback · 1961 · Berkley · 128 pages

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