mass market paperback, 304 pages
English language
Published July 5, 2000 by Del Rey.
Book One of The Founding of the Commonwealth (Founding of the Commonwealth, Bk 1)
mass market paperback, 304 pages
English language
Published July 5, 2000 by Del Rey.
In the years after first contact, humans and the intelligent insect like Thranx agree to a tentative sharing of ideas and cultures despite the ingrained repulsion they have yet to overcome. Thus, a slow, lengthy process of limited contact begins.Yet they never plan for a chance meeting between a misfit artist and a petty thief. Desvendapur is a talented Thranx poet who is bored with his life and needs new inspiration for his work. Venturing beyond the familiar, Desvendapur runs into Cheelo Montoya, a small-time criminal with big dreams of making a fast buck. Together they will embark upon a journey that will forever change their beliefs, their futures, and their worlds . . .From the Paperback edition.