Celebrating the 20th anniversary of its publication, this trade paperback edition of Czerneda's Aurora Award-winning sci-fi novel features an all-new author’s note and an introduction by Tanya Huff, plus the finale short story “The Franchise”!
With Earth overcrowded by its own population, humanity must look to the stars to survive. Advance crews of terraformers prepared alien worlds in advance of the colonists to come.
When those terraforming crews introduced the alien Quill to worlds where they did not belong, they saw them only as a mindless form of fungal life. But the Quill multiplied and mutated until they were no longer harmless, making the planets impossible for humans to inhabit. People expecting their new homes were crowded into space stations waiting for a solution to be found. In the ensuing chaos, many stations were lost.
For the survivors, their only hope rests in finding a way to wipe out the Quill before the final stations fail.
With Earth overcrowded by its own population, humanity must look to the stars to survive. Advance crews of terraformers prepared alien worlds in advance of the colonists to come.
When those terraforming crews introduced the alien Quill to worlds where they did not belong, they saw them only as a mindless form of fungal life. But the Quill multiplied and mutated until they were no longer harmless, making the planets impossible for humans to inhabit. People expecting their new homes were crowded into space stations waiting for a solution to be found. In the ensuing chaos, many stations were lost.
For the survivors, their only hope rests in finding a way to wipe out the Quill before the final stations fail.
Book Details
Format:
Trade Paperback
Price:
18 USD / 24 CAD
Published: 2021-09-21
ISBN: 9780756417826
Imprint:
DAW Books
Page Count: 608
Trim Size: 5-1/8 x 8
Winner of the 2002 Aurora Award for Best Novel
Praise for In the Company of Others
"Czerneda also continues her tradition of having richly developed, believable characters, which makes her stories a joy to read." —SF Site
"Whether you laugh, cry or think, “Gee. That could happen”, my bet is that you will have enjoyed the trip and will be looking for more from Julie E. Czerneda." —SF Reader
