VISIONS AND VOICES...

The rift lies on the very edge of federation space. It is an unexplored, starless gulf between galactic arms, a pioneer territory where heroism piracy flourish as they did in the days of Old Earth. Many strange tales have emanated from its darkness...

1. The Only Neat Thing to Do (1985)
SF CHRONICLE AWARD
Of Coat i Cass, the teenage runaway who unleashed an intelligent plague that could decimate galaxy.

2. Good Night, Sweethearts (1986)
Of Raven, the deep-space salvage merchant who found his long-lost love in the Rift... along with her clone!

3. Collision (1986)
Of Torrane, the navigator of Rift-Runner One, who discovered nightmarish hallucinations and astonishing creatures on the far side of the void.

One of the most gripping and dramatic writers in science fiction, James Tiptree, multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winner, has written a dazzling story of courage and adventure on the high frontier.

► The autor can show you the human in the alien, and the alien in the human, and make both utterly real... brilliant. ◄ WASHINGTON POST