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First Edition 1991 Del Rey / Ballantine Books New York ISBN 0345358554 Hardback in dust jacket Cover illustration by Barclay Shaw 342 pages Price: $18.95 Notes First part of The Damned trilogy. The image opposite and the blurb below are from the 1992 Del Rey/Ballantine paperback edition, ISBN 0345375742. Cover illustration by Barclay Shaw.
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For eons, the Amplitur had searched space for intelligent species, each of which was joyously welcomed to take part in the fulfillment of the Amplitur Purpose. Whether it wanted to or not. When the Amplitur and their allies stumbled upon the union of races called the Weave, the Purpose seemed poised for a great leap forward. But the Weave’s surprising unity also gave it the ability to fight the Amplitur and their cause. And fight it did-for thousands of years.
Will Dulac was a New Orleans composer who thought the tiny reef off Belize would be the perfect spot to drop anchor and finish his latest symphony in solitude. What he found instead was a group of alien visitors–a scouting party for the Weave, looking for allies among what they believed to be a uniquely warlike race: Humans.
Will tried to convince the aliens that Man was fundamentally peaceful, for he understood that Human involvement would destroy the race. But all too soon, it didn’t matter. The Amplitur had discovered Earth...
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