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James L. CambiasScience Fiction · Fantasy·b. 1966
A Darkling Sea
Synopsis
Under a kilometer of ice on the planet Ilmatar, human scientists study a blind alien race. An uneasy truce with the Sholen, humanity's first extraterrestrial contact, shatters when a reckless adventurer is injured by the Ilmatarans, sparking a diplomatic crisis that threatens war. As deep-sea guerrilla conflict erupts, both sides seek the aid of the newly aware Ilmatarans, whose fate and the future of human exploration hang in the balance.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence