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2009
| A small colony of Quakers flourishes on the planet Pennterra under the benevolent tutelage of the alien "hrossa" until a second wave of humans threatens to disrupt the delicate balance between settlers and natives. Morris's first novel approaches the subject of humanity's place in the universe with uniqueness and sensitivity. |
1992
| In the early years of the twenty-first century, Earth teetered on the brink of ecological destruction. Then the alien Hefn came, determined to save the dying Earth -- and to the Hefn, the ends always justified the means. Humans were given nine years to correct their mistakes -- alone, with no recourse to the Hefn's advanced technology. If by then the Earth's ecology had not stabilized, the Hefn would solve the problem for good . . . by eliminating humans entirely.
But slowly, against their wi....[more] |
2001
| Judith Moffett presents substantial selections of five important nineteenth-century Swedish poets in formal translation, withen facetext, critical and biographical introductory essays, and notes. Each of the poetsEsaias Tegner, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Viktor Rydberg, Gustaf Froding, and Erik Axel Karlfeldtmade a significant contribution to Swedish literature and was justly famous in his own time. Even today, every Swedish student knows the names of these poets. Noting that much fine Swedish liter....[more] |
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