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The best of all possible worlds : a novel / Karen Lord.

Title
  1. The best of all possible worlds : a novel / Karen Lord.
Published by
  1. New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2013.
Author
  1. Lord, Karen, 1968-

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Description
  1. 307 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
  1. When their homeland is destroyed, the survivors of a proud and aloof alien society struggle to reach out to the rest of the galaxy for aid and understanding while striving to preserve their cherished way of life.
Subject
  1. Science fiction
  2. Fiction
  3. Epic fiction
  4. Human-alien encounters > Fiction
Genre/Form
  1. Science fiction.
  2. Epic fiction
  3. Fiction
  4. Science fiction
Contents
  1. Before -- The best of all possible worlds -- Matchmaker, matchmaker -- A means to other ends -- Happy families -- Bacchanal -- Never forget -- The Faerie Queen -- Ridi, Pagliaccio -- The master's house -- Unfinished business -- Falling -- Remembrance day -- The last assignment -- The unlikely angel -- An ideal husband.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Processing action (note)
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