Sapience Determination (3 books)

How can you determine whether alien life is sapient? This list is for Science Fiction books where this is a key struggle.

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1	Hellspark by Janet Kagan 4.35 avg rating — 1,011 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon 4.11 avg rating — 7,501 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Little Fuzzy (Fuzzy Sapiens, #1) by H. Beam Piper 4.03 avg rating — 10,801 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars