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" This is one of those rarities an excellent comedy of manners but instead of the Regency period it is set in the Nashuite High Culture."

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"A question of ethical self regulaion and individual rights in a system where organisms will cheat. Does this justify regulation by force? Where do individual rights end and community rights begin?"

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"Excellent explaination of the Red Queen Theorem."

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"Alien interaction based on the real conflicts that arise from interspecies conflicts and avoidance of direct competition by specialization."

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"Enoch Wallace, keeper of the station and door keeper to protect the travelers and the natives from possible harm with contact. A story about tolerance, lonliness, and the security of place in a home."

3.92 avg rating — 3,304 ratings

"Great humor."

4.13 avg rating — 66,547 ratings

"One of the best aliens ever conceptualized."

3.84 avg rating — 4,024 ratings

"Great depiction of the problem with too narrow a specialization. Another good telling of this story is Biggle's World Menders"

3.52 avg rating — 495 ratings

"Heisenberg's uncertainty applied to social development and the cultural shifts in a population."

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"Consequences of repressing public research while private research continues with out peer review and public discourse are explored. "

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"These are stories of redemption. Foriegners finding their way through spiritual serenity despite hardship and suffering."

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"The very first SF I ever read. It must be included for getting me started."

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