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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100345358554
ISBN-139780345358554
eBay Product ID (ePID)1202376
Product Key Features
Book TitleCall to Arms
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year1991
GenreFiction
AuthorAlan Foster
Book SeriesThe Damned Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN90-042423
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingA
Series Volume NumberBk. 1
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisFor eons, the Amplitur had searched space for intelligent species, each of which was joyously welcomed to take part in the fulfillment of the Amplitur Purpose. Whether it wanted to or not. When the Amplitur and their allies stumbled upon the races called the Weave, the Purpose seemed poised for a great leap forward. But the Weave's surprising unity also gave it the ability to fight the Amplitur and their cause. And fight it did -- for thousands of years. Will Dulac was a New Orleans composer who thought the tiny reef off Belize would be the perfect spot to drop anchor and finish his latest symphony in solitude. What he found instead was a group of alien visitors -- a scouting party for the Weave, looking. for allies among what they believed to be a uniquely warlike race: Humans. Will tried to convince the aliens that Man was fundamentally peaceful, for he understood that Human involvement would destroy the race. But all too soon, it didn't matter. The Amplitur had discovered Earth... First Time in Paperback