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Foreigner

Book Three of the Quintaglio Ascension

by (author) Robert J. Sawyer

Publisher
Tor/Forge
Initial publish date
Aug 2005
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780765309723
    Publish Date
    Aug 2005
    List Price
    $19.5
  • CD-Audio

    ISBN
    9781531876340
    Publish Date
    Sep 2016
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

In Far-SeerandFossil Hunter, we met the Quintaglios, a race of intelligent dinosaurs from Earth and learned of the threat to their very existence. Now they must quickly advance from a culture equivalent to our Renaissance to the point where they can leave their planet.
While the Quintaglios rush to develop space travel, the discovery of a second species of intelligent dinosaur rocks their most fundamental beliefs. Meanwhile, blind Afsan -- the dinosaurian Galileo -- undergoes the newfangled treatment of psychoanalysis, throwing everything he thought he knew about his violent people into a startling new light.

About the author

Robert J. Sawyer,
a Member of the Order of Canada and a Globe and Mail and Maclean's bestseller, is the author of 23 previous novels, including FlashForward, the basis for the ABC TV series. His most recent novel, Quantum Night, was long-listed for CBC's Canada Reads

Praise for Robert J. Sawyer

"A new Robert J. Sawyer book is always cause for celebration."
Analog Science Fiction and Fact

"Robert J. Sawyer is a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation."
The New York Times

"Sawyer not only has an irresistibly engaging narrative voice but also a gift for confronting thorny philosophical conundrums. At every opportunity, he forces his readers to think while holding their attention with ingenious premises and superlative craftsmanship."
Booklist

"Robert J. Sawyer is by any measure one of the world's leading (and most interesting) science-fiction writers. His fiction is a fascinating blend of intellectually compelling big ideas and humane, enduring characters."
The Globe and Mail

"Sawyer, an articulate fountain of ideas, is the genre's northern star—in fact, one of the hottest SF writers anywhere. By any reckoning Sawyer is among the most successful Canadian authors ever."
Maclean's: Canada's Weekly News Magazine

"A polished, exciting writer. Sawyer writes with the scientific panache and grandeur of Arthur C. Clarke and the human touch of Isaac Asimov."
Quill & Quire

Robert J. Sawyer's profile page

Editorial Reviews

"A rousing conclusion to a dynamic and inspiring trilogy. Highly recommended."

"Sawyer deserves a round of vigorous applause."

Praise forForeigner:

A fine end to a brilliant series."--Quill & Quire

"Sawyer deserves a round of vigorous applause."--Analog

"A rousing conclusion to a dynamic and inspiring trilogy. Highly recommended."--The Toronto Star

"A fine end to a brilliant series."

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