false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177006368m/673030.jpg 673030 2 <b>2002 Nebula Award Nominee </b><br> When humans set out to explore the universe, they found a number of planets suitable for colonizing. The one thing they didn't find was intelligent life. And so the terraforming of worlds began, with eager immigrant families temporarily housed in space stations till their new home planets were ready. <br> But the technicians made one all-important mistake by introducing the alien Quill to worlds where they did not belong. The Quill were supposed to be destroyed when the crews finished their work, but some survived, multipled, and mutated till they were no longer harmless. They were deadly. <br> Suddenly mankind was in retreat, leaving colonists stranded in space. In the ensuing chaos many stations failed. For the surviviors, the only hope lay in finding a way to wipe out the Quill. Earth scientist, Dr. Gail Smith, thought one special human, Aaron Pardell, might hold the answer. Found as a baby and raised by a stationer in the "Outsider" settlement that clung to Thromberg Station, Aaron may have survived Quill contact. Still, finding Aaron and winning his help might be the least of Dr. Smith's problems.... 2831412 1 6 2001 In the Company of Others total:90|5:35|4:32|3:15|2:5|1:3| 90 361 140 12 4 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 21:30:03 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 23 11:46:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 20 18:17:37 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 18:34:21 -0700 2008 2 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Aug 13 13:37:50 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 13:37:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 07:18:38 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 07:20:09 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 07:14:57 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 16:00:15 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 30 17:38:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 17:40:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Feb 27 09:04:10 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 09:06:58 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Mar 07 18:20:33 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 17 08:41:40 -0700 2008 1 0 true false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 19:26:59 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 20:06:03 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri May 16 14:58:20 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 14:59:41 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 22 13:10:21 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 13:11:41 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 01:53:57 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 23:53:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 17:42:38 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 17:42:38 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 06:33:59 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 06:33:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 16:13:50 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:13:53 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 02:55:55 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 02:55:57 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 19:23:29 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 19:23:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 07:17:06 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 07:17:06 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 14:00:21 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 14:00:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 14:28:53 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 14:28:53 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=673030