What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Sci Fi: Americans and Russians land on an alien planet, learn the language/culture of the natives, ultimately joining separate factions and going to war with one another. Natives are a symmetrical species. [s]
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A worldcat and google search brought up the Time Traders/Galactic Derelict series as a possibility. More info on it here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_T...
Unfortunately I don't think that is it. Sounds like an interesting series. Thanks for the suggestion!
A World of Difference is the book I was looking for. Thanks!
What's the Name of That Book???
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Plot: From what I can remember, the story involves two separate missions, one by Americans and one by Russians, that land on an alien planet. They discover a native sentient species, that is somewhat barbaric or in early stages of development. The natives are symmetrical, with multiple eyes/mouths/arms/tentacles spread evenly over their bodies. Think of a chess pawn, put 5 or so legs around the base, spaced evenly. Same for arms/tentacles, mouths, eyes, etc.
At first, the Russians and Americans attempt to communicate with the natives, learning their language, culture, conduct trading etc. However, at some point, something changes (can't remember this detail), and the Americans and Russians start fighting one another, either indirectly or by involving the natives. I think they may even helped form and arm their own factions of the natives to set against one another.
Hopefully this jars someones memory.