Nor Crystal Tears
Last updated October 31, 2026
Long before humans and the thranx become allies, a young thranx named Ryo reclaims marshland from the jungle and feels out of place among his sensible, stable people. Then he comes across a relative's account of soft-skinned, two-legged beings traveling in space. Seen through thranx eyes, Alan Dean Foster's story traces the first meeting of the two species, the fear each feels toward the other and those who begin to overcome it.
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