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Manta's Gift

von Timothy Zahn

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A gripping first-contact adventure for fans of James Cameron's Avatar from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Star Wars: Thrawn series.

At twenty-two, hotshot Matthew Raimey has his whole life ahead of him, but a tragic accident quickly changes everything. He's left feeling hopeless—until he receives a proposition to be part of a new project for SkyLight International: Project Changeling.

It's not the easiest transition, but eventually Matt is spending his days unlike anyone back on Earth could imagine—swimming through the toxic yet beautiful atmosphere of Jupiter, in the body of a Qanska, an enormous alien resembling a cross between a manta ray and a dolphin. Even stranger, Matt is happy again.

But his second chance at survival doesn't come without a cost. Behind this project is a mysterious oligarchy of rich and powerful individuals who run the solar system, and they didn't place Matt on Jupiter out of mere kindness. They're monitoring his every move, and preparing to collect what they came for . . .

"The direction Manta's Gift ultimately takes is inventive and unexpected. . . . Zahn plays out his suspense as deftly as always, building a tense situation and ultimately defusing it in believable and pleasing ways." —Locus

"Zahn is ingenious in his plotting and well versed in keeping things moving. Manta's Gift leaves the reader feeling very satisfied." —Analog Science Fiction and Fact

"The author of Angelmass brings a new twist to a classic tale of human-alien encounter, combining fast-paced action and hard science with personal drama. A good choice for most sf collections." —Library Journal

"Another thoroughly literate sf yarn from Zahn." —Booklist.
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  freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |
interesting. Zahn once again delves into alienhuman interaction ( )
  BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |
A good romp through the alien species sub-genre, with a plausible scientific pretext and the usual political gloss. The messages about loyalty, friendship, and courage are well-integrated with preaching. ( )
  librisissimo | Sep 20, 2014 |
Which came first - this or the script for J. Cameron's "Avatar?" A coming of age story with Alien /Human symbiosis. Seemed a little YA to me. Mom might have liked it. ( )
  EdBramblett | May 24, 2012 |
This is the story of 22-year-old Matt Raimey, paralyzed in a skiing accident, who agrees to allow his body to be replaced with the body of an intelligent Jovian creature called a Qanska, something like a huge manta ray, in an experiment designed to promote human-Qanska understanding. The Qanska society and environment is fascinating, and there are some very exciting sequences as the humans and the Qanska both angle for what they really want from each other. I really enjoyed it! ( )
  codyne | Nov 19, 2009 |
A cheery coming-of-age novel.
 
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Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML:

A gripping first-contact adventure for fans of James Cameron's Avatar from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Star Wars: Thrawn series.

At twenty-two, hotshot Matthew Raimey has his whole life ahead of him, but a tragic accident quickly changes everything. He's left feeling hopeless—until he receives a proposition to be part of a new project for SkyLight International: Project Changeling.

It's not the easiest transition, but eventually Matt is spending his days unlike anyone back on Earth could imagine—swimming through the toxic yet beautiful atmosphere of Jupiter, in the body of a Qanska, an enormous alien resembling a cross between a manta ray and a dolphin. Even stranger, Matt is happy again.

But his second chance at survival doesn't come without a cost. Behind this project is a mysterious oligarchy of rich and powerful individuals who run the solar system, and they didn't place Matt on Jupiter out of mere kindness. They're monitoring his every move, and preparing to collect what they came for . . .

"The direction Manta's Gift ultimately takes is inventive and unexpected. . . . Zahn plays out his suspense as deftly as always, building a tense situation and ultimately defusing it in believable and pleasing ways." —Locus

"Zahn is ingenious in his plotting and well versed in keeping things moving. Manta's Gift leaves the reader feeling very satisfied." —Analog Science Fiction and Fact

"The author of Angelmass brings a new twist to a classic tale of human-alien encounter, combining fast-paced action and hard science with personal drama. A good choice for most sf collections." —Library Journal

"Another thoroughly literate sf yarn from Zahn." —Booklist.

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