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Jem
Published 1979 by St. Martin's Press · 359 pages
Hugo · 1980
FinalistNebula · 1980
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8 award entries · 4 books · 3 wins · 1977–1981
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Synopsis
When a habitable planet is discovered orbiting a nearby star, Earth's three rival power blocs each send expeditions to claim it. The world they find, Jem, is home to three distinct intelligent species, and the human colonists quickly entangle these alien societies in their own political conflicts.
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