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Moonstar Odyssey
Published 1977 by Signet Books · 159 pages
Nebula · 1978
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5 award entries · 3 books · 0 wins · 1973–1978
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Synopsis
On a terraformed world protected by vast plasma shields, children must undergo a rite of passage to choose their adult gender — a decision that will shape the rest of their lives. When one of the planet's protective shields is destroyed, a young girl named Jobe discovers that the quest foretold for her by the moonstar may be the only hope for her world's survival.
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