Ring of SwordsFor half a century, Earth has been on the brink of total war with an implacable alien race. Biologist Anna Perez is the first to discover the truth-the hwarhath have segregated their society strictly along gender lines, to prevent the warlike males from harming women and children. In their eyes, humans are a dishonorable and barbaric race who may require extermination... |
Contents
A NOTE ON HISTORY | 11 |
The Rules of War | 131 |
On Time | 365 |
On the Social Theories of Tsai Ama UI | 371 |
Miscellaneous Facts about the People | 379 |
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