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From his earliest memories in the desperate slums of Oldcity, Cat has hated the pretensions of the rich, the machinations of the powerful interstellar combines; for at every turn Cat has been used. He's been a thief, a hustler, a spy, a slave. Used as a pawn. As bait. But at this moment, Cat is a scholar, a university team xenologist doing field research on the planet Refuge, home of the enigmatic cloud-whales. Vast aerial creatures created by an unknown species, the telepathic whales are far more than uniquely beautiful. Their thoughts and dreams manifest, falling from the sky to form vast reefs of solid data comprised of pure, retrievable thought... data mined by the planet's all-powerful corporate owner, Tau Biotech. Refuge is also the home of the psionic Hydrans, Cat's lost alien half. Refuge had been theirs, like much of the galaxy, long before the ascendance of the human federation. Now they live like refugees amid the ruins of their past. For the first time in his troubled life, Citizen Cat has the chance to study, reflect, seek his roots. Until he hears a woman's scream... Suddenly, Cat plunges through the false serenity of Refuge society into a nightmare of brutality, bigo

Who reads Dream Fall?

Author

Vinge, Joan D.

Publisher

New York: Warner Books

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780446516273

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.86 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14