In writing this novel I have sought the advice of experts in various fields. The biology of the Yilanè is the work of Dr. Jack Cohen. The Yilanè, Sasku, Paramutan and Marbak languages are the work of Prof. T. A. Shippey. The philosophy of the Daughters of Life was developed with the active collaboration of Dr. Robert E. Myers. This would have been a far different and lesser book without their help and advice. My gratitude to them is infinite.

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Harry Harrison is one of the most successful and respected authors of speculative fiction writing today. In a career that spans over three decades, Harry Harrison has written such novels as Deathworld, To The Stars, Skyfall, Make Room! Make Room! and bestsellers such as West of Eden and the Stainless Steel Rat series. Harrison worked as a commercial artist, art director and editor before turning to writing full time. A past president of the World Science Fiction Association, he is also a noted anthologist, editing the acclaimed Nova series and co-editing the highly praised Decade and Year’s Best SF volumes with British author Brian Aldiss. Harry Harrison was born in Stamford, Connecticut, has made his home in Mexico and in several European countries over the years, and now lives in Ireland. He is presently at work on a new novel.

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(1) At this point Circumambience is also suggested by rotation of the tail tip.

(2) Warmth also suggested by movement of jaw muscles as if to gape.

(3) Note that units 4 and 5 are linked by controllers, 3 and 5 by paired opposite concepts at the start.

(4) The Yilanè pauses here and repeats gestalts in reverse order to form a deliberate balance or chiasmus.