Title: The Right Hand of Dextra
Title Record # 7651
Author: David J. Lake
Date: 1977-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Breakout
Series Number: 2
Language: English
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Author: David J. Lake
Date: 1977-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Breakout
Series Number: 2
Language: English
Synopsis: The key to life on Earth is the DNA helix, which determines all the characteristics of every living thing. The helix, a series of molecules within the life cell is a spiral - with a left-hand turn.
The planet called Dexta could have been a duplicate of Earth. It teemed with life, both flora and fauna. But on Dextra the helix of life had a right-hand thread. And there could be no viable combination between the two life forms, the native and the invading Terran.
So it became a battle on the part of the colonists to uproot the native Dextra ecology - purple plants and beast with surprising intelligence - and replace it with Earth-born green. But the planet fought back in its own way. And the result is a science fiction novel that is unusual, exciting, and highly original.
(from the back cover of the first edition)
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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Nomination | 1978 Ditmar | Australian Science Fiction, Best Novel |
Publications
Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Right Hand of Dextra | 1977-04-00 | David J. Lake | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #239) | 0-87997-290-4 / UW1290 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
176 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | George Barr | |
The Right Hand of Dextra | 1977-04-00 | David J. Lake | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada (DAW Collectors #239) | 0-87997-290-4 / UW1290 | C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
176 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | George Barr |