Crucible
By: Nancy Kress
Publisher: Tor; Melia [distributor]
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York; Godalming
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780765346032
Subjects: Twenty-third century; Fiction; Space warfare; Viruses; Life on other planets; Aliens (non-humanoid); Space colonies; Space flight; Humans aliens (Humanoid)
Description: A sequel to Crossfire finds the distant-future human settlers of a new world, having allied themselves with the plant-like Vines race, facing a war against the technologically superior Furs and spreading a Vines-created virus designed to stop aggressive behavior.
Notes: "A Tom Doherty Associates book."

Originally published: 2004.