The mount
Subtitle: a novel
By: Carol Emshwiller.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Small Beer Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Brooklyn, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Charley is an athlete. He wants to grow up to be the fastest runer in the world, like his father. He wants to be painted crossing the finishing line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. Charley lives in a stable. He isn't a runner, he's a mount. He belongs to a Hoot. The Hoots are alien invaders."--Page 4 of cover.