Cards of Grief

An alien civilization is forever changed by the incursion of human social scientists—and an ancient prophecy—in this award-winning novel.
 

The year is 2132 when members of the Anthropologist’s Guild set down on the planet Henderson’s IV, or L’Lal’lor as it is known to the native population. Charged with the nonintrusive study of alien cultures, the crew discovers a society containing no love or la...