· "The Gameplayers of Zan" is about the ler, an artificially created offshoot of Home sapiens. Although Foster never uses the word, they resemble elves in that they are slightly smaller than humans and are unable to grow any bodily hair "lower than their eyebrows".5/5(4). 13 rows · · Title: The Gameplayers of Zan Title Record # Author: M. A. Foster First published: Apr, The Gameplayers of Zan (), a very long novel formally constructed on the model of an Elizabethan tragedy, describes a period of climactic tension between th. Librarian note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. US writer, former data-systems analyst and sequentially a Russian linguist and ICBM launch-crew commander to the US Air Force; he is also a semiprofessional /5.
M. A. Foster _Day of the Klesh_ (sequel to _The Gameplayers of Zan_; there is also a prequel. All three novels feature the Ler, a race of genetically engineered humans designed to be physically and mentally superior to us garden-variety types. The language of the Ler is built largely on Slavic roots and is highly regular in form, and has. The Gameplayers of Zan takes place much earlier than the others, on Earth, and details the Ler's departure from Earth; the other two books cover two separate human-Ler encounters on other planets. The "game" from the title of The Gameplayers of Zan is based on cellular automata, a more intricate version of Conway's Game of Life. The Ler novels ("The Gameplayers of Zan", Warriors, "The Day of the Klesh") are rich in character development and mystery, set in a future galaxy where humans interact with other intelligent species, one of which (the Ler) humans genetically engineered from human stock. The Ler, generally benevolent but different from humans, escape from Earth.
The Gameplayers of Zan () is one of those books where I find myself wondering however anyone could have started from a blank piece of paper and come up with the idea. It’s weird, and it’s. In The Gameplayers of Zan (chronologically the earliest story, though it was published second) human civilization has fused into a single Dystopian society which shares Earth with the Ler, a genetically engineered subspecies of humanity who live rustically on a reserve. The novel offers a chance to explore this “alien” culture and their biological and societal differences from humans. Acceptable. The Gameplayers of Zan by M. A. Foster. Binding: Mass Market Paperback. Weight: Lbs. Product Group: Book. Istextbook: No. A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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