The Color of Distance
Encyclopedia
The Color of Distance is a hard science fiction
novel by Amy Thomson
published in 1995 by Ace Books
. In was nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award in the category Best Paperback Original Novel. The sequel is Through Alien Eyes
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The book is about a scientist who becomes genetically modified, allowing her to live among a species of intelligent alien that lives in the treetops and communicates by changing the color and pattern of their skins. Over the course of the book she comes to see herself as one of them. The book focuses on the biology of the planet and the life cycle of the aliens and contains environmentalist
themes.
A part of the proceeds from the sale of the book were pledged to tropical rainforest conservation
.
Hard science fiction
Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail, or on scientific accuracy, or on both. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Islands of Space in Astounding Science...
novel by Amy Thomson
Amy Thomson
Amy Thomson is an American science fiction author. In 1994 she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Most of her work is considered hard science fiction and contains feminist and environmental themes.- Novels :* Virtual Girl...
published in 1995 by Ace Books
Ace Books
Ace Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
. In was nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award in the category Best Paperback Original Novel. The sequel is Through Alien Eyes
Through Alien Eyes
Through Alien Eyes is a science fiction novel by Amy Thomson published in 1999 by Ace Books, the sequel to The Color of Distance. The story follows two aliens who return to Earth with the human protagonist from The Color of Distance....
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The book is about a scientist who becomes genetically modified, allowing her to live among a species of intelligent alien that lives in the treetops and communicates by changing the color and pattern of their skins. Over the course of the book she comes to see herself as one of them. The book focuses on the biology of the planet and the life cycle of the aliens and contains environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
themes.
A part of the proceeds from the sale of the book were pledged to tropical rainforest conservation
Tropical rainforest conservation
-Conservation:Right now, people are conserving the Tropical Rain Forests by ecotourism and rehabilitation. Ecotourism is giving people tours of the forest and showing them what we are losing by cutting them down...
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