Warhorse Author:Timothy Zahn When humanity first ventured out among the stars, it seemed that we were alone in the universe, the only tool-users in the galaxy - and thus were free to mold the very cosmos to our heart's desire. It would take us a long time - our star drive wasn't very fast - but it was our Manifest Destiny ..and besides, there was no one to stop us - Then we... more » met the Tampies!
Set in the near future. The story of Humans' encounters and reconciliations with a race of beings who are very in tune with preserving their environment. This naturally brings them into conflict with humans. The true magic of the book comes from the description of the space horse and their relatives, that have evolved naturally in space.« less