Fossil by Hal Clement

Author:Hal Clement [Clement, Hal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi
ISBN: 9780886775735
Google: N3fLAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0886775736
Publisher: DAW
Published: 1993-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

But if the craft were moving at anything like its full speed, they could never spot it in time to dodge.

After endless minutes, the radio receiver picked up a Habra voice. "I see you, Hugh. Descend to one kilometer, and slow down to comfort speed." This, to Habras, was about fifty kilometers per Common Hour. "Good. I'll be with you in a minute or two. You're heading in almost the right direction. I will come close enough to let you see me."

There was a pause. Then Jan jumped slightly as the crimson-patterned cylinder of the Habra's trunk suddenly appeared a scant two meters—less than its own length—above the pilot canopy of their craft. As usual, the wings were invisible, partly from their transparency, partly from their rapid motion; the cockpit light was bright enough to have shown them had they been in glide mode, since it was bright enough to show the body's color. Harness ornaments which both Erthumoi knew to signify maleness glinted.

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