Crucible

By Nancy Kress

Subjects: Space colonies, Space flight, Twenty-third century, Humans aliens (Humanoid), Space warfare, Aliens (non-humanoid), Life on other planets, Fiction, Viruses

Description: A sequel to Crossfire finds the distant-future human settlers of a new world, having allied themselves with the plant-like Vines race, facing a war against the technologically superior Furs and spreading a Vines-created virus designed to stop aggressive behavior.