| Abstract |
When engineer Leo Graf arrives at a free fall station circling a mining planet to teach welding, he's in for his first shock: the genetically engineered inhabitants have an extra set of arms in place of legs. A second shock comes when the company that owns these four-armed "quaddies" decides to abandon them, and Leo must use all his ingenuity to respond to this new crisis. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and a Hugo Award finalist. |
| Local note | Joyner Schlobin copy: In original dust jacket. See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| General note | Cover art by Alan Gutierrez. |
| General note | First printing April 1988. |
| General note | "Baen Books 65398-9"--Cover. |
| General note | "A Baen Books original"--Title page verso. |
| General note | "Baen Books science fiction"--Spine. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Schlobin Coll. item purchased from San Marco Bookstore 20230327 |
| Awards note | Nebula Award. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bujold, Lois McMaster. Falling free. New York, NY : Baen Books, ©1988 |
| Genre/form | Science fiction. |
| Genre/form | Science fiction. |
| LCCN | 96117503 |
| ISBN | 0671653989 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780671653989 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 067157812X |
| ISBN | 9780671578121 |
