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Charley is an athlete. He wants to be painted crossing the finish line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. But Charley isn't a runner. He is a human mount, the property of one of the alien invaders called Hoots. Charley hasn't seen his mother in years, and his father is hiding out in the mountains with the other Free Humans. The Hoots own the world, but the humans want it back. Charley knows how to be a good mount-now he's going to have to learn how to be a human being. This remarkable novel, winner of the 2002 Philip K. Dick Award, should be read by every fan of speculative…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2002Small Beer Press · 242 pages · 9781931520034
- Other · English · 2005Puffin · 240 pages · 9780142403020
- Other · English · 2005MountTandem Library · 9781417705245
FictionHuman-alien encountersTeenagersFiction, fantasy, generalHuman beingsYoung menFantasy fictionChildren's fiction