''Thousandstar'' is a novel by

Piers Anthony Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born August 6, 1934) is an American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is best known for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xan ...

published in 1980.

Plot summary

''Thousandstar'' is a novel in which the main character is an alien creature in the form of a blob.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science-fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'' and holds the all-time record for most Hug ...

reviewed ''Thousandstar'' for ''

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'' #58, and stated that "pleasant space-opera though a bit long and a bit prone to tell you the moral of each event on the assumption that you're too thick to see it yourself."

Reviews

*Review by Ian Williams (1980) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 4, Number 1https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?5291 *Review by Steve Lewis (1981) in

Science Fiction Review Richard E. Geis (July 19, 1927 – February 4, 2013) was an American science fiction fan and writer, and erotica writer, from Portland, Oregon, who won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977 (tied with Susan Wood), 1978, ...

, Spring 1981 *Review by Tom Easton (1981) in

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Cl ...

, March 30, 1981 *Review by Christopher Ogden (1985) in Paperback Inferno, #57

References

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