Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Colors of Space (July 29, 2007)

Librivox recording of The Colors of Space, by Marion Zimmer Bradley.

Bart Steele, Space Academy graduate, is on his way home to his father's business - he runs a fleet of spaceships for interstellar travel. The secret for fast interstellar travel though is still tightly kept by the alien race Lhari. An agreement between humans and Lhari has been made that permits humans only to travel in cold sleep as passengers aboard Lhari vessels as to not reveal the secret.
Some humans – the Mentorians - have had a slight genetic shift which enhanced their vision to withstand the light levels that the aliens Lhari use and live in. Mentorians perceive a wider optical spectrum than ordinary humans – some can see the ‘eighth color’. Mentorians act as translators, middleman and interpreters between the two races. But their ability sets them apart from the rest of humanity. Bart, half Mentorian, has this ability.
Bart, surgically altering his appearance to hire as a Lhari on a homeworld bound Lhari vessel, attempts to steal the secret of the Warp Drive - an attempt on which countless humans spies have failed before. (Summary by Stephan Möbius)

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Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Date: 2007-07-29
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; science fiction; marion zimmer bradley; colors space

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: squirrel99 - - February 15, 2008
Subject: The Colors of Space

Great story. A different reader almost every chapter - Some are better than others.