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Mirror Image

Michael G. Coney

First published November 1972
Type Novel
Series Amorphs Universe

Whomever you secretly desired, they would be. They named the planet after the pretty wife of the corporation's boss. The planet itself seemed not so pretty... the first impression of the indentured worker-colonists was that it was dull. They they met the native creatures they called "amorphs". These changelings had a weird but effective defense technique - they changed shapes until they had the form of the most desirable object of any potential predator they encountered. When they met the humans what happened altered the whole future of the new planet. For suddenly the colonists found themelves in possession of a free labor force of slaves, fetishes, wives, husbands, and pets - until the time came to pay for their fun. At that moment, the <i>Mirror Image</i> became a vision out of nightmare. (from the back cover of the DAW Books first edition)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1972 Cover Mirror Image DAW Books Novel 5
November 1972 Cover Mirror Image DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Novel 5
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May 1974 Cover L'image au miroir OPTA Novel
October 1974 Cover Mirror Image Readers Union Novel
November 1975 Cover Mirror Image Sphere Books Novel 5
May 2013 Cover Mirror Image Gateway / Orion Novel
November 2014 Cover Mirror Image / Charisma / Brontomek! Gollancz / Orion Omnibus
November 2014 Cover SF Gateway Omnibus Gateway / Orion Omnibus |100