Afraid that the descolada--the deadly virus that the pequininos require to transform themselves into adults--may escape the confines of Lusitania, the Starways Congress order the destruction of the entire planet. Reprint. Title: Xenocide Author: Card, Orson Scott Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: 1992/08/01 Number of Pages: Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress: BL 99729506