The Great Unknown

The Great Unknown is a science fiction novella written by Harry Turtledove. It was originally serialized in Analog Magazine in April, May and June, 1991 and later incorporated into Earthgrip as the section entitled ""The Foitani".

The story is of a trading mission by Jennifer Logan, a professor of literature who specialized in science fiction of the twentieth century. She encounters the Foitani, an alien species first introduced by Turtledove in "Nasty, Brutish, &. . ." and is kidnapped by one faction.