Elephant Song (Longyear novel)

In the novel, the O'Hara's Greater Shows interstellar circus is abandoned on an alien world. As the years pass, the performers and support staff adapt to life on Momus, highlighted by their annual four day performance of all the acts in the show. And they watch with sadness as the number of elephants dwindles, until at last only one is left. Along the way, they learn some of the children have esper powers ranging from telepathy to telekinesis. Some of the descendents of the show become farmers and ranchers, but Warts is successful in obeying the Governor's final order. The people of Momus never forget that they are circus. ==Reception==