City of Pearl
by Karen Traviss
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Read in July, 2007
I first discovered Karen Traviss while reading a Star Wars novel that she'd written, and at the time I remembered thinking that she was far too good of a writer to be stuck writing movie tie-in novels. If I thought that before, it's definitely been reinforced after reading City Of Pearl, the first novel in her "Wess'har" series.[return]This novel stars Shan Frankland, a police officer in the European Union's environmental hazards division, who is sent along with some scientists and ma...more
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I found this book through a random search on Amazon looking for new sci-fi/fantasy authors. It came up as a recommended book based on books that I'd bought in the past, I had some mad money on hand and figured if I didn't like the book I wasn't out anything.
Oh wow. I can't rightly give a review without giving much away - but I now very highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone I meet regardless of whether or not they are fans of science fiction/fantasy. The themes throughout this bo...more
Oh wow. I can't rightly give a review without giving much away - but I now very highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone I meet regardless of whether or not they are fans of science fiction/fantasy. The themes throughout this bo...more
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Read in March, 2008
It took me a little while to get into this book, but once I did, I really enjoyed it. It felt somewhat like Mote in God's Eye/Gripping Hand, and I was sad when it ended, because they'd set up a neat world and neat humans and aliens, and I wanted to know more. It appears from reading other reviews that perhaps this is the beginning of a series(?), so that pleases me.
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Read in September, 2007
This was a decent SF novel and is the beginning of a bit of a saga, but works fine as a single volume. There's a bit of a vegan/environmental theme to it, and there's a bit of consequences for the belief by humans that they are above all else... and it can be heavy handed in places, but I still found it fairly enjoyable.
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Read in August, 2007
Very fine exploration of the first contact of humans and several very alien cultures. Also explores issues of environmental responsibility and personal honor and conscience. First in the Wess'har Wars series.
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Read in January, 2008
Wess'har War #1. The eco and vegan themes that make up the backbone of this story are right in line with my own thinking. So I am definitely loving this series!
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Read in April, 2005
I am NOT a reader of science fiction, but I read this because it was a "Reader's Choice" at the libary. And guess what? I LOVED it!
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Read in November, 2004
A bit too much of an environmental bent.
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Read in January, 2006
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Fine debut. Highly recommended.
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