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false <![CDATA[City of Pearl (Wess'Har, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171881890m/124841.jpg 124841 1 A great debut novel of war, religion, first contact and ecology – reminiscent of Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow – from a talented new voice in science fiction. The mission should have been an easy one – send eight scientists, six Royal Marines, and a disgraced anti–terrorism officer 25 light years from Earth to determine the status of the missing Constantine colony, take scientific samples and data from the potentially rich planet, and return to Earth to forthcoming professional and financial reward. But what no–one knows is that Cavanaugh's Star is a territory disputed by three alien races – and the mission's landed right in the middle of the demilitarised zone. The reclusive religious human colony that has somehow miraculously survived isn't pleased to see them, either. And the planet has its own secrets, in the form of an enigmatic alien named Aras. Nothing in her tough police training can prepare Shan Frankland for keeping the peace between alien and human or even human and human as the conflicts escalate into outright violence, especially once a disastrous accident finds her carrying the secret of Constantine's survival – one that will make her the most hunted human in four worlds. 120226 2 2004 City of Pearl (Wess'Har, Book 1) total:142|5:2|4:2|3:1|2:0|1:1| 142 577 243 25 5 2 false false Fri Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 07 09:43:28 -0800 2007 Mon Oct 05 08:24:08 -0700 2009
One government minister has other plans for her, though. Sh...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Dec 22 15:04:53 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 15:08:37 -0800 2008 City of Pearl. Most of the authors I read in SF/F are the F side of the genre, so whenever I come across a female SF writer it gives me an extra level of enjoyment. Julie Czerneda remains my SF powerhouse favorite, but I think Karen Traviss is now putting in a good strong bi...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 12:57:47 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 21:45:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 07:05:12 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 07:34:48 -0800 2008
Not without it's peculiarities, of course. And I still like it.

For one thing - it's new. The first book in this series was written in 2004. Second -...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 20:47:50 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 15:10:40 -0700 2008 This year I seem to be reading a lot of alien contact books, and I think Traviss has done the best in that par...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 07:53:28 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 20:13:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 31 11:42:22 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 16:19:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 11 21:07:07 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 21:07:07 -0800 2008
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