Ally

by Karen Traviss
Ally  
published 2007 by Eos
binding Mass Market Paperback
isbn 0060882328   (isbn13: 9780060882327)
pages 400
description <blockquote>

The worlds orbiting Cavanagh's Star are in turmoil.

Civil war on Umeh—ignited by outsiders—threatens to annihilate the teeming masses of a grossly overpopulated planet. On Bezer'ej, the handful of native aquatic creatures who survived extermination must take extraordinary and terrible steps to ensure the future of their kind . . .

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date added
03-15-07



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Mark
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09/02/07

bookshelves: britishsci-fi
Read in June, 2007
Karen Traviss is another of those classically-educated British sci-fi writers that's captured my attention lately.

Her series, that begins with City of Pearl, is an unusual blend of vegeterianism, ecological responsibility, mutating symbionts, and interspecies war. Humans are, for the most part, the bad guys here, though it takes a while to figure that out. And our protagonist chooses he...more
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Mockturtle
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10/23/07

bookshelves: 2007-print
Read in October, 2007
recommends it for: SF fans
Wow, I love this amazing series. The sixth and final book comes out in 2008, and I simultaneously can hardly wait to continue and am sad to see the saga coming to a close. Traviss has done an astounding job of world-building, while also creating fully dimensional characters with recognizable motivations and formidable moral decisions to make. I highly recommend these books, with the caveat that they absolutely MUST be read in order, starting with "City of Pearl".
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04/13/08

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Read in April, 2008
Wess'har War #5. Good reading. At the end of this book, I'm just not sure how the ending of this series can be a happy one... I'm pretty sure it'll have to end by killing everyone off, including all the humans on earth. So, I am very interested in reading the last book of the series, just to see how it goes.
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Lawrence
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01/23/08

bookshelves: sci-fi
Read in January, 2008
blah blah blah. Again, a novel in a series in which the first book (and even the second) are compelling, but the story takes too many twists and dilutes the original tension and themes. I am halfway through this book, and not sure I will complete it.

Update: I put it down, and will sell it back to bookmans.
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Cee
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04/20/08

bookshelves: sci-fi
Read in April, 2008
I really enjoyed this fifth book in the series - the storyline on Bezer'ej with Lindsey is fascinating and horrifying. Shan and her husbands are fabulous as usual, and I love their relationship - can't wait for the final book, when presumably the Eqbas will finally arrive on Earth.
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