false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170597935m/61928.jpg 61928 11 From Publishers Weekly With a tale of human and other slaves abandoned by harsh masters on an ostensibly deserted planet, McCaffrey begins another highly readable series about successful survival in difficult circumstances. Kristin Bjornsen, an escaped human slave on the planet Barevi, saves one of the Catteni masters, Zainal, from being killed in a blood feud. When she tries to return him to the capital city, she is caught in a roundup of troublemakers designated for colonization duty. Among those dropped with few supplies on the unexplored new planet, later named Freedom, is Zainal, who turns out to be an aristocrat of his species. After Zainal is again saved from death, this time at the hands of vengeful former slaves, he casts his lot with the castaways, who have turned to former Marine sergeant Chuck Mitford for leadership. In sturdy Robinson Crusoe fashion, the survivors overcome the odds against them, rescue other castaways and find signs of a mysterious civilization that is using Freedom as a giant mechanized farm. They also deal with the few bad apples in their midst. Meanwhile love blossoms between Zainal and Kristin, to the displeasure of some of the other humans. McCaffrey has created another set of winning protagonists and a carefully detailed, exotic background on which to develop a new series. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From School Library Journal YA?McCaffrey begins a new chronicle of human resilience and survival. Earth has been invaded by the Catteni, a race of soldiers who have come to quell opposition and to relocate troublesome cases (both human and alien) to inhospitable worlds. Kristen Bjornsen, a human, and a ragtag group must learn to communicate and begin to build a new life. Further, they must discover what is behind a completely different civilization that is using their planet (nicknamed Botany) as a farm for animal and vegetable produce. Underlying this cooperation is the resentment that some of the colonists feel for Zanial, a member of the race of slavers, and the romantic feelings that Zanial and Kristen begin to feel for one another. With two possible antagonistic alien cultures and their own internal problems, there can only be more interesting scenarios for the settlers of Botany. The characters are especially well developed: teens will be able to identify with their spirit, creativeness, and tenacity to survive despite all odds. A delightful novel for more than just McCaffrey's "old" fans.?Brian Martin, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 678069 book 1995 Freedom's Landing (Catteni Vol. 1) total:1408|5:349|4:502|3:426|2:116|1:15| 1408 5278 1693 28 2 1 false false Sun Aug 31 12:00:26 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 12:10:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Aug 09 12:07:53 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 10:13:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 15:12:21 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:41:08 -0700 2009
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