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Cross of Blood (Alien Nation #8)

by K.W. Jeter (Goodreads Author)

3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 · rating details · 16 ratings · 1 review

The pregnancy of Newcomer Cathy Frankel by her human boyfriend, Matt Sikes, ignites tensions city-wide as extremist groups who fear the implications of the birth of the first half-human/half-Newcomer child threaten Cathy's safety. The danger escalates when the medical facility treating Cathy is attacked, forcing her into seclusion. Meanwhile, George Francisco is drawn into...more

Paperback, 320 pages

Published July 1st 1995 by Pocket Books

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I waited a long time to read Cross of Blood. Alien Nation is easily my favorite science fiction franchise, complete with rich-but-iconic characterization, complex species-building, wry humor, and a very human approach to the emotional lives of its alien characters. This novel--the eighth released after the television show, but before a series of (fairly uneven) TV movies--is essentially the last piece of Alien Nation media I'll ever have left to consume, assuming that Tim Minear's long-rumored r...more

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About K.W. Jeter

Kevin Wayne Jeter (born 1950) is an American science fiction and horror author known for his literary writing style, dark themes, and paranoid, unsympathetic characters. He has written novels set in the Star Trek and Star Wars universe, and has written three (to date) sequels to Blade Runner.

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* Doctor Adder

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* Alien Nation
* Blade Runner
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