City of Pearl

City of Pearl

by
Karen Traviss

Synopsis of City of Pearl

Three separate alien societies have claims on Cavanagh's Star. But the new arrivals -- the gethes from Earth -- now threaten thetenuous balance of a coveted world.

Environmental Hazard Enforcement officer Shan Frankland agreed to lead a mission to Cavanagh's Star, knowing that 150 years would elapse before she could finally return home. But her landing, with a small group of scientists and Marines, has not gone unnoticed by Aras, the planet's designated guardian. An eternally evolving world himself, this sad, powerful being has already obliterated millions of alien interlopers and their great cities to protect the fragile native population. Now Shan and her party -- plus the small colony of fundamentalist humans who preceded them -- could face a similar annihilation . . . or a fate far worse. Because Aras possesses a secret of the blood that would be disastrous if it fell into human hands -- if the gethes survive the impending war their coming has inadvertently hastened.

Reviews of City of Pearl

75%

A fine debut that promises to give you an escape as well as make you think. -- Cindy Lynn Speer, Fantastica Daily

Karen Travis is a talented storyteller and this reviewer would like to see more adventures starring Aras and Shan. -- Harriet Klausner, Harriet Klausner's Review Archive