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(More customer reviews)As an avid reader of Sci-Fi, one of my biggest complaints is that a lot of Sci-Fi books recycle the same plot elements over and over. Not so with this book. This is probably one of the most interesting and entertaining books I have read in some time.
The story starts out as this; Dr. Cherijo Grey Vail leaves Earth to get away from her domineering father and accepts a position on a backwater planet. But not only does she have to adapt to working in a new and alien environment, she has a secret lurking in her past which may have some disastrous consequences.
This is a very entertaining book, with plenty of entertaining and well written characters (human and plenty of aliens too), in an environment which seems like something out of a M.A.S.H. unit. And the way the medical environment is treated by the author is amazing in detail (due, I'm sure, to the author's medical experience).
The plot twists and turns in this novel also add to the enjoyment, as it keeps you guessing. Now, there are some pretty obvious plot elements (such as the big nasty plague which is killing the colonists, however, the way this is resolved is unique), and the way humankind is portrayed is rather bleak (I like to think we would be a little more receptive of alien species). Also, the amount of influence that one person appears to have over an entire "League" of planets seems unusual (maybe the reason for this will become more apparent in the sequel). These are all minor quibbles however, and did not stop me from enjoying this book for a second.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for something a little different, whether you are a regular reader of Sci-Fi or not. An excellent book!
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