Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #712027 in Books
• Published on: 1997-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 384 pages

Synopsis
Five revolutionaries--including a mercenary outcast, a holy leader, a battle-mother, a historical secret-keeper, and a paleobiologist--face a terror that none of them could have ever anticipated. Reissue.

Customer Reviews

This is not just one more formula-type book.
The situation (humans stranded on an alien planet) could be very stereotyped, but it isn't. The personalities of the individual aliens (within the parameters of their own biology) are developed as clearly as those of the humans. For a change, the humans act with reasonable intelligence.

A Mother of a good book
This book is an excellent read. Good plot, well thought-out, interesting characters and a good writing style make this story better than the average humans-stranded-on-strange-planet fare. The conclusion left enough threads to allow a sequel without being frustrating or unsatisfying. Eric Flint is a writer to watch.

I liked it a lot!!
This book fired my imagination in a way no other book I have read. For those who have read Robert Asprins, "Bug Wars." and enjoyed it this book holds a similar but unique treat.