Lynn Ward

A beautifully-written story, in a well-imagined world. The inhabitants may not be human, but their political and cultural conflicts are so familiar to us all the same. And the solution, as in our own world, isn't easy. This book also contains one of the most genuine and simply satisfying human romantic relationships that I've ever read anywhere. (Advise that this is R-rated.)

Set on an alien planet, it’s nominally science fiction, but the science isn’t the point. The weapons are sci-fi and the medical treatment is beyond anything we have, but the story is about people, whether they are human or alien… (mer)