City of Pearl

Name: City of Pearl
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ISBN: 9780060541699

ISBN-10: 0060541695

ISBN-13: 9780060541699

Edition: 2004

Authors: Karen Traviss

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A great debut novel of war, religion, first contact and ecology - reminiscent of Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow - from a talented new voice in science fiction. The mission should have been an easy one - send eight scientists, six Royal Marines, and a disgraced anti-terrorism officer 25 light years from Earth to determine the status of the missing Constantine colony, take scientific samples and data from the potentially rich planet, and return to Earth to forthcoming professional and financial reward. But what no-one knows is that Cavanaugh's Star is a territory disputed by three alien races - and the mission's landed right in the middle of the demilitarised zone. The reclusive…

Book details

List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 4.19" wide x 6.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Karen Traviss is a science fiction author and full-time novelist from Wiltshire, England. Traviss worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent before becoming a writer of fiction. She also served in both the Territorial Army and the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service. Traviss is a graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy workshop. Her science fiction novels have focused on a Star Wars series and also a Gears of War series of books. Her title Halo: Glasslands made Publisher's Weekly Best Seller List for 2011.