Published: April 06, 2010
Words: 156205 (approximate)
Language: English

Description

Del Rey Discovery of the Year 1996 John Campbell Award Honorable Mention 1996 Science Fiction Book Club Selection First Contact--TWICE. Genellan—refuge for a ship’s crew and a detachment of spacer Marines, abandoned by an exploration fleet fleeing annihilation. Stranded, the humans struggled to make a home for themselves until—they hoped against hope—the fleet would return to rescue them.

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scifi, military science fiction, scifi adventure, female protaganist

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Review by: David Grace on June 02, 2011 :
Professional work. As I got into the story I found my interest waning in that particular plot, but that's a matter of personal taste, not a criticism of the book.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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