Earthchild [CD-ROM]

Katriena Knights (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

In the sequel to Starchild, Knights tells the story of Noisy Girl, raised among the White Fur People and now facing her heritage and origins. In other words, it's time to learn about other humans. Jeff Cavendish has time on his hands before he decides whether to take his next assignment in space, but time isn't the only thing he'd like to offer...

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...well drawn...captures eloquently the difficulty of acquiring new cultural skills and falling in love at the same time." -- Chris Carsten for Writers Club Romance Group on AOL

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 158 pages
• Publisher: Dreams Unlimited (September 2000)
• ISBN-10: 1892520370
• ISBN-13: 978-1892520371
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,275,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Katriena Knights is the author of several paranormal and contemporary romances. She loves to knit and play the guitar, and sometimes pretends to be a Really Good Musician. She currently lives in Colorado with her two kids, a goofy dog and a cranky hedgehog.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible. One of the best books in this category!, April 19, 2001

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jarchivist (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthchild (CD-ROM)

I had bought this online at Dreams-Unlimited a few days before Thanksgiving, begging them to send it to me ASAP. It was great. The characters were well developed, the story extraordinarily well written, and the plot was so intriguing and original.

The heroine has been living with a very intelligent animal species - very close to humans, except that have white fur and do not speak vocally but with sign language, the dialect varying with each sub-species. After humans set up settlements on the White Fur people's planet, her surrogate mother (she is human), decides to let her try living with her own species.

There, she meets a human male, of course gorgeous, who patiently spends his vacation teaching her how to speak, about human culture, and following in love with her. As a space-faring officer, he takes her to Earth with him where she is stunned by the enclosed, polluted spaces. Uncomfortable in such a densely packed space, their relationship is tested.

It is a truly wonderful book and I definitely encourage you to read it. It is much more than just a romance or a futuristic fantasy.

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay but didn't really grab me, April 23, 2010

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Jacqueline (Lone Jack, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthchild (Paperback)

I love science fiction romance and while this book was okay, it didn't really grab me. I finished it because I paid for it. It was written okay, no glaring plot holes and the premise was interesting but somehow it just was a little dull. The hero was not really well developed and the heroine was a bit one dimensional. The relationship between the two lacked heat and I couldn't really see why he loved her. He was also the only human man she had any major interaction with and I guess I felt like I do about people who marry the first boy they date right out of high school. "Don't buy the first horse you look at!" The plot was pretty predictable. So not a total waste of money but I wish I'd borrowed instead of buying it.