StarBridge 6: Ancestor's World (Crispin, A. C., King, T. Jackson, Starbridge 6.) [Paperback]

A. C. Crispin (Author), T. Jackson King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1996

On the planet Na-Dina, in Ancestor's Valley, the tombs of forty-one dynasties have lain undisturbed for six thousand years.

But with the visitors from the stars has come progress, threatening the Valley and its treasures.

The human archeologist Gordon Mitchell and his team from StarBridge labor to salvage whatever possible from the burial sites. Some of the Na-Dina welcome them. Some rersent their presence and the delay they represent. Still, Mitchell intends to fully explore the wonders of the Valley.

The one of the team is brutally murdered. To investigate his death, Cooperative League of Systems Ambassador-at-Large Mahree Burroughs arrives, determined to find the killer at whatever cost.

What she finds during her search will change her life, the lives of the Na-Dina, and the lives of every being in the CLS forever...

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Ace (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441003516
• ISBN-13: 978-0441003518
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,525,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Starbridge Novel!, April 21, 2000

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A. Craft (Ypsilanti, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: StarBridge 6: Ancestor's World (Crispin, A. C., King, T. Jackson, Starbridge 6.) (Paperback)

I discovered the Starbridge series last summer and have loved every book in the series! A.C. Crispin brings interesting *female* characters to the science fiction genre, which I, as a teenage girl, am thankful for. Instead of focusing on the goings on at Starbridge with it's students, Ancestor's World focuses more on what is happening with Mahree as she investigates the murder of a member of an archeological team on the planet Na-Dina, a nice change from previous books.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Starbridge's Best, August 25, 2001

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Dancing Jackaroo (Tacoma, WA USA and Bucharest, Romania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: StarBridge 6: Ancestor's World (Crispin, A. C., King, T. Jackson, Starbridge 6.) (Paperback)

I had read all of the Starbridge novels before this one, and was excited to find this one by accident in a local bookstore. However, when I actually read it I was disappointed. The Starbridge universe has always seemed to me to be creative and different, both in the various species that are found and the various ways that they interact. This book had too many rote characteristics of a novel written solely to sell. It felt like the author(s) decided, "People like reading about violence, so we have to include some fights... And they like reading about sex, so we'll throw in an affair [which worked out much too neatly, by the way; in a real relationship, Mahree's sexual fling with someone else would have had some negative affects. I know that some authors write about all sorts of unrealistic relationships, but I liked these particular characters enough to be annoyed by having someone mess with them like this] ... And let's throw in some generic traits that have been in the other Starbridge novels. Hmm; which shall we choose?...." instead of actually having a good, workable idea for a new story and a new people group. As I have mentioned, I greatly enjoyed the first several Starbridge novels, and I was also fond of the one after "Ancestor's World", so I'm guessing it was the co-author.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars starbridge is still a good read, March 4, 2010

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PTB Kay "ferddbirdy" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: StarBridge 6: Ancestor's World (Crispin, A. C., King, T. Jackson, Starbridge 6.) (Paperback)

i started reading starbridge with the first novel. i read the first three and then lost track of the series until recently. this one is well worth the read.