Sunderlies Seeking: Ghatten's Gambit #1 (Ghatti's Tale) [Paperback]

Gayle Greeno (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ghatti's Tale | Publication Date: November 1, 1998

The Sunderlies-for Doyce's and Jenret's sixteen-year-old twins, Jenneth and her brother Diccon, the very name is a summons to exotic adventure. So when Jenret proposes taking the family along on a business trip there, the twins can hardly contain their excitement. The only thing more thrilling is the newfound Bond Jenneth has made with the ghatten Pw'eek and Diccon with her sister ghatten Kwee. Yet, almost from the start, the journey seems overshadowed with bad luck-or evil intent. But the real disaster strikes at sea, when a storm sweeps Jenneth and Pw'eek overboard. Desperate to find his lost twin, Diccon has no way of knowing that the worst for all of them still lies ahead....

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: DAW (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0886778050
• ISBN-13: 978-0886778057
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #950,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfuld book and worthy successor to "The Ghatti's Tale", August 17, 2000

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Ronald P. Peterson (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sunderlies Seeking: Ghatten's Gambit #1 (Ghatti's Tale) (Paperback)

A must read for anyone who enjoyed "The Ghatti's Tale" trilogy or someone looking for something new and different.

Starting sixteen years after "Exiles' Return", Doyce Marborn's and Jenret Wycherley's marrage is on shakey ground. On their twins, Diccon and Jenneth, sixteeth birthday, Doyce resigns as Seeker General and announces she will join her husband and children on their trip to Sunderlies.

The Sunderlies: land of exiled outlaws and those seeking a new life. This land is very different from mainland Canderis.

As the large party travels to port to leave for the Sunderlies, there are mishaps. Accidents or sabotage? Questions abond. While waiting for the ship to be readied, the twins are Chosen by young twin Ghatten. Diccon by Kwee and Jenneth by fat, shy Pw'eek.

On the sea trip to the Sunderlies, trouble strikes. Jenneth and Pw'eek are sweept overboard during a storm.

But this is only the tip of Greeno's masterpiece. For the Whycherley trade in the Sunderlies is being drained, very slightly, of its funds. There are old wrongs that fanatics feel must be revenged. Plus, there is political intrique to boot. The question becomes who will survive the voyage.

Greeno does a wonderful job of filling story with familiar chacters from the first trilogy and a slew of new characters from the Sunderlies.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was worth the wait...., October 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Sunderlies Seeking: Ghatten's Gambit #1 (Ghatti's Tale) (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. I read the first three Seeker books several years ago and they are certainly necessary to understand this one. Many of the same characters appear and she doesn't devote much space to background history. While I loved the Ghatti's Tail trilogy, I always felt that they started off very slow. This book does not--I was happy to jump right into the story for once.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A reward worth the wait!, March 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sunderlies Seeking: Ghatten's Gambit #1 (Ghatti's Tale) (Paperback)

Although it took me quite some time to pick up the first Ghatti's Tale, I was just as hooked as my referral said I'd be. With the ending of the series, I was wondering if she'd re-visit the world again, and continue to explore the depth of the Seeker Bonds. To my relief & reading enjoyment, she has. This book had me hooked from start to finish. As a life-long fan of M. Z.Bradley's "Darkover" & A. McCaffrey's "Pern" series, I'm always glad to read of 'realistic' psionic talents. I can't wait until "Ghatten's Gambit" #2 comes out!