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YA?In what may be her best series since the early "Pern" novels, McCaffrey has created yet another winner. While conquering and colonizing the universe, the alien Catteni take the misfits and troublemakers they encounter and dump them on empty planets. If they survive, then the Catteni move in. Freedom's Landing (Putnam, 1995) introduced a human/alien group struggling just to stay alive. In this second book, these Botany Bay-like survivors have overcome hardships to establish a society of sorts. Zainal, a renegade Catteni, and his fellow dumpees have begun to strike back at their oppressors. They are also trying to uncover the identity of the original residents of the planet and enlist their support. McCaffrey has developed another exotic world peopled with interesting, well-developed characters. This book stands alone but works better with the first novel.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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Continuing the storyline from Freedom's Landing (LJ 4/15/95), this second book in the series finds the human and aliens on the penal planet Botany planning a rebellion against their slavemasters. After the Catteni subdue and transport to penal colony planets people from Earth and other civilizations for their Eosi masters, one Catteni, Zainal, chooses to remain on Botany. His plan? To join his fellow slaves in convincing the absentee owners of the planet to turn against the Eosi and free the colonists. McCaffrey is at her best with interspecies interactions and uniting for a goal against a common enemy. Highly recommended for sf collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 293 pages
  • Publisher: Putnam Adult; first edition (June 2, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0399142703
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399142703
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #127,806 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Some good ideas poorly executed, August 4, 2009
By A. Schneck "as8566" (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freedom's Choice (Paperback)
The whole concept of this series is exciting. What would it be like if humans were enslaved on another planet and had to start over with other races of aliens? It could have been an interesting book if it was better executed. Some readers like plot driven novels with excitement, mystery, and adventure. Some readers like novel that focus on the individual characters and their relationships. There is none of that in this book.

-"Look there is a windstorm!"
-"Yes, I see the storm."
-"Should we explore the caves now? We had better call a meeting about the storm."
-"Oh, I am pregnant and may have been raped."
-"Ok, what about the reflectors on the ship? When will the windstorm hit them?"
-"I don't know. I'm hungry"
-"Me too, let's eat then we can go to the windstorm meeting."
-"We are lovers. I think that is great. I will raise your baby"
-"Thanks. What are you going to have for lunch?"
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3.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing with a lack of depth, June 9, 1998
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This review is from: Freedom's Choice (Bookcassette(r) Edition) (Audio Cassette)
I found the characterization weak with little link to real people and the obstacles were overcome with barely a ripple, what conflict there was was dealt with too easily. The whole book left me feeling "so what". No conflict, many issues with no resolution (mixed race, forced breeding, alien captors, leadership battles etc), no drama. This was a real dissapointment as I am a fan of McCaffreys and was looking forward to a new title.
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2.0 out of 5 stars This is a good book for a budding science fiction fan, August 11, 1997
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If you read Ann McCaffrey for her high level of character development, dialogue and plotting, you will be disappointed with this one. This is a story that seems to have been written for a younger audience, an audience that has not been exposed to the cliche's of the genre. Take for instance, the capture of the ships. One ship was believable, two, barely, but not three. Add on the successful trip to the other planet, and now you have something you might see on tv. The characterization is extremely sketchy, so sketchy in fact, that the reader is left wondering why Kris is in love with Zainal, the dumped Catteni. Another point is the way everybody fits in with the program. There is no angry feminist furiously protesting her new role in society; that is; as being an empty womb needing filling. There are no slightly psychotic women clutching a pillow, weeping for a lost baby on another world. And there are no men wishing for a lost wife or loved children. These people were ripped from their homes and no one weeps? And who are these aliens that were dumped with them? How do they fit in with the humans so easily? What about cultural differences? Oh, the Turs are so anti-social that they are immediatly ex-communicated. The "why" is never discussed. I laughed out loud when the Farmers showed up. Their physical appearance was steriotypically godlike alien. And the Mentats seem more spoiled brats than actual threats. This is definatly not one of McCaffrey's best works. I wonder how it passed by her editors in its present form. Bypass this one, unless you are looking for something light and somewhat brainless.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Freedom's Choice
A wonderful pick-up where the last one ended. Enjoy the story because you will want to finish the series.
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