Review: Well written, traditional
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
A well-written novel that covers considerable ground, written in a fairly traditional style. The science is not overly speculative. There is a certain panspermia theme, though more pre-historic dispersal than spore-driven.The story-line stays interesting -- a small scout-ship, searching for new worlds, is attacked by a competitive species. The ship is destroyed, and the primary character appears to be the only survivor. (She) manages to make it to the surface of the planet they were surveying in her survival suit. She makes friends with a (human) boy, and makes her way to the capital. (They) are embattled by an encroaching tribe, and the story centers on her accomplishments, eventual "rescue", and beyond...A good initial book in what appears to be a series centering on the same primary character...