I really enjoyed this book and not just for the big giant rocks that kill people. It was well constructed and beautifully written. My only caveat was: I wished that the humans had been a little smarter. But that wouldn't have been very realistic would it?
I can't help suspecting that this book was written directly after Tepper read Anne McCaffrey's "Crystal Singer" (1982), was horrified by its portrayal of the exploitation of alien worlds, and said, "I'm going to show a different perspective on this!"Both books feature an alien world of harsh yet dra...
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