Uncharted Territory
by:
Connie Willis (author)
Noted planetary surveyors Carson and Findriddy undertake the task of mapping the planetoid Boohte, a mission complicated by their companions, a young intern specializing in mating customs and a native guide who levies fines to pay for roulette wheels.
Noted planetary surveyors Carson and Findriddy undertake the task of mapping the planetoid Boohte, a mission complicated by their companions, a young intern specializing in mating customs and a native guide who levies fines to pay for roulette wheels.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780553562941 (0553562940)
ASIN: 553562940
Publish date: June 1st 1994
Publisher: Spectra
Pages no: 149
Edition language: English
This seemed rather ho-hum, especially when compared to the time-travel books. Some funny parts, but generally not worth it.
Not my favorite but Connie Willis on an off day beats the heck out of a lot of authors at their best. Willis is usually great at novellas and short fiction, but I think this one needed to be either cut back down to a short story or expanded up to a novel. As it stands it doesn't quite work. There...
One of the most romantic books ever! I love this story, and when I saw the cover pop up on a different search I couldn't resist adding it.
It was weird but entertaining.
Another light but excellently told SF tale by Willis. A couple of crusty surveyors and a native are working to map a new planet. Things are not all as they seem, however. The native is constantly fining the off-worlders for the degradation to the planet. The off-world survey might harbor an ulterior...
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