| The planet Fluva is underdeveloped, covered in swampy jungle, and inhabited by many fierce predators, in addition to two sentient races, the Sakunlata and the Deyzara, who don't particularly like each other. (Human) colonial administrator Lauren Mattias has the stressful job of trying to preserve the peace between the two races as well as overseeing the small human settlement on the planet.
When a misanthropic (human) botanist, Shadrach Hasselmonga, disappears without a trace in the jungle, Mattias sends a Sakunlata and a Deyzara into the jungle to search for him. As the two aliens and the human attemp to walk back to the colony, they face danger from predators and their environment, and from each other. Meanwhile, back in the colony, tensions between Sakunlata and Deyzara erupt into violence and threaten a full-blown war. Mattias attempts to discover who is responsible for the violence and defuse the crisis. | ||
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Plot & Themes FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Political power play Yes Political plotlets - preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting Terrain Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - quite a lot of techical jargon How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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