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The first humans to arrive on the beautiful, unspoiled planet of Doona drew up an intricate cohabitation contract with the alien, cat-like Hrrubans, who had settled there first. Now, after 25 years, the contract is due for renewal. Anne McCaffrey is a past winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards.Tags
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This is one of the more successful alliances that McCaffery has formed. Doona was settled by humans 25 years ago. The initial survey of the planet ignored the fact that another species, cat-like Hrrubans, had settled there first. Now the settlement contract is up for renewal and there could be problems.
Twenty-three years after Anne McCaffrey wrote "Decision at Doona," she partnered with Jody Lynn Nye to write a sequel.
"Crisis on Doona" picks up the story 25 years after the first book. The citizens of Doona from both worlds want the experiment that began 25 years earlier to be formalized by a treaty. Not everyone from the two home worlds feel the same way, so the critics sabatoge the process and cause the two co-leaders to be accused of crimes they did not commit. Politics, again, play a key role in finding a satisfying solution. McCaffery and Nye did a find job of continuing the story.
"Crisis on Doona" picks up the story 25 years after the first book. The citizens of Doona from both worlds want the experiment that began 25 years earlier to be formalized by a treaty. Not everyone from the two home worlds feel the same way, so the critics sabatoge the process and cause the two co-leaders to be accused of crimes they did not commit. Politics, again, play a key role in finding a satisfying solution. McCaffery and Nye did a find job of continuing the story.
Not as good as the first book.
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Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 1, 1926. She received a degree in Slavonic languages from Radcliffe College. She worked in advertising for Helena Rubenstein from 1947 to 1952. Her first publication was a short story in Science Fiction Magazine, and her first novel, Restoree, was published in 1967. She is a well-known show more author of over 100 books, mostly science fiction, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Crystal Singer series, Acorna's Children series, The Twins of Petaybee series, and Barque Cats series. She won numerous awards including the Hugo Award for Best Novella for the short story Weyr Search in 1968 and the Nebula Award for Best Novella for Dragonrider in 1969. In 2006, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. She has also written books under the pseudonym Jody Lynn. She died of a stroke on November 21, 2011 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1992-03
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- Todd Reeve; Hrriss; Ali Kiachif; Ken Reeve; Hrrestan
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- 'Mayday, mayday,' a voice repeated over and over again in Middle Hrruban through thick static on the audio pickup.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)They left the old pilot snoring and went out together to rejoin the celebration.
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