Beginning with Stardocβa novel hailed as one of the best science fiction books of the year by Science Fiction ChronicleβS. L. Viehlβs smart, savvy surgeon Cherijo Torin has ventured across the universe in and out of danger and love, driven by two great forcesβher sworn duty to heal the sick, and her
Shockball: A Stardoc Novel
β Scribed by S. L. Viehl
- Publisher
- Roc
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 215 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Beginning with Stardoca novel hailed as one of the best science fiction books of the year by Science Fiction ChronicleS. L. Viehls smart, savvy surgeon Cherijo Torin has ventured across the universe in and out of danger and love, driven by two great forcesher sworn duty to heal the sick, and her constant fear of the demented man who created her
Having freed themselves from the Hsktskt slave traders, Cherijo and her husband Duncan wanted to start looking for a nice, quiet part of the universe where Cherijos Creator, Joseph Grey Veil, wouldnt find them. But Joseph Grey Veil never gives up...
Now the newlyweds are living underground with the help of a renegade band of alien-human half-breeds. But when Duncan is forced into their deadly shockball games, and Cherijo is used to keep the players healthy, safety becomes its own kind of imprisonment, and Cherijo learns that she cannot merely run from her pastshe must destroy it
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : Stardoc [04]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9781101563427
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