Beyond the Gates Author:Catherine Wells The desert world of Dray's Planet is inhabited by the Children of the Second Revelation, who fear that unbelieving outsiders may contaminate their religion. But when a strange creature is discovered, only an unbeliever named Cecil Robinson has the necessary expertise that will allow him to study it. Permitted on Dray's surface, he is soon joined... more » by his ruthless rival and suddenly the journey to discover the truth behind this mysterious creature turns deadly. And Cecil soon learns that there is more at stake for the populace of Dray's Planet than just a scientific exploration...
Praise for Catherine Wells:
"A well-told tale...I look forward to the next title from this new name in the field." --Science Fiction Chronicle
"Mother Grimm is a thinking person's SF novel." --Starlog
"An uncomfortably believable novel that reads more like future history than science fiction. Wells is a natural storyteller who serves up a well-measured mixture of the best ingredients--conflict and greed, love and lust, hope and dreams and suspense." --Grand Forks Herald« less
This was a pretty good book. Lots of interesting ideas: new life forms, and survial of the fittest. A surprise twist. Really would like to read more about these characters.