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The Howling Stones
The Howling Stones
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Strange stones on a newly discovered planet prove to be more than the healing gems the aliens use them as. They control the gateway to a vast system of intergalactic pathways built by powerful alien races who have become terrified of something even more powerful than themselves.
ISBN-13: 9781857235326
ISBN-10: 1857235320
Publication Date: 2/5/1998
Pages: 336
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4.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Orbit
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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KellitaJ avatar reviewed The Howling Stones on + 550 more book reviews
I love Alan Dean Foster, but some books, like this one are better understood if you read the stories written about the same aliens/timeline before this one.
If you have read them, then this is a welcome continuing story, kind of like Star Trek or Star Wars.
darcyjo avatar reviewed The Howling Stones on + 79 more book reviews
This is a story in the Humanx Commonwealth series, and as usual, Foster has brought us new and interesting aliens to get to know....

Pulickel was a cultural troubleshooter for the Commonwealth government. A bit of a loner, he was used to going in and getting things straightened out on his own. But this was going to be a very different assignment. First, he was assigned to work with the gorgeous Fawn Seaforth. Then, he was going to have to work with a race that didn't honestly want much to do with him. And finally, he was about to meet up with a force that didn't really care how good he was at his job. It really wasn't supposed to be happening this way....but the universe really wasn't interested in his opinion!

Good characters, lots of action, plenty of fun once it gets going. Part of a long running series, but it is not necessary to read previous books to enjoy this one.