Source: Net Galley
Summary (from Goodreads):
New York Times and Publishers Weekly Best Selling Young Adult Series. Book Three by international writing phenomenon David Weber. Two young settlers on a pioneer planet seeks to stop a war and to save the intelligent alien treecats from exploitation by unscrupulous humans.
"Treecat Wars" brings back good memories of the many young adult science fiction books of my youth. "Two young settlers on a pioneer planet..." makes me think of many of the classics Robert A. Heinlein. When you mix in the "intelligent alien treecats" and the "unscrupulous humans" my mind turns to Andre Norton's work. In both cases this is a good thing. Both authors helped to mold my love of science fiction. I have seen David Weber's name on numerous books but never tried his fiction. Jane Lindskold's byline appeared on her collaborations with the great Roger Zelazny. I figured I was in for a treat.
I found this to be a solid entry into the science fiction YA field. The authors did a good job of developing the characters. I was puzzled by the title. I thought the war would play a bigger part in the story. As this is book 3 in the series, I was worried that I would be lost. Weber and Lindskold filled the reader in while keeping the story moving. I had no problem following the story. The story impressed me enough that I will go back and read the first two books in the series.
If you are in the mood for a good old time Norton style book, I recommend picking up "Treecat Wars".
1 comment:
I have the first two of these and really need to get to reading them. I've only read one of the Honor novels, but loved it, and I am a YA fan. Your mention of the Heinlein juveniles makes me want to get into this series even more.
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