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ejimenez's review against another edition
4.0
This is an odd book. It's definitely not for everyone due to some sexual content that I'm not going to go into detail about (see other reviews for more information). But the environmental and religious aspect of the story are both compelling and well-done. Both seem quite timely, despite the book being over 30 years old. The overall themes reminded me of Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's Petaybee series, but with more alien aliens and much stronger writing.
forestofglory's review
3.0
I liked how this reexamined many "colonies in space" tropes. I enjoyed the descriptions of the world as well. However I found the prose clunky in places and was frustrated that the biologist in the story didn't ask many of the questions that occurred to me.
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