New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international
bestselling phenomenon David Weber delivers the second entry in an
original young adult science fiction adventure series.
Young forest ranger Stephanie Harrington and her treecat companion
Climbs Quickly battle natural forest fire and very human enemies on a
pioneer planet. Prequel to the Honor Harrington adult science fiction
saga.
Second entry in a new young adult series by New York Times best seller
David Weber, and the prequel to the hugely popular Honor Harrington
adult science fiction saga.
Fire in the forest-and a cry for help from a trapped and desperate alien
mother! Unfortunately, this is one cry no human can hear. Stephanie
Harrington, precocious fourteen-year-old Provisional Forest Ranger on
the planet Sphinx, knows something is wrong from the uneasy emotion that
is flooding into her from her treecat friend, Climbs Quickly. But though
Stephanie's alien comrade shares a tight bond with his two-legs, whom he
knows as Death Fang's Bane, he cannot communicate directly to her the
anguished call from one of his people.
Still, their strong and direct bond of feeling may be enough. Stephanie
and fellow ranger Karl Zivonik respond to Climbs Quickly's rising waves
of distress. Fire season on the pioneer world of Sphinx has begun. But
there are those who want to use the natural cycle of the planet for
personal gain -and to get rid of the one obstacle that stands in the way
of acquiring even greater land and power on Spinx: the native treecats.
Now it's up to Stephanie, Climbs Quickly along with their friends,
family, and allies to prevent disaster and injustice from befalling a
treecat clan. But in the process Stephanie must be certain to preserve
the greatest secret all. It is the knowledge that the treecats of Sphinx
are not merely pets or servants, but are highly intelligent in their own
right-that they are a species fully deserving of rights, respect, and
freedom. And keeping the secret that will allow the treecats time to
develop a mutually beneficial relationship with humankind.
It all begins with the friendship of a girl and her treecat.
**About *Fire Season:
***"I loved it. A thrilling, edge-of-the-seat read--I couldn't put it
down!" Tamora Pierce, author of New York Times best-selling Beka
Cooper series
About series debut novel, A Beautiful Friendship:
"[A] stellar introduction to a new YA science-fiction series set in
the Honorverse of Weber's popular adult novels. It's rare to find teen
science fiction that strays beyond popular dystopian fare. The
environmental messages, human-animal friendship, humor, action, and
inventive technology will make this series starter an easy hit with teen
sf readers." -Booklist
About David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:
". . .everything you could want in a heroine....excellent...plenty of
action."--Science Fiction Age
"Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!"--Anne McCaffrey
"Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space
opera adventure."--Locus
"Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent
technological projection. Fans of this venerable space opera will
rejoice."--Publishers Weekly
Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available.