Locus, January 2004 (Gary Wolfe)
A thoroughly competent and satisfyingly complex tale...(which)...evokes the earlier moral fables of Le Guin...a writer worth watching.
Locus, February 2004 (Faren Miller)
....makes the old tropes new again. Traviss handles everything with a mixture of panache and restraint... a bravura performance.
Locus, March 2004 (Russell Letson)
Skilful working of point of view...to lovely and often ironic effect. (An) engaging, thoughtful and sometimes uncomfortable book.
New York Review of Science Fiction, January 2004
Intensely satisfying ...what makes City of Pearl such a good read is its unsentimentality and its clear sightedness.
BookPage, April 2004
City of Pearl is a strong first installment and marks the debut of a writer to watch.
About the Author
Karen Traviss is a former defence correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist. She has also worked in public relations for police and local government, taught journalism and been an advertising copywriter. She served in both the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service and the Territorial Army. A graduate of the Clarion science fiction and fantasy workshop, her work has appeared in Asimov's, Realms of Fantasy and On Spec. She lives in Wiltshire, England.
