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Crossing the Line (Mass Market Paperback)

by Karen Traviss (Author) "Is it true?" Eddie Michallat concentrated on the features of the duty news editor twenty-five light-years away, courtesy of CSV Actaeon's comms center ..." (more)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Eos (1 Nov 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060541709
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060541705
  • Product Dimensions: 16.3 x 10.7 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,735 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Russell Letson, LOCUS, November 2004

"...had me thinking of Le Guin...(readers) should find many of the same pleasures and useful discomforts."


Locus, January 2005 (Faren Miller)

"The tale continues...and it's just as compelling ... Traviss clearly has no need to hook the reader with trumped-up suspense."
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4.0 out of 5 stars Crossing the Line - a real triumph, 18 Feb 2006
By Y. Hewett "yvonne1996" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Karen Traviss burst onto the SF scene in 2004 with City of Pearl, a story of first contact that rivals Le Guin and Cherryh at their best.

Crossing the Line picks up where City of Pearl left off, and it’s just as good. Former BioHaz cop Shan Frankland has been infected by c’naatat, the symbiont that rebuilds bodies and heals wounds, making anyone infected almost immortal. A scientist obsessed with c’naatat precipitates a trail of destruction, and Shan, and others, are forced to re-evaluate who they are, what they believe in, and what they’re fighting for.

This is the story of four species, two with a long history of warfare, plus interstellar greed and corruption, rivalries and hatreds – to say more would involve a lot of spoilers.

It’s a masterful book that takes no prisoners from the start and keeps up the tension right to the very end. Karen Traviss has a rare ability to take the reader into the unique viewpoints of her characters, human and alien, wounded, weary, cautious and just plain curious. People live in surroundings we can feel, touch, smell and taste. I want to go to the city in the caldera: it sounds beautiful. And I really like the ississi, diplomats and translators who look like meercats, and the way the pupils of the wess’har’s eyes change shape and they use scent to express emotion.

Traviss brings genuine authenticity to the copper, the TV journalist, the troubled protector of a helpless race, the matriarch, and the minister of the isenj who has no illusions about his government. I feel I know the personalities in each group – for better or for worse. When the fighting breaks out, it’s safest to run for cover.

I have one criticism: with three new planets, four races and a lot of terms, a lexicon would be helpful. But that’s only a minor carp. Crossing the Line is a rich and rewarding book in its own right, not just as the second part of a series. The fully-realised worlds, the groups and individuals, all with believable, often conflicting needs, desires and motivations, are obviously part of a well-thought-out larger whole, and it makes for a deep and satisfying read.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Second in an excellent series, 21 Feb 2006
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Second book in a very imaginative and fascinating series.

It is quite rare for a science fiction author to succeed in creating aliens who are both plausible and genuinely different to humans. This one succeeds better than most. It also has some positive messages about the need to respect the diversity of life which could have come over as hectoring political correctness, but don't.

The sequence is: Book One, City of Pearl
Book Two, Crossing the Line
Book Three, The World Before
Book Four, Matriarch
Book Five, Ally

Due in April 2008: book 6, Judge

The series works best when read in this sequence
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5.0 out of 5 stars decisions decisions, 27 Jan 2008
By Paul Tapner (poole dorset england) - See all my reviews
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second in a series of science fiction novels by writer karen traviss, telling the story of shan frankland. Former policewoman sent to an alien world on a secret mission, and aras, the alien whom she strikes up an unlikely friendship with. At the end of the first book, city of pearl, shan's life was changed forever and lots of people would like to get their hands on her because of that. Now the story continues.

And whilst you could probably pick up on all this if you've not read the first book, as the first chapter fills you in, I recommend starting with that one instead because you'll get more from the series if you do. It'll give you a greater feel for the characters as a result.

In this volume the hunt for shan means most of the main characters have to make some pretty big decisions. And there are consequences as a result. The book becomes a gripping read because of this, as events spiral out of control. and where it really succeeds is in the characterisation, because you really feel for the characters and what they go through, even one who may not deserve as much sympathy as some of the others.

Excellent reading. I'll get onto volume three as soon as I can
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