Title
attributed to Andre Norton
& # 5 in the Solar Queen series
& Written with Pauline M. Griffin
Bibliography ~
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(1993) * Published by
TOR, HC, 0-312-85314-9, LCCN 92043708,
$19.95, 304pg ~ cover by
John Berkey {Black Paper Boards}
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(1994) * Published by
TOR, PB, 0-812-51986-8, LCCN 92-43708, $4.99,
304pg ~ cover by
Martin Andrews
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NOTE: The dust jacket
of the hardcover states that John Berkley is the cover artist, and the
copyright page of the paper back states that Martin Andrews is the cover
artist. However the artwork is the same for both. As for who actually created
this cover-art that is still up in the air.
Synopsis ~
The crew of the Free Trader vessel Solar Queen ,
flying under Capt. Miceal Jellico, has mixed reactions to new crewmate Rael
Cofort, who is plying the space lanes as a jack-of-all-trades despite her
position as a physician and status as sister of the successful rival Free
Trader, Teague Cofort. Upon arriving at Canuche of Halio, the most advanced
planet of the sector, the Queen's crew is endangered when Rael picks up the
odor of man-eating rodents used in a gruesome gem-stealing scheme. Rael earns
her mates' further respect with her gem-trading skills, but her warning of
another, major, disaster reveals her true worth, leading the crew to accept her
and prompting her to revise her original plans.
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