- Stephanie Harrington absolutely hates being confined inside herfamily's compound on the pioneer planet of Sphinx, a frontier wilderness worldpopulated by dangerous native animals that could easily tear a human to bits andpieces. Yet Stephanie is a young woman determined to make discoveries —and the biggest discovery of all awaits her: an intelligent alien species.Treecatsare creatures that resemble a cross between a bobcat and a lemur(but with six legs and much more deadly claws). Not only are they fullysentient, they are also telepathic, and able to bond with certain giftedhumans such as the genetically-enhanced Stephanie. But Stephanie's find, and herfirst-of-its-kind bond with a treecat, brings on a new torrent of danger. Anassortment of highly-placed enemies with galactic-sized wealth at stake isdetermined to make sure that the planet of Sphinx remains entirely in humanhands — even if this means the extermination of another thinking species.Stephanie and Lionheart are about to undergo the greatest test two alien speciescan ever face together: how to survive first contact and win a future withliberty and justice for all!
- ISBN10 1451637470
- ISBN13 9781451637472
- Publish Date 24 October 2011
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English