On the distant planet Fluva, torrential rains that leave it barely habitable also make it a treasure trove of rare botanical specimens. When the human bio-prospector Shadrach Hasselemoga crashes in the remote and deadliest place on Fluva; the Viisiiviisii. The only crew available to search for him is the warrior Jemunu-jah, one of the native Sakuntala, and the immigrant Deyzara trader and experienced pilot, Masurathoo. This culturally different and physically repulsive to each other couple promptly crash also. While the rescuers and the rescued are all slogging it out of the ultimate rain forest, the reptilian AAnn empire is fomenting bloody trouble between the Sakuntula and the Deyzara. This leaves Commonwealth administrator Lauren Matthias in the hot seat, with refugees swarming in to her limited facilities and the bodies of the innocent piling up, with few resources to help. But it's the survivors of the rain forest who bring new knowledge that helps save Fluva, along with quick work by Matthias.
Literary significance and receptionedit
Regina Schroeder in her review for Booklist said "Driven by political intrigue and wilderness adventure, this is SF of noble vintage."[1]Kirkus Reviews summarized this novel as "a Cold War-style superpower confrontation-by-proxy, tricked out in weird-alien garb: no prizes for style, but satisfyingly substantial."[2] Peter Cannon gave this book a mixed review inPublishers Weekly saying "the human characters are notably less developed than the aliens, and the AAn Empire is something of a straw foe these days, but the author's mastery of his exotic setting cannot be denied."[3]
Referencesedit
^Schroeder, Regina (December 1, 2002). "Drowning World (Book)". Booklist. 99 (7): 651.
^"DROWNING WORLD (Book)". Kirkus Reviews. 70 (21): 1577. November 1, 2002. ISSN 0042-6598.
^Cannon, Peter (December 9, 2002). "DROWNING WORLD (Book)". Publishers Weekly. 249 (49): 67. ISSN 0000-0019.
drowning, world, 2003, science, fiction, novel, american, writer, alan, dean, foster, authoralan, dean, fostercountryunited, stateslanguageenglishgenrescience, fictionpublisherdel, bookspublication, date2003media, typeprint, paperback, pages336isbn0, 45036, 1o. Drowning World 2003 is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster Drowning WorldAuthorAlan Dean FosterCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreScience fictionPublisherDel Rey BooksPublication date2003Media typePrint Paperback Pages336ISBN0 345 45036 1OCLC53378699 Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Literary significance and reception 3 References 4 External linksPlot summary editOn the distant planet Fluva torrential rains that leave it barely habitable also make it a treasure trove of rare botanical specimens When the human bio prospector Shadrach Hasselemoga crashes in the remote and deadliest place on Fluva the Viisiiviisii The only crew available to search for him is the warrior Jemunu jah one of the native Sakuntala and the immigrant Deyzara trader and experienced pilot Masurathoo This culturally different and physically repulsive to each other couple promptly crash also While the rescuers and the rescued are all slogging it out of the ultimate rain forest the reptilian AAnn empire is fomenting bloody trouble between the Sakuntula and the Deyzara This leaves Commonwealth administrator Lauren Matthias in the hot seat with refugees swarming in to her limited facilities and the bodies of the innocent piling up with few resources to help But it s the survivors of the rain forest who bring new knowledge that helps save Fluva along with quick work by Matthias Literary significance and reception editRegina Schroeder in her review for Booklist said Driven by political intrigue and wilderness adventure this is SF of noble vintage 1 Kirkus Reviews summarized this novel as a Cold War style superpower confrontation by proxy tricked out in weird alien garb no prizes for style but satisfyingly substantial 2 Peter Cannon gave this book a mixed review inPublishers Weekly saying the human characters are notably less developed than the aliens and the AAn Empire is something of a straw foe these days but the author s mastery of his exotic setting cannot be denied 3 References edit Schroeder Regina December 1 2002 Drowning World Book Booklist 99 7 651 DROWNING WORLD Book Kirkus Reviews 70 21 1577 November 1 2002 ISSN 0042 6598 Cannon Peter December 9 2002 DROWNING WORLD Book Publishers Weekly 249 49 67 ISSN 0000 0019 External links editDrowning World title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Alan Dean Foster homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drowning World amp oldid 1095865907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
