Sci-fi

Hestia

by C. J. Cherryh
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Description

An early Cherryh novel about colonists on an alien world and their interactions with the catlike natives, centering on a young engineer sent to solve the colonists' problems, and his relationship with one of the natives. Major themes in this novel include sexual liberation, sexual aberration, hypocrisy of social mores, and responsibility toward indigenous peoples.

What it’s like

ViolenceStandard
CombatIncidental
SpiceModerate

Details

First published
September 1979
Pages
256
Reading time
About 5 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
DAW
Language
English
ISBN
9780886772086
Series
Standalone

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