But Stephanie's find, and her first-of-its-kind bond with a treecat, brings on a new torrent of danger. Not only are they fully sentient, they are also telepathic, and able to bond with certain gifted humans such as the genetically-enhanced Stephanie. Treecats are creatures that resemble a cross between a bobcat and a lemur (but with six legs and much more deadly claws). Yet Stephanie is a young woman determined to make discoveries - and the biggest discovery of all awaits her: an intelligent alien species. Which means things are about to get very interesting on Sphinx.Stephanie Harrington absolutely hates being confined inside her family's compound on the pioneer planet of Sphinx, a frontier wilderness world populated by dangerous native animals that could easily tear a human to bits and pieces. and Stephanie is a young woman who stands by her friends. Unfortunately for those enemies, the treecats have saved Stephanie Harrington’s life. Galactic-sized wealth is at stake, and Stephanie and the treecats are squarely in the path of highly-placed enemies determined to make sure the planet Sphinx remains entirely in human hands, even if that means the extermination of another thinking species. as Stephanie discovers when she comes face-to-face with Sphinx’s most lethal predator after a hang-gliding accident.īut her discoveries are only beginning, for the treecats are also telepathic and able to bond with certain humans, and Stephanie’s find - and her first-of-its kind bond with the treecat Climbs Quickly - land both of them in a fresh torrent of danger.

And they are also very, very deadly when they or their friends are threatened. The forest-dwelling treecats are small, cute, smart, and have a pronounced taste for celery. Yet Stephanie is a young woman determined to make discoveries, and the biggest one of all awaits her: an intelligent alien species.

But Sphinx is a far more dangerous place than ultra-civilized Meyerdahl, and Stephanie’s explorations come to a sudden halt when her parents lay down the law: no trips into the bush without adult supervision! It should have been the perfect new home - a virgin wilderness full of new species of every sort, just waiting to be discovered. until her parents relocated to the frontier planet of Sphinx in the far distant Star Kingdom of Manticore.

Stephanie Harrington always expected to be a forest ranger on her homeworld of Meyerdahl.

Series:Honorverse (Young Adult with Jane Lindskold).

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