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The Children Star by Slonczewski, Joan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Children Star about?

SUMMARY: Only children can colonize the planet Prokaryon, genetically modified for a world whose chemistry kills unaltered adults. A colony of orphans struggle to survive, and find the planet hides strange secrets. ***** The Prokaryan landscape is ordered, as if by unseen gardeners, "hidden masters" no human has ever found. The weather behaves as though designed to meet the planet's needs. When fire threatens a forest, a rainstorm appears, only to dissipate when the fire is put out. ***** When a ruthless corporation threatens to terraform Prokaryon, to recreate it for "normal" humans, there is a sudden urgency to find the intelligent life form directing the planet. For only then can the colonists save their world-and reveal unexpected possibilities for the human future.

Who reads The Children Star?

Author

Slonczewski, Joan

Publisher

Arc Manor LLC

Published

2009

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Science Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.83 / 5 (231 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14