A New Clan

by David Weber

A mystery among Sphinx’s treecats

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A mystery among Sphinx’s treecats

Back on Sphinx after an internship on Manticore, teenage Stephanie Harrington faces several problems that converge around the planet’s treecats and younger residents. A newly adopted treecat could expose the species’ intelligence, while a journalist’s effort to protect the animals risks drawing attention to them. Meanwhile, a series of strange accidents prompts Stephanie to seek evidence that might persuade the pioneer planet’s understaffed authorities to act. The investigation takes her into Sphinx’s late-night club scene, beyond the reach of her treecat guardian, Lionheart. The book combines a science-fiction setting with questions of animal protection, public attention, and the bonds between humans and treecats.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in space opera and science fiction.
  • Readers who enjoy stories involving animal companions and human-animal bonds.
  • Readers interested in mysteries involving endangered or exploited creatures.

Themes

Human-animal bondsAnimal protection and exploitationSecrecy and public attentionCommunity safety

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Book overview

A NEW NOVEL FEATURING STEPHANIE HARRINGTON IN HONORVERSE PREQUEL SERIES

Sex! Drugs! Rock 'n' Roll! And Treecats!

Freshly home from an internship on Manticore, teenaged Stephanie Harrington is up to her eyebrows in trouble.

There's the new treecat adoptee who needs to be kept from becoming a risk to the carefully guarded secret of just how smart the arboreal inhabitants of Sphinx really are.

There's the overeager journalist whose campaign to protect the treecats from exploitation as the newest, coolest pet on any planet could threaten the very creatures he seeks to defend.

And there's the mysterious rash of weird accidents that are plaguing Sphinx's younger inhabitants--including some of those nearest and dearest to Stephanie.

In trying to get enough proof to get the understaffed authorities of her pioneer planet to act, Stephanie will be called upon to attempt things she never imaged doing--including going undercover into the wilds of the late-night club scene, a realm where her faithful treecat guardian, Lionheart, cannot follow....

About A New Clan:

". . . the story flows smoothly, the already remarkably established world holds wide appeal . . . plenty of fast-paced drama and trauma. All fans of this crossover YA series will appreciate the ongoing bonds between the humans and treecats." --Library Journal

Praise for Fire Season:
"I loved it. A thrilling, edge-of-the-seat read--I couldn't put it down!" --Tamora Pierce, author of New York Times best-selling Beka Cooper series

About series debut novel A Beautiful Friendship:
"[A] stellar introduction to a new YA science-fiction series set in the Honorverse of Weber's popular adult novels. It's rare to find teen science fiction that strays beyond popular dystopian fare. The environmental messages, human-animal friendship, humor, action, and inventive technology will make this series starter an easy hit with teen sf readers." --Booklist

About David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:
". . . Everything you could want in a heroine . . . plenty of action." --Science Fiction Age

"Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!" --Anne McCaffrey

"Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure." --Locus

"Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection. Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice." --Publishers Weekly

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