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Powers That Be (Petaybee, Bk 1)
Powers That Be - Petaybee, Bk 1
Author: Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Strange things were happening on the icy planet called Petaybee. Unauthorized genetically engineered species had been spotted. Geologic survey teams sent to locate newly detected mineral deposits were either coming up empty - or disappearing altogether. And the locals weren't talking - especially not to the company bent on exploiting the pla...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345381736
ISBN-10: 0345381734
Publication Date: 6/8/1993
Pages: 311
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: Del Rey
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Powers That Be (Petaybee, Bk 1) on + 32 more book reviews
As always, McCaffrey provides a great story! Beginning of the series with Yana being all but discarded by the "company" on the icy planet, Petaybee. She has many things to learn, get her health back and it the mist of all, she finds love. Great Read!
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Having read mos tof Anne McCaffrey's books, this one left a little to be desired. For those of us who love Anne's books,this one falls a little short of what we have come to expect from her.
lizzie59 avatar reviewed Powers That Be (Petaybee, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
1st in a trilogy.about a sentient planet,indigenous peoples and outside powerful companies,clashing,with human shape changing just a few of the surprises.
reviewed Powers That Be (Petaybee, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Enjoyable sci fi novel. Not on the level of the Pern novels, but a fun read.
reviewed Powers That Be (Petaybee, Bk 1) on + 32 more book reviews
An interesting book. Standing alone it is only ok but when seen as the start of a series it seems very promising. Can't wait to read the next book and see how the story fills out.
mrrob avatar reviewed Powers That Be (Petaybee, Bk 1) on + 83 more book reviews
So many of the Sci-Fi books out there these days have become too "hard core" for me. This one, however, is a great story that I found was really hard to put down once I started reading it! 250 years previously, the planet Petaybe had been terraformed so that the Company could establish a colony and start mining it for it's rich minerals. Since then strange things have been happening - some scientific teams sent to the planet have been lost or killed & no one knows why or how. Major Yanaba Maddock, a disabled combat veteran was sent to the planet to infiltrate the locals and find out whatever she could. Miraculously, with her relocation she started to regain her health and strength. What happens next will keep the reader enthralled and unwilling to put the book down. I highly recommend this book to all Sci-Fi enthusiasts!

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