Product Description
A science fiction mystery with a political twist. The investigation of blackmail and murder on two planets uncovers an interstellar plot that jeopardizes the political balance between the human dominated Republic and the two major alien dominated governments. Set both in Polar City on Hagar and on the capital planet of Sarah POLAR CITY NIGHTMARE explores the universe of katharine Kerr's previous bestseller, POLAR CITY BLUES, digs into its history, and takes a closer look at the interstellar confederation, one of its major cultures. It develops themes first sounded in the original book: machine intelligence, prejudice, and human relationships, along with a look at what is truly 'alien'. It is a major work of SF imagination.
About the Author
SALES POINTS* Millennium lead title * Katharine Kerr's most recent novel, THE BLACK RAVEN, appeared on the Bookseller's hardcover bestseller list. * POLAR CITY BLUES was a big international success. * Katharine Kerr, author of theDeverry books, is one of the most commercially successful names in fantasy and SF, with over one million copies sold in UK editions.