Review “City of Pearl provides a compelling example of why really long-range planning never works. A stellar debut.†(Jack McDevitt)“Traviss,... mostly through her strong sense of character, suggests that she’s a writer worth watching.†(Locus)“City of Pearl is a strong first installment and marks the debut of a writer to watch... (BookPage)“...[Traviss] brings a rare combination of insight and experience that will greatly contribute to our field. (James Alan Gardner)“ City of Pearl is science fiction with teeth.†(Gregory Frost, author of Fitcher's Brides) About the Author Karen Traviss is a former defense correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist. She has worked in public relations for the police and local government, and has served in the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service and the Territorial Army. The