The Last Hawk, Catherine Asaro
The Last Hawk, Catherine Asaro
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The Last Hawk

Author: Catherine Asaro

Narrator: Anna Fields

Unabridged: 13 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/24/2005

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

When Kelric, a scion of the imperial family of Skolia, crashlands his fighter on the offlimits planet of Coba, he figures it will be only a short time before he makes his way home. But he fails to account for the powerful matriarchy of Coba, the mistresses of the great estates who do not want the empire to know about their recent cultural advances.

About Catherine Asaro

Catherine Asaro, science fiction and fantasy author, grew up near Berkeley, California. She earned a PhD in chemical physics and an MA in physics, both from Harvard, and a BS with highest honors in chemistry from UCLA. The Quantum Rose won the 2001 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and The Spacetime Pool won the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Novella.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois

Meh. A generous 2.5 mostly because I like the handling of Quis. The story is slow, drags in many places & has uncomfortably dated toxic romance tropes.......more

Goodreads review by Beverly

I liked this book, a lot, but also thought it dragged, a lot. I didn't realize until sitting down to write this review that it was #3 in a series, but I am not sure it makes a difference. So many, MANY names of characters and places and titles, it was a bit dizzying. Kelric (also called Kelrickson,......more

Goodreads review by April

It’s been awhile since I’ve picked up anything by Asaro, and now I’m wondering why that’s the case. I’m still reeling from finishing this book. I read it in less than a day, and I’m not the world’s quickest reader. I like to soak. Well, that was impossible this time. The Last Hawk is another installm......more

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