Power Play

by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and Anne McCaffrey

Book Overview

Petaybee was growing up. Day by day, the sentient planet--like any child--was learning to recognize and understand the meaning of outside stimuli, to respond to those stimuli, to communicate its own needs and desires...even to use human speech. But few outsiders truly cared for the feelings and intelligence of what they perceived to be a giant hunk of rock--or a mere oddity to be gawked at. Some came to worship the newly awakened soul. Some came by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345388267
• ISBN13: 9780345388261
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Power Play (Petaybee book 3)

sci fi but very very human. Keeps you on edfge to the end.

Good Anne McCaffrey

This is the third book in the POWER trilogy. It started out a little slow, but the plot got better. The same theme showed up in the third one--redemption. A pirate sees the error of her ways, and decides to become one of the good guys. I'd recommend this book if you like Anne McCaffrey, but if you're looking for good, in-depth storytelling, this book isn't it.

Decent Conclusion

Keeping track of the secondary characters can be tricky at times. The big "stunning reveal" is leaked way too early in the book. Though it is nice how the characters find out what the reader already knows. I would love to know what happens to Torkel Fisk and Matthew Luzon. Oh well...

these 2 are great together

Anything Anne or Ann writes is excellent and when they get together it's even better! Anne McCaffrey knows her irish culture & Ann Scarborough knows her Alaskan culture - they merge the two very well throughout this series. Can't wait for the next trilogy!

An Adventurous climax to the " Powers that Be " trilogy

In this book Anne McCaffrey has once again proven that she is a master. Petabee once a slumbering ice ball,awoken by a terraforming process , performed miraculous healings and made it known that it was sentient is once more in danger when on their way to testify on Gal-3 Yanaba, Bunny, Diego, and Marmion d'Revers are kidnapped by space pirate Onidi Luchard the ransom Petabee. Planet side sean is trying to handle the immigrants , hunters, and Drug companyies that were landed by the mysterious PTS transport system.