"A Wonderful Futuristic Tale"
Since the peace between the natives of planet Denahault and
the star-people occurred, Noisy Girl accompanied by her
mother Walks Crooked travels to meet people like herself.
Apparently, Noisy Girl is different from her tribe of cave
dwellers as she looks and talks like those pale skin,
almost fur-less people who live in constructed houses. At
about the same time, Commander Jeff Anderson arrives on
planet for his marriage with Trieka Cavendish. However,
she fails to greet her fiancé because she is busy as a
proficient translator of the sign language of the
indigenous population communicating with Nosy Girl and
Walks Crooked. To his surprise, Jeff, whose marital plans
fit his career goals, finds himself very attracted to Noisy
Girl almost from the moment he meets her. As Jeff begins
to fall in love with Lark, the name Noisy Girl chooses as
her identity, he must decide between his career and helping
his beloved with learning how she came to live with the
white-furred tribe. EARTHCHILD is an entertaining science fiction romance that
centers on an individual struggling to learn a so-called
more advanced culture than that she was raised in. The
plot succeeds because the story line is filled with tidbits
that focus on Noisy Girl and to a lesser degree her beloved
adopted mother amazement, awe, and anxiety. Jeff's dilemma
between love and ambition fits quite nicely with Lark's
personal strife of where she belongs. The support cast
provides the depth to a wonderful futuristic tale that will
not only make believers out of
readers, but will send the audience seeking other works by
talented Katriena Knights. Harriet Klausner / December, 2000
Copyright © 2000
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 21, 2002
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