The Coelura — Anne McCaffrey

In The CoELura, Anne- McCaffrey brings the same sense of passion and excitement mat has won the hearts of the readers of the Pern series-t6 a different tale of the Federated Sentient Planets, the universe of Killashandra and Crystal Line. The Lady Caissa, heir to the Ambassador to the world of Demeathorn, has grown up knowing that she owes her sire obedience and loyalty. She is expected to do her duty, even by entering into marriage with a man she despises.

But knowing one's duty and following one's heart are sometimes not the same thing, and in the aftermath of disastrous diplomatic negotiations, Lady Caissa chooses to flee to the north, straight to the- planet's one forbidden zone. There she will follow a distress signal and encounter a man in the ruins of a crashed antique flyer, there she will meet a mysterious and endangered alien species, of great beauty...and great value.

Lady Caissa does not know it, but she has just set into motion events that will determine the fate of her family, her planet...and her happiness.