It has been a minute since I’ve read any C.S. Friedman. This story takes place on a far distant planet where a colony ship that has gone awry deposits its occupants. After reading the book, I recalled watching Forbidden Planet, a movie that came out in 1956. The monster in the movie was created by a manifestation of Moibius's Id. I don’t know if Friedman is old enough to have seen the movie but there are some parallels between the book and the movie. The colony finds the planet itself seems to be opposed to them settling there. The immediate problems are resolved and the story jumps 600 years in the future and occupants of that time period are now the protagonists.
I enjoyed the book.
The concept of Earth Mother has been explored many times. This iteration is entertaining and thought-provoking.
I look forward to the next book in the series.
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