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Publication
Roc (2000), Edition: First Edition, Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages
Description
Fiction. Science Fiction. Dr. Cherijo Grey Veil leaves Earth and accepts a position as a physician at Kevarzanga-2's FreeClinic. Her surgical skills are desperately needed on a hostile frontier world with over 200 sentient species�and her understanding of alien physiology is nothing short of miraculous. But the truth behind her expertise is a secret which, if discovered, could have disastrous consequences between human and alien relations.
User reviews
LibraryThing member thkey
A very good book that thrives on strong, emotional characters and complex interpersonal relationships and skirts the edges of politics and social norms to end up asking the old question about what it means to be human. Stardoc is, in fact, a medical drama in an alien setting rather than science
As far as I am concerned, Stardoc is a success in that it had a reader who did not know that there was a series (and is not terribly keen on medical dramas) wanting there to be a series.
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fiction with doctors.As far as I am concerned, Stardoc is a success in that it had a reader who did not know that there was a series (and is not terribly keen on medical dramas) wanting there to be a series.
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LibraryThing member SunnySD
Dr. Cherijo Grey Veil is a woman on the run - chartering a flight off planet in a seedy, rundown bar near the spaceport, she heads for the depths of explored space. Her hope is that in taking a job as a doctor on Kevarzangia Two's Free Clinic, she'll slide under the radar.
Her new employer is
Excellent adventure - well-written, with an engaging heroine. The only jarring element for me was the cat. Poor Jenner - perhaps he was supposed to make Cherijo seem more human, but instead he ends up reading like a thrown-in afterthought.
Her new employer is
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hostile, her co-workers are bizarre, and Terrans make up only a tiny percentage of the population. Her new life is challenging, rewarding and even fulfilling - but when plague strikes, her past comes calling with deadly consequences. Excellent adventure - well-written, with an engaging heroine. The only jarring element for me was the cat. Poor Jenner - perhaps he was supposed to make Cherijo seem more human, but instead he ends up reading like a thrown-in afterthought.
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LibraryThing member clong
One of the early active members at my "other" book site had recommended this book, so I had picked it up at a used book store at some point long ago. After languishing in the "to be read" pile ever since, it finally made to the top.
At some level, I can see that this book could be pretty
But just about every aspect of it collapses when given even a wee bit of consideration. The protagonist is almost comically perfect. The characters in general, both good and bad, are almost comically one dimensional. The storyline requires a constant willing suspension of common sense. It is tempting to think about this as a young adult novel...something like Twilight, but with handsomely virile aliens as the object of fascination rather than vampires, although the nature and explicitness of the sexual content feels incongruent (but then again, not having actually read Twilight, perhaps the comparison is more apt than I think).
The book does feature a strong female protagonist, but I can't even remotely call at feminist.
At some level, I can see that this book could be pretty
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entertaining if read at an entirely superficial level. On an alien planet, good guys try to do good things in the face of bad guys and threatening circumstances. But just about every aspect of it collapses when given even a wee bit of consideration. The protagonist is almost comically perfect. The characters in general, both good and bad, are almost comically one dimensional. The storyline requires a constant willing suspension of common sense. It is tempting to think about this as a young adult novel...something like Twilight, but with handsomely virile aliens as the object of fascination rather than vampires, although the nature and explicitness of the sexual content feels incongruent (but then again, not having actually read Twilight, perhaps the comparison is more apt than I think).
The book does feature a strong female protagonist, but I can't even remotely call at feminist.
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LibraryThing member gilroy
For someone to pick this book up and have it be their first experience with this author, I can see how people would balk and declare the author a lost cause. Fortunately, this is my second book, so some things I can let go... sort of.
I've said in other reviews that I can tell when an editor has
With that said, the book is decent, though not up to my usual standards. It dangles just enough jargon to show the author knows what she's talking about, but not enough for the reader to gag on it. Some storylines are ... questionable, or perhaps just their conclusions that are reached. (A cat is NOT a slave.) The obvious racism and the more subtle "beautiful person" cliquishness does tend to pound one over the head, even if the character had never left earth before. Some things, even with the explanation given, are stretched to the point of breaking. I'm curious to see how the series progresses but have it on a very thin line. It breaks me again, I'm done.
I've said in other reviews that I can tell when an editor has
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been too involved in their author's writing. I'm getting that sense in this book, especially with certain scenes and the way a character reacts to said scene. The explanation given in the book is too thin and worthless for even my suspension of disbelief. In fact, had this one character not been crucial to finding the final solution, I'd have editted him out entirely.With that said, the book is decent, though not up to my usual standards. It dangles just enough jargon to show the author knows what she's talking about, but not enough for the reader to gag on it. Some storylines are ... questionable, or perhaps just their conclusions that are reached. (A cat is NOT a slave.) The obvious racism and the more subtle "beautiful person" cliquishness does tend to pound one over the head, even if the character had never left earth before. Some things, even with the explanation given, are stretched to the point of breaking. I'm curious to see how the series progresses but have it on a very thin line. It breaks me again, I'm done.
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LibraryThing member Music09
It's refreshing to read a book about a female heroine who's intelligent and doesn't rely on a man. It's also really cool that it's a book about a doctor, written by an actual former doctor.
LibraryThing member lyrrael
I found Cherijo to be spunky, and the concept novel. Very cool.
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Original publication date
2000
Physical description
400 p.; 6.72 inches
ISBN
0451457730 / 9780451457738