The Crystal Planet
Robert P Hopwood
- Reading
- As the second Otarka book, it may help to discuss any unfamiliar characters or references as you go; the opening mentions an earlier adventure, but how much prior knowledge matters is unclear.
- Themes
- Mining and planetary risk: A warning suggests that Veloxium mining in a distant star system could threaten a planet. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The threatened existence of humanity and the image of darkness devouring the Galaxy suggest peril on a very large scale. How danger is depicted, and how the story resolves it, remain unclear.