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Freedom's Landing Hardcover – May 24, 1995

by Anne McCaffrey (Author)

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Book 1 of 4: The Catteni Sequence

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With a tale of human and other slaves abandoned by harsh masters on an ostensibly deserted planet, McCaffrey begins another highly readable series about successful survival in difficult circumstances. Kristin Bjornsen, an escaped human slave on the planet Barevi, saves one of the Catteni masters, Zainal, from being killed in a blood feud. When she tries to return him to the capital city, she is caught in a roundup of troublemakers designated for colonization duty. Among those dropped with few supplies on the unexplored new planet, later named Freedom, is Zainal, who turns out to be an aristocrat of his species. After Zainal is again saved from death, this time at the hands of vengeful former slaves, he casts his lot with the castaways, who have turned to former Marine sergeant Chuck Mitford for leadership. In sturdy Robinson Crusoe fashion, the survivors overcome the odds against them, rescue other castaways and find signs of a mysterious civilization that is using Freedom as a giant mechanized farm. They also deal with the few bad apples in their midst. Meanwhile love blossoms between Zainal and Kristin, to the displeasure of some of the other humans. McCaffrey has created another set of winning protagonists and a carefully detailed, exotic background on which to develop a new series.
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YA?McCaffrey begins a new chronicle of human resilience and survival. Earth has been invaded by the Catteni, a race of soldiers who have come to quell opposition and to relocate troublesome cases (both human and alien) to inhospitable worlds. Kristen Bjornsen, a human, and a ragtag group must learn to communicate and begin to build a new life. Further, they must discover what is behind a completely different civilization that is using their planet (nicknamed Botany) as a farm for animal and vegetable produce. Underlying this cooperation is the resentment that some of the colonists feel for Zanial, a member of the race of slavers, and the romantic feelings that Zanial and Kristen begin to feel for one another. With two possible antagonistic alien cultures and their own internal problems, there can only be more interesting scenarios for the settlers of Botany. The characters are especially well developed: teens will be able to identify with their spirit, creativeness, and tenacity to survive despite all odds. A delightful novel for more than just McCaffrey's "old" fans.?Brian Martin, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
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When the Catteni conquerers of Earth discover a potentially habitable new planet, a group of human slaves, accompanied by an exiled Catteni lord, become involuntary colonists forced to live or die by their own resources. McCaffrey's latest novel inaugurates a new series set in a universe where humans are pawns in a war between galactic powers. With her customary talent for imaginative storytelling, the author skillfully portrays the environmental and personal challenges faced by the new colonists. Most libraries should consider this a priority purchase.
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With this book, McCaffrey opens an exciting and totally convincing new universe far removed from the worlds of the dragonriders, the Rowan, the crystal singer, and the ship-brawn partnerships with which her readers are happily familiar. The Catteni, an alien race of slavers, are settling a habitable but dangerous planet with recalcitrant slaves from a variety of races, including the human; all must learn to cooperate with one another to survive. Among the conscripted colonists is an exiled Catteni noble, Zainal, who is resented by some other colonists because he is a member of the overlord race, and Kristin Bjornsen, a spirited young human who finds herself not only working closely with Zainal but drawn to him romantically. What with the "mechos" that already farm the planet's land, the advanced society that must have created them, the Catteni themselves, and the formidable race that apparently controls the Catteni as just some of the challenges facing the colonists, there can only be more action in the sequels McCaffrey presumably plans. Sally Estes

About the Author

Anne McCaffrey is the author of Freedom's Landing, Freedom's Choice, and Freedom's Challenge. In 1999 she received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, given by the American Library Association, for lifetime achievement. One of science fiction's most beloved writers, Anne lives in Ireland.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam; First Edition (May 24, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 337 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 039914062X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399140624
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.04 x 1.26 x 9.3 inches

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Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern® novels, is one of science fiction's most popular authors. With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough she co-authored Changelings and Maelstrom, Books One and Two of The Twins of Petaybee. McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.

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Clare

one of my long term favorites

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024

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I return to this series over and over again. It’s like my favorite jeans only, the book doesn’t care what size I am. This is world building at its finest: smart interesting characters, formidable challenges and logical plot development. Anne McCaffrey at her finest. Enjoy.

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024

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Anne McCaffrey’s writing has been amongst my favorites. Although it isn’t about dragons this time, This book continues to show her great style and easy reading.

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Joanna D.

Action-packed series

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2017

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I like a lot of Anne McCaffrey's works, and I think no one writes a better female protagonist than she does. Freedom's Landing is the first in the Freedom Series, but it's a bit confusing to me because years ago, the book seemed to be different or there was another book (was it Thorns of Barevi?) where Kristen, the main character, experienced the Catteni invasion of Denver. Apparently the series was re-written, but information about the Catteni I read years ago was missing (there was a lot of sex in the original, apparently written out, and more about the original invasion.) This book deals with a renegade Emassi (noble) Catteni and Kristen landing on a colonization planet and, with other kidnapped humans and aliens, surviving and creating a new society. Apparently, the Catteni seed new worlds with kidnapped "colonists" and take over planets with the survivors.

Despite my confusion at the story having changed, I soon got into the novel and enjoyed the development of technology and survival techniques by the various survivors. Some of it was a bit farfetched (they were able to create walkie-talkies from scrapped automated farm equipment) but over all, it was a fast-moving and exciting tale. It reminds me a bit of Robert Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" mixed with "Tunnel in the Sky".

McCaffrey wrote many great series. I'm indifferent to the Dragon series, but love her Crystal Singer books and this series is almost as good. If you like action in sci-fi, you'll enjoy this

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Kari Leader

one of my all time favorites

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024

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Survival?—check
Immersive unique world?—check
Unique (not little green men) aliens?—check
Strong female protagonist?—check
A writing style that keeps you hooked?—check
Some steam-ay romance?—check

Anne McCaffrey is one of my all time favorite authors. This series is one of my favorites along side her Pern series, Isaac Asimov’s robot series and Frank Herbert’s Dune series. Highly recommend reading it—you WON’T be disappointed. Pinky promise!

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Excellent sci-fi adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2013

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Kris Bjornsen was going about her day at Denver University when the Catteni attacked Earth. Scooping up citizens by the thousands from 50 cities around the world the Catteni ships took their new slaves to Barevi, a planet used by the Catteni for R&R and a depot for their purloined goods from around the galaxy. Kris manages to escape her new `master' and is hiding out in the wilds of Barevi when a chance encounter with Zainal, an Emassi (or high ranking Catteni), changes her life yet again. Gassed during a riot she and Zainal are dumped onto an empty world the Catteni have chosen for the aliens to colonize. Terrans make up the largest group, but there are also Deski, Rugarians, Turs and Ilginish. Fortunately for them, they have Zainal who knows a little bit about the initial survey of the planet. Unfortunately for Zainal, no one likes Catteni and there's a large consensus to kill him. Chuck Mitford, a retired Marine, takes charge of the motley crew and makes a command decision to keep Zainal alive. For now. With only knives, hatchets, blankets and ration bars, they have to work together to survive on an alien planet.

I love, love, love this book. There's something about survival books I really like and I think it's because I put myself into that situation and wonder how well I'd do. But this isn't just any old survival situation on Earth where you can hope to eventually find civilization. Cell phones, a grocery store, a bed, hot water, a toothbrush. Forget it. This is an alien planet. Completely unknown. What is safe to eat? What will kill me? Are there dangerous animals? Is there shelter? What kind of weather is to be expected and how long are the days? Or nights? Back to basics in a way that's hard to do on Earth anymore.

I've read this book (and the whole series) several times over the years and I've enjoyed it each and every time. So much to do and so much to explore with people and aliens who are strangers. The book mostly follows Kris as she survives on the planet they name Bounty and once again it kept me enthralled the whole time. The world is unique, the writing is wonderful and I love the characters. There is action, mystery, humor and even romance. All-in-all an excellent sci-fi adventure.

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A Mangum

Great read

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2023

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Anne McCaffrey at her best... As usual ... Keeps you wanting to skip ahead but knowing that you will miss great and interesting parts of you do.

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Greg Phillips

Solid and enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2016

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This is the first in a 4 book series. Basically, the Cattani tried to overawe Earth by taking several million (apparently) slaves randomly. Many of them are getting dumped on a planet---the Cattani way to see if the planet can be colonized. Dump a bunch on it---give them the barest essential tools---a knife a hatchet food rational for a while but not much else. If they live voilà!! Instant colony.

Of course there are jokers in the deck--and the planet may already be owned. I won't give much away---but as a start, it's solid.

I do find it a bit incredible that, even with maybe 1,500 people including *EARTH* specialists in botany, various sciences etc, how quickly things like pottery cutlery and other 'modern' amenities are developed for all---but I suppose it could be.

Short review---it's worth what I paid, and if I can get them cheaply I'd read the rest of the series..... Will these books be required reading in 100 years? Hell no ! but they'll be fun reads for today

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Totally fascinating reading. Starting a new way of life on an alien planet with other beings, not of this world, as well as humans with nothing except the determination for survival & the conception to mould the survivors into a successful community, against tremendous odds takes some doing! Just can’t get enough of these spell binding sagas, never want them to end. Here’s to the next book.