Silent Dances

StarBridge, Book 2

By: A. C. Crispin, Kathleen O'Malley

Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger

Deaf since birth, Tesa is the perfect ambassador to the alien Grus, whose sonic cries can shatter human ears.

But her mission is harder than it looks. The Grus are not alone on their world.They have deadly enemies, both natural and otherwise. And if Tesa is to save all life on the planet, she will have to make peace with not one alien species...but two.

©1990, 2011 A. C. Crispin, Kathleen O'Malley (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

RJKaral

This book is as good as the first book. Loved the story, never a dull moment.

Great story!

I loved the first book, and I equally loved this one. Great narration, great story line, and memorable characters.

Fascinating look at deaf culture

I enjoyed the author's exploration of deafness as seen thru the eyes of the main character. Tessa is also Native American, providing a sensitive look at a variety of different customs. The nasal quality of the narrator's voice was a bit distracting.

First contact story like I've never seen before.

Normally when I read first contact stories they always result in war and and interstellar conflict, this story is not that. Much like the previous book starbridge, which I would highly recommend though it's not necessarily needed to understand the story, this book is about peaceful intercooperation and communication between alien species.

This is a welcomed and optimistic view of what human space exploration could be, much like that of Star Trek. the story is told from the perspective of a woman who is of native American ancestry giving a very interesting, and from my experience often unseen, perspective on first contact stories. I highly recommend this story for anyone that one's the first contact story but it's tired of space Marines and battleships.

A complex Story of a frustratingly 'contrary' girl

This was a well thought out mystery of who was attacking an intelligent alien species and why all while chronicling the journey of self-discovery of the young contrary women.