Title: Ally
Author: Karen Traviss
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Publisher: Eos
Copyright: 2007
ISBN: 0060882328
Pages: 388
Keywords: SF
Reading period: 30 June-3 July, 2007

This is the sequel to Matriarch, one of the very first books I reviewed, back in December 2006.

As with its predecessor, this book does not admit of an easy summary and it too should be read in sequence.

The themes include alien contact, ecocide, genocide, the undesirable consequences of immortality, and the clash of personalities. The plot is character-driven and fast-paced, with multiple twists.