Cyteen II: Rebirth

Do not confuse this volume for the eagerly anticipated Cyteen II:Regenesis due out in January 2009. This is the second of three shorter Cyteen novels (Betrayal, Rebirth, and Vindication) that were rolled up into the Cyteen omnibus edition that reads "Complete in One Volume" on the cover. This is Cyteen part II.

With 'Rebirth' the Cyteen saga continues only this time with more by the cloned child, Ari Emory. As is appropriate, she was far too young in the first book, 'The Betrayl'. It would be difficult to get the full scope of this book without reading the first one but better than not reading it at all. Book Two carries you between the whole political world and the reasons behind the creation of Ari Emory, to the formitive years of Ari herself. If you couldn't get book three EITHER, it would really be a waste, because this is definitely a bridge-book. Priceless though, for it is by following Ari's developement in book two that we understand the powerful character created in book three. And secondly, it brings through the eyes of a growing child the world that is Cyteen, where all that seems strange to us is assimilated as merely part of her world. It is a refreshing way to consume the reality of a new universe the Cherryth does so well. For not only does Cherryth bring to life new worlds with an intricate detail that leads one to question if Cherryth has actually traveled there, and not written them, but winds them around deep characters and convuluted plots that keep even the most jaded readers of science fiction spellbound.