"Genetically engineered interstellar surgeon Dr. Cherijo Torin, her husband, Duncan Reever, and a handpicked crew journey to the planet oKia to find a cure for the lethal black mineral that has caused suffering and death on too many worlds. While dealing with the primitive oKiaf and the fierce guardians protecting them, one of Cherijo's interns is infected, and his body slowly begins to crystallize..."--p.[4] of cover.
Life on other planets, Fiction.
Torin, Cherijo (Fictitious character), Fiction.
Women physicians, Fiction.
CPB
Box
no
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3061
vol
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3
Viehl, S. L.
Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)