''Crossing the Line'' is a 2004

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

novel by British writer

Karen Traviss Karen Traviss is a science fiction author from Wiltshire, England. She is the author of the ''Wess'Har'' series, and has written tie-in material based on '' Star Wars'', '' Gears of War'', ''Halo'', ''G.I. Joe'' and the newest ''Nomad'' Series wo ...

. It is the second book of the

Wess'Har Series ''The Wess'har Wars'' series is a six-book science fiction novel series written by author Karen Traviss and is set several hundred years in the future. It involves humanity's contact with a number of alien species with conflicting interests and bel ...

. Its predecessor was called ''

City of Pearl ''City of Pearl'' is a science fiction novel by British writer Karen Traviss. Published in March, 2004, it is the first book of the Wess'Har Series ''The Wess'har Wars'' series is a six-book science fiction novel series written by author Karen T ...

'', published in February of the same year. Some of the main characters include

Shan Frankland ''The Wess'har Wars'' series is a six-book science fiction novel series written by author Karen Traviss and is set several hundred years in the future. It involves humanity's contact with a number of alien species with conflicting interests and bel ...

, hardened copper now infected with ''c'naatat''; Aras, the lonely Wess'har, outcast by his horrible disease; Eddie Michallat, journalist who finds himself in a position to affect history; and Lindsay Neville, the Marines Commander trying to deal with the loss of her newborn son David, and bent on revenge on Shan.

Plot summary

The book concerns the struggle of Shan Frankland, a police officer in the year 2376, to cope with biological changes that have been made to her body by an alien species.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crossing The Line (Novel) Wess'Har series 2004 novels HarperCollins books