Article: McCaffrey, Anne. Freedom ransom.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

Berkley, Ace. 287p. c2002. 0-441-01020-2. $6.99. JSA

This follows Freedom's Landing, Freedom's Choice, and Freedom's Challenge, in which humans are taken as slaves to an uninhabited planet they call Botany. They survive and with the help of a similarly stranded alien, they overthrow their overlords. Now they face the challenge of ransoming captured Earth technology from alien looters so they may begin to rebuild as well as help those left on Earth. They scheme to trade gold dental crowns and coffee (wouldn't you know the aliens like to punch out each others' teeth and are easily addicted to caffeine!) in exchange ...

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