{"product_id":"9781451637472","title":"A Beautiful Friendship (Star Kingdom Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and international bestselling\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ephenomenon David Weber delivers the first entry in an original young adult science fiction adventure series, the Star Kingdom saga! Young teen Stephanie Harrington forms a telepathic bond with an intelligent alien treecat\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eon a pioneer planet—and must fight for the freedom of her new friend and his species against highly-placed enemies determined to claim the world for humans only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephanie Harrington always expected to be a forest ranger on her homeworld of Meyerdahl . . . until her parents relocated to the frontier planet of Sphinx in the far distant Star Kingdom of Manticore. It should have been the perfect new home —- a virgin wilderness full of new species of every sort, just waiting to be discovered. But Sphinx is a far more dangerous place than ultra-civilized Meyerdahl, and Stephanie’s explorations come to a sudden halt when her parents lay down the law: no trips into the bush without adult supervision!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Stephanie is a young woman determined to make discoveries, and the biggest one of all awaits her: an intelligent alien species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe forest-dwelling treecats are small, cute, smart, and have a pronounced taste for celery. And they are also very, \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e deadly when they or their friends are threatened . . . as Stephanie discovers when she comes face-to-face with Sphinx’s most lethal predator after a hang-gliding accident. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut her discoveries are only beginning, for the treecats are also telepathic and able to bond with certain humans, and Stephanie’s find —- and her first-of-its kind bond with the treecat Climbs Quickly —- land both of them in a fresh torrent of danger. Galactic-sized wealth is at stake, and Stephanie and the treecats are squarely in the path of highly-placed enemies determined to make sure the planet Sphinx remains entirely in human hands, even if that means the extermination of another thinking species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately for those enemies, the treecats have saved Stephanie Harrington’s life. She owes them . . . and Stephanie is a young woman who stands by her friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich means things are about to get very \u003ci\u003einteresting\u003c\/i\u003e on Sphinx.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Beautiful Friendship: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“It’s rare to find teen science fiction that strays beyond popular dystopian fare. The environmental messages, human-animal friendship, humor, action, and inventive technology will make this series starter an easy hit. . . .”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“. . .everything you could want in a heroine....excellent...plenty of action.”—\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!”—Anne McCaffrey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.”—\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection. . .Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice. . .”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive Teacher's Guide available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053848215792,"sku":"9781451637472","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451637472_p0.jpg?v=1763842269","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451637472","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}