A lush, dense jungle covers the planet of New Amazon, and the research expedition sent
there is cataloguing all the native species. But when all the data has been recorded, this
team will destroy everything—ready for the planet to be made ready for human habitation.
However, sometimes nature has a way of fighting back...
This is a sharply modern, darkly humorous tale of what happens when people are the opposite
of "green." On the face of it, you have a classic SF story of people exploring a planet filled
with dangerous exotic creatures, but just below the surface is a seething satire of the dark
side of human nature.
The cover echoes the charming naïveté of a ‘50s B movie or pulp novel, but open it up and
you have a tale for the Noughties. You also have the equally classic tale of the over-civilized
lost in the wilderness, a place where science degrees won’t help you light a campfire and where
the thin veneer of civilization is soon stripped away to reveal the ape beneath. I’ve read more
than my share of this type of fiction, but Mr. Palmer does it all particularly well, with
attention paid to every satirical detail.