''Crossing the Line'' is a 2004

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

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 ...

. 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 beli ...

. Its predecessor was called '' City of Pearl'', 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 beli ...

, 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 British novels HarperCollins books