Message from Gondwana
by David Wiley
Publisher: Smashwords 2014
ISBN-13: 9781311967336
Number of pages: 77
Description:
A corporation sends a team to Gondwana, a jungle planet. It is perfect for pharmaceutical prospecting, exotic vegetation loaded with strange chemical compounds that could make the company rich. The newest member of the team, Lani Callis, wants to impress the team's veterans, but first must overcome her own limitations and a planet that is either trying to kill them or may be just curious.
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