Storm Over Warlock
by Andre Norton
Typically, Shenn Lanty, most of the terran men attached to the observation camp on the planet Warlock, and Ragnar Torvald, an officer of the elite First Entry Scouts, would never make friends or even speak to acquaintances. Now, as the only survivor of the invasion of the planet of the Batlo-like Trogs, their only hope for survival was to stay together and, if possible, find the unknown people that Ragnar believed existed somewhere on the planet. As a result, two terrans, ruthlessly pursued by Thunder and their vicious Hounds, and subjected to mysterious "impulses" transmitted to them through a strange round talisman received by Ragnar, plunge into a strange, challenging half-world where their sensitive female leader is guided by the control of thought. Andre Norton, one of the best science fiction writers, is "a great storyteller whose talent completely draws the reader into the fantastic other world." This short, highly convincing adventure, in which he compares the mind and strength of an unstoppable young man with invisible enemies, is a worthy successor to the author's latest book, The Galactic Abandoned.
