2008 books
35) Christopher Evans, Capella's Golden Eyes, 1980 (RECOMMENDED BY ROG PEYTON)
Life on the colony planet Gaia is harmonious but forced to revolve around the enigmatic and reclusive M'threnni, an alien species that rescued the colony from failure. Some begin to resent their slightly sinister presence and the disturbing nature of their rare interactions with humans, and terrorism ensues. All this is seen through the eyes David, a young man at the edge of maturity and whose eyes are opened to a different understanding of the idyllic world he lives in. Evan's debut novel is part bildungsroman, part political awakening; some scenes meander far too much while others make it easy to guess what's coming at you from around the corners. Enjoyable, well-constructed and well-visualised, but also rather slight for my tastes.