Books like Nor Crystal Tears by Alan Dean Foster

A Commonwealth scientist sent on a dangerous mission to Prism, a fabulously rich world where even the smallest creatures are living jewels.

A story of two Church officers, a legendary alien guardian, and a young human warrior trying to stop a creature known as a Vom from destroying the universe.

Alan Dean Foster brings the beloved Flinx & pipeline partner Pip back to the Humanx Commonwealth in "Reunion," where Flinx confronts lingering secrets of his past and new threats from a dangerous eugenic society while navigating the perilous AAnn world.

Midworld follows Born, a resident of a peaceful, rainforest‑dwelling society on the Humanx Commonwealth planet, as he navigates the conflict sparked by a human exploitation company and must choose between aiding or opposing the intruders.

A story of racial unity and individual achievement set in the 1970s

An undercover reporter follows a celebrity into rehab to uncover juicy gossip about her personal life.

A group of humans and cetaceans explores a floating city on the ocean planet Cachalot.

IT WAS A TIME OF POMP AND PAGEANTRY, ILLICIT DESIRE... Emmeline gave herself to a sensual stranger in a night aglow with candlelight and mystery. Then she sent him away. Wed by arrangement, Emmeline desperately needed to provide her aged husband with an heir. But her lover awakened a passion she kept secret in her heart...until he returned and rocked her world with his demands and his desire. ...AND SECRET LOVE Niall fitzJulien had been a wild, hellraising knight when he entered a lady's bedchamber for a secret rendezvous that left him with burning dreams he couldn't forget. Now, ten years later, King Henry II has awarded him an impoverished earldom on the war-torn Welsh border. Waiting there is his destiny: the exquisite widow who possesses the riches he needs, the son he yearns for...and the passion he hungers to reclaim.

Margaret Maron's mystery, Slow Dollar, follows fictional judge Deborah Knott as she navigates a North Carolina case that turns to the intrigue of a circus.

Horseye: A journey to the River Skar of the Humanx Commonwealth.

Pulickel Tomochelor's mission to secure mining rights on the lush planet of Senisran becomes fraught with peril as he uncovers a treasured and dangerous secret: Parramat's green stones.