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Restoree (1967) (edit title/settings)

by Anne McCaffrey (Author), Brothers Hildebrandt (Cover Artist) (edit contributors)

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Sara had been torn from Earth by a nameless black force and taken to Lothar where she was forced to care for a strange man, who she discovered was the Regent. She escaped in panic, and become a fugitive in a world of multiple evils....

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It is the story of Sara, an introverted, beak-nosed, 24-year-old virgin librarian from New York who is abducted by the Mil, amorphous alien creatures that eat human flesh. She is kept alive, with her skin removed and in a catatonic state from the physical and mental shock, on a meat hook as a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

It is the story of Sara, an introverted, beak-nosed, 24-year-old virgin librarian from New York who is abducted by the Mil, amorphous alien creatures that eat human flesh. She is kept alive, with her skin removed and in a catatonic state from the physical and mental shock, on a meat hook as a Mil meal until the alien ship she is on is captured by inhabitants of the planet Lothar, who look surprisingly like humans. Without her skin, some Lotharians mistake her for one of their own and perform controversial restoration procedures on her, as well as giving her a free nose job.

Sara comes to her senses in a mental institution on Lothar with no memory of what happened, little knowledge of the local language, and a beautiful, golden-skinned body. At the institution, she is treated as if she were retarded and given menial tasks to do, as are other "restorees" who have been clandestinely salvaged from Mil ships; it is apparently some factor of Sara's Terran origins that allows her to fully recover from the shock of the Mil ordeal, while Lotharian restorees are of limited intellect at best. One of her jobs is to care for Harlan, the deposed planetary regent, who is being drugged into a moronic state. Recognizing what is being done, Sara helps Harlan to regain his senses and escape the mental institution. Sara and Harlan then gain the advantage over Harlan's political enemies, defeat the Mil, solve some of Lothar's emerging domestic problems and, of course, fall in love.

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  • Sara: victim of alien attack who is stranded on alien planet in the middle of political intrigue
  • Harlan: Regent of the hereditary leader of the people of Lothar brought down by political intrigue
  • Stannell: The first councilman.
  • Maxil: The brother of Ferrill.
  • Ferrill: The Warlord, Sara see him for the first time at the asylum where she treats Harlan.
  • Monsorlit: Chief Physician of the War Hospital, suspected of performing Restorations.
  • Fernan: Maxil's brother, depicted as a greedy sot, incapable of rule.
  • Fara: Maxil's lady, he believes that Sara is Fara when they meet in the town.
  • Sammoth: Maxil's tutor. A bully & a drunk.
  • Gorlot: He becomes Regent following Harlan's collapse (drugging).
  • Jokan: Harlan's brother
  • The Mil: A space-faring race that kidnap people and skin them alive.
  • Ertoi: A space race that allies with Harlan's people.
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The only warning of danger I had was a disgusting wave of dead sea-creature stench.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Anne McCaffrey (Author)
  2. Brothers Hildebrandt (Cover Artist)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1967
ISBN: 0345351878
Page Count: 256

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