Chockfull of interesting characters and intriguing subplots, Hidden Planet will, without a doubt, hold the attention of any reader, hardcore science fiction fan or not. On a mission in favor of The Federation of the Planets, nineteen-year-old Darianna leaves her family and friends on Earth and fulfills what she has been trained to do - to save Numinus, a planet with humans as its ancestors, from possible enslavement and invasion by the power-hungry space pirates. Simmering has penned a novel that is quite an impressive mash-up of Asimov's parallel universes and Cartland's historical romance stories. Worthy of every reader's attention and admiration, this book is not to be just frazzled away into the dusty shelves.