Táto séria vás zavedie na dobrodružnú cestu naprieč galaxiou, kde sa ľudstvo ocitá v područí vyspelej mimozemskej rasy známej ako Catteni. Hlavní hrdinovia sa musia naučiť prežiť v neľútostnom svete otroctva, kde sa cení sila a inteligencia. Príbehy sledujú ich snahu o slobodu a boj o prežitie na nových, neskúmaných svetoch, kam sú vysádzaní ako súčasť nebezpečných experimentov. Ide o pútavé rozprávanie o odolnosti, adaptácii a túžbe po nezávislosti.
The first in the "Catteni" sequence. When the alien race of Catteni invaded Earth, they forced thousands of humans into their spaceships, and transported them to an eerie and seemingly uninhabited planet. But it was not as empty as it seemed. McCaffrey has won both the Hugo and Nebula awards.
The shipments of Catteni slaves continue to arrive on Botany. When scouts for the Emassi come to retrieve Zainal, Botany changes irrevocably.
In the third "Catteni" novel, the people of Botany are protected by an impervious bubble but face ongoing threats from monstrous Eosi ships. They devise a plan to eliminate the Eosi for good.
The inhabitants of the penal planet Botany had fought a grim and dangerous war to free themselves from their Eosi overlords.