1. What was the most exciting part of the novel? What made it exciting?

2. Are any of the novel's characters stereotypes?

3. Is the novel's plot full of surprises, or is it predictable?

4. Is Reef of Death too gory?

5. Reef of Death ends with "He would go home for a while, enjoy them—and show them what a real family should be." What is meant by this? Is it well motivated?

6. What are arukas? Who are thearukas in Reef of Death? What makes them arukas?

7. One chapter is titled "Toward the Dreaming." What does "toward the dreaming" mean? Why is it important?

8. Does Uncle Cliff's demise early in the novel surprise you? Why would Zindel kill him off so early?

9. Do you agree with PC that the world is controlled by corporations?

Do they supersede the world's countries as PC asserts?

10. What is important about...