A World Named Cleopatra

Location: In Ursa Major, 398 light years from Sol... Size: 0.78 Earth radii... Atmosphere: Terrestroid... Biology: Mesozoic... Suitability for human colonization: Excellent. From deep in space it beckoned, a new "New World" for earthmen and earthwomen fleeing their poisoned planet. A world of gently rolling seas and unutterably beautiful sunsets. A world teeming with exotic life forms and wracked by sudden storms and quakes more violent than anything known on Earth. A world so lovely, so fascinating and dangerous in its thousands looks and moods, that it could only be called Cleopatra. (from the back cover of the Pyramid Books first edition)