"Tigra" by R. J. Leahy is science fiction at it's finest. The plot is fascinating and has twists and turns that lead the reader on a roller coaster ride. The characters are well defined. Who wouldn't love Samson - big, sensitive, loving and intelligent? Jeena's personality has depth. She's strong and protective and yet badly scarred from her experiences. There is a message in this plot for each of us, a message of tolerance and acceptance. I highly recommend this book to fans of science fiction.

Jeena Garza is a young woman, a soldier, and an escaped prisoner of a galactic war; but is she in a better place? Among the almost familiar animal life on Ararat, Jeena finds a friend and companion. She builds a temporary home and waits--for what? Rescue or recapture?

Jeena's unaffected confidence and courage combine with the survival abilities learned, and her own natural instincts to make her someone to be dealt with, as the other "settlers" on the distant planet discover.

R. J. Leahy has succeeded in building an imaginative alternate world that I would like to visit. You will too, but I'm taking a weapon, Jeena Garaza and Jeena's new friend, Samson. This is one of those novels that will haunt you for years--maybe forever.