Rork!

Rork! is a science fiction novel that follows Ran Lomar, an interplanetary government official from Earth assigned to Pia 2, a remote frontier planet. His mission is to investigate a decline in the harvest of redwing, a valuable medicinal plant cultivated by the planet's colonists and the indigenous Tocks. As Lomar delves into the complexities of Pia 2's society, he becomes entangled in local customs, confronts the mysterious and feared native creatures known as Rorks, and faces challenges that test his resolve and understanding of this isolated world.