C. J. Cherryh planned to write since the age of ten. When she was older, she learned to use a typewriter while triple-majoring in Classics, Latin, and Greek. With more than seventy books to her credit, and the winner of three Hugo Awards, she is one of the most prolific and highly respected authors in the science fiction field. Cherryh was recently named a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. She lives in Washington state. She can be found at cherryh.com.
Praise for the Foreigner series
“C.J. Cherryh's splendid Foreigner series remains at the top of my
must-keep-up reading list after two decades." —Locus
“A seriously probing, thoughtful, intelligent piece of work, with
more insight in half a dozen pages than most authors manage in half
a thousand.” —Kirkus Reviews
“One of the best long-running SF series in existence...Cherryh
remains one of the most talented writers in the
field.” —Publishers Weekly
“This is one of the best science fiction series currently
running….by this point, the series has turned into a complicated
set of thrillers involving political and factional turmoil, as well
as a close and detailed examination of the troubled interactions
between human and alien cultures.” —Strange Horizons
“Cherryh plays her strongest suit in this exploration of
human/alien contact, producing an incisive study-in-contrast of
what it means to be human in a world where trust is nonexistent.”
—Library Journal
“A large new novel from C.J. Cherryh is always welcome. When it
marks her return to the anthropological SF in which she has made
such a name, it is a double pleasure. The ensuing story is not
short on action, but stronger (like much of Cherryh's work) on
world-building, exotic aliens, and characterization. Well up to
Cherryh's usual high standard.” —The Chicago Sun-Times
“[Cherryh] avoids any kind of slump with a quick-moving and
immediately engaging plotline, and by balancing satisfying
resolutions with plenty of promises and ominous portents that are
sure to keep readers’ appetites whetted.” —RT Book Reviews
“These are thinking man’s reads with rich characters and
worlds and fascinating interactions that stretch out over many
generations.” —SFFWorld
“Cherryh's forte is her handling of cross-cultural conflicts, which
she does by tying her narrative to those things her point-of-view
character would know, think, and feel.” —SFRevu
Set on an alien world where the descendants of humans marooned in a long-ago starship accident live segregated from the indigenous atevi on a remote island, this polished and sophisticated tale from the popular author of Hestia addresses the complicated issue of how humans might have to compromise to survive on a planet where they are barely tolerated by the original, humanoid inhabitants. When Bren Cameron, given the name paidhi because he is the only human allowed to mingle with the atevi , survives an assault by an atevi assassin, the shaky detente between the human enclave and the alien society is threatened. Subjected to kidnapping, imprisonment and psychological torture, Cameron finds himself caught between rival factions of atevi as he must grapple with both human and alien xenophobia and with the insidious influence of human technology and culture on an extraterrestrial society. Three-time Hugo-winner Cherryh's gift for conjuring believable alien cultures is in full force here, and her characters, including the fascinatingly unpredictable atevi , are brought to life with a sure and convincing hand. (Feb.)
Praise for the Foreigner series
"C.J. Cherryh's splendid Foreigner series remains at the
top of my must-keep-up reading list after two decades."
-Locus
"A seriously probing, thoughtful, intelligent piece of work,
with more insight in half a dozen pages than most authors manage in
half a thousand." -Kirkus Reviews
"One of the best long-running SF series in existence...Cherryh
remains one of the most talented writers in the field."
-Publishers Weekly
"This is one of the best science fiction series currently
running....by this point, the series has turned into a
complicated set of thrillers involving political and factional
turmoil, as well as a close and detailed examination of the
troubled interactions between human and alien cultures." -Strange
Horizons
"Cherryh plays her strongest suit in this exploration of
human/alien contact, producing an incisive study-in-contrast
of what it means to be human in a world where trust is
nonexistent." -Library Journal
"A large new novel from C.J. Cherryh is always welcome. When it
marks her return to the anthropological SF in which she has made
such a name, it is a double pleasure. The ensuing story is not
short on action, but stronger (like much of Cherryh's work) on
world-building, exotic aliens, and characterization. Well up to
Cherryh's usual high standard." -The Chicago Sun-Times
"[Cherryh] avoids any kind of slump with a quick-moving
and immediately engaging plotline, and by balancing satisfying
resolutions with plenty of promises and ominous portents that are
sure to keep readers' appetites whetted." -RT Book
Reviews
"These are thinking man's reads with rich characters and worlds
and fascinating interactions that stretch out over many
generations." -SFFWorld
"Cherryh's forte is her handling of cross-cultural
conflicts, which she does by tying her narrative to those
things her point-of-view character would know, think, and feel."
-SFRevu
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