She began. by Zmora Bitan, Published January 5th 1982 The alien, a human named Tully, is the first of his kind to visit The Compact, an economic alliance of six races, and the last survivor of his ship. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. . The story is told from the alien point of view, a story type I have always enjoyed in sci-fi. The new species and press each button and say what the image is. 2.5 stars. I'm most impressed by Cherryh's aliens and their societies. Let me explain; this is a solid and tense, fast pace adventure with all kinds of interesting characters in a very good setting/universe. Sprightly, supremely enjoyable space operetta. 4.21 (1,187 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback. The third volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain Pyanfar Chanur and her human crewmate Tully. The Pride of Chanur - Kindle edition by Cherryh, C. J.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. by Sound Recording, Published 1997 The Pride of Chanur starts off strong with a lot of action. This was the least engaging of Cherryh's novels I've read. Carolyn Janice Cherry, better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is the author of more than 70 books, including the Hugo Award-winning novels Downbelow Station and Cyteen, both set in her Alliance-Union universe.She planned to write since the age of ten, and when she was older, learned to use a typewriter while triple-majoring in Classics, Latin, and Greek. The author of Cyreen narrates the story of the oldest Merchanter ship of all, Finity's End, whose young crew has lost an entire generation and is coming home after many years of war and piracy only to have to learn to live in peace. I am re-reading it af. Cherryh books, I'm most familiar with the Chanur series, which is about the Hani, a race of cat-like aliens, and the human they've unaccountably decided to rescue from the Kif. Every heist needs a fence. Language: English. It turns out he has escaped from kif, an unsavory species that Hani have no love for, and Captain Pyanfar Chanur's decision to keep him on board leads to a knotty set of consequences. Cherryh, who’s quickly become one of my favorite SFF authors, this book is packed with ideas and features remarkably wrought sequences. What tags are associated with this series? Cherryh has won four Hugos and is one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. Cherryh. Cherryh is one of the most respected SF authors in the genre, she has written hundreds of books over several decades and won several awards. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Jump to .. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6. Paperback - 10 Nov. 1983. by. Paperback. This is soft sci-fi/fantasy. Cherryh's Chanur series: Pride of Chanur, Chanur's Venture, and The Kif Strike Back. I was enthralled. An alien stowaway thrusts one ship and crew into an interspecies conflict. Currently resident in Spokane, Washington, C.J. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The confusion was probably a result of my multitasking rather than the writing. More, Hilfy's pride would die a death, if she were the cause of that rerouting, if she were made to face her sisters in her sudden return to the household; and Pyanfar confessed herself attached to the imp, who wanted what she had wanted at such an age, who most likely would come to command a Chanur ship someday, perhaps even-gods postpone . Of the C.J. Humans do not predominate in this book but rather are the "Outsiders." No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Between three and four stars. Found insideThe fourth and final book in the epic Morgaine science fiction saga Morgaine must meet her greatest challenge—Gault, who is both human and alien, and also seeks control of the world and its Gate. This furthermore possesses Cherryh's hallmarks, the balance of personal narratives to larger plot; the distinctively terse but emotive relationships--functioning here across species lines. Welcome back. Back under the thumb of the Terran Empire after leading their planetary sector in an almost successful war against Imperial rule, Commissioner Desai saw real trouble brewing this time. That made it an enjoyable book to read. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Chanur No. Pyanfar is the captain of the Pride of Chanur, a space ship that travels to do trade with other members of the Compact, a confederation of six worlds scattered across space. ©1985 C.J. C.J. Refresh and try again. The second volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain Pyanfar Chanur and her human crewmate Tully. I am sure there are people who will not enjoy it too much. Every heist needs a fence. But I love the tale-telling concept, the notion that I can spin a yarn, rather than construct something architectural and precise.” So writes triple Hugo Award-winning author C.J. Cherryh in the introduction to this book, the first ... She shows you how their culture works through the story, letting the characters explain the universe they live in through their thoughts and actions - as opposed to simply giving you what amounts to an anthropology paper with some action thrown in. Download or Read online The Chanur Saga full in PDF, ePub and kindle. For the information this fugitive held could be the ruin or glory of any of the species at Meetpoint Station. Insects started up in panic, settled again. Cherryh is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Cherryh, C. J. The five books together are a tour de force, but this first book, Pride of Chanur (punning on "pride," the emotion, and pride as in a pride of lions--the Hani are very lion-like) is one of the all-time great enjoyable works of science fiction. The Pride of Chanur is my first Cherryh and I must say, I enjoyed myself a lot. In Colson Whitehead’s... To see what your friends thought of this book. When Pyanfar decides to offer the hu. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The Chanur novels. They meet the first human and we get into the whole issue of trying to figure out what he is thinking and saying due to language barriers. by Ediciones B, DAW #464, Mass Market Paperback, 224 pages, Published May 1983 Naked-hided, blunt toothed and blunt-fingered, Tully was the sole surviving member of his company -- a communicative, spacefaring species hitherto unknown -- and he was a prisoner of his discoverer/ captors the sadistic, treacherous kif, until his escape onto the hani ship The Pride of Chanur. Or don’t—and be paid, hani, be paid then too.”, “While the world had been under kif guns, they had tidied up the house, cooked dinner, and started replanting the garden. 2.5 stars. Along came a sci-fi pick it for me challenge - and it was picked. Little did he know when he threw himself upon the mercy of The Pride and her crew that he put the entire hani species in jeopardy and imperiled the peace of the Compact itself. Please hit next button if you encounter an empty page. by Audible Frontiers, Published June 1985 Cherryh continue…. Currently resident in Spokane, Washington, C.J. An alien stowaway thrusts one ship and crew into an interspecies conflict. Cherryh has won four Hugos and is one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. An old favorite. Pride of Chanur The Pride of Chanur is the name of the Pyanfar's spaceship, but of course Pyanfar and her cousin Hilfy are also the pride in the eye of the family Chanur, and equally they hold and maintain the pride in Chanur. The other races are unique and fascinating in their own rights, even though I have a perverse soft spot for the cold-blooded kif. The mostly hairless creature soon proves to be of an intelligent rather than bestial sort though not one ever seen before and recognizing no known languages. The Pride of Chanur is crewed by . Onto book 2! Error rating book. 1. It's a computer that comes with a bunch of keyboards that have pictures on all the keys. She works constantly, researches mostly on the internet, and has books stacked up and waiting to be written. Read for the Classic Science Fiction Book Club. The Pride of Chanur | Chapter 1 of 6 Author: C.J. Even now I think about the book fondly. What tags are associated with this series? Ms. Cherryh writing style is extremely difficult to follow, it is very dense and disjointed. They're truly alien, and have been rendered with care. The alien, a human named Tully, is the first of his kind to visit The Compact, an economic alliance of six races, and the last survivor of his ship. We relay query." She thanked station absently, sat staring at the screen a moment. And while I admit, that at times I did visualize a human being instead of Pyanfar's Hani species, I thought that the civilization was so cool. It deals with species interactions set in space. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) ISBN: 093209645X (ISBN13: 9780932096456) Edition language: Cherryh, who’s quickly become one of my favorite SFF authors, this book is packed with ideas and features remarkably wrought sequences. There's definitely an inter. Cherryh's world is imagined very thoroughly and at great depth and the story gripped me from beginning to end (I'm going on to the next in the series). Daw, 1982. This is a strange one for me. by La Factoría de Ideas, Published May 10th 1983 by Phantasia Press, Published 1981 DNF at 40%. Naked-hided, blunt toothed and blunt-fingered, Tully was the sole surviving member of his company -- a communicative, spacefaring species hitherto unknown -- and he was a prisoner of his discoverer/captors the sadistic, treacherous kif, until his escape onto the hani ship The Pride of Chanur. She sketches, occasionally, cooks fairly well, and hates house work; she loves the outdoors, animals wild and tame, is a hobbyist geologist, adores dinosaurs, and has academic specialties in Roman constitutional law and bronze age Greek ethnography. The pride of Chanur previously published by DAW in 1982 ; Chanur's venture previously published in 1985 ; The Kif strike back previously published in 1986. It's a first contact story told from the aliens point of view. by Nord, Published May 2014 Naked-hided, blunt toothed and blunt-fingered, Tully was the sole surviving member of his company of humans―a . she just dumps you into the deep end and from there it's catch as catch can. by DAW. It's fun to get inside the head of the cat-like hani, because they don't think like a human, but nevertheless finds themselves having to deal with one. 3.5 stars. This classic adventure series features interstellar politics, a spacefaring fugitive, and first contact with a strange race known as humans. I enjoyed it and have the series in my home library. I love the premise. A Union ship headed for the spaceways seems a perfect vehicle for Elizabeth Yeager's escape, until she learns the ship is the bait in a plot to eliminate a group of space pirates Published January 5th 1982 Her studies include planetary geology, weather systems, and natural and man-made catastrophes, civilizations, and cosmology…in fact, there's very little that doesn't interest her. What I most enjoyed about the series is how each of the major races that. She is the author of more than forty novels. She began with the modest ambition to learn to skate backwards and now is working on jumps. Who’s read this? . Found insideYoung prince Tamas is separated from his comrades in the far-off land over-mountain when he meets the witch's apprentice Ela, who plans to challenge the Goblin Queen using a shard of the queen's own mirror The concept here--of human as alien, and as a secondary character--is fantastic, but not always fully realized: hani, the protagonist alien society, is insufficiently weird, insufficiently non-human; but other alien species are weirder, which is more intriguing and also convincing, and the approach to interspecies interactions, via cultural frameworks and linguistics, is a compelling addition to the space opera subgenre. Cherryh DAW Books. The ship behind us may pose a threat to station; I suggest your escort direct its attention to what's following us." Com stayed dead, longer than lagtime dictated. Book 2 of The Empire of Kaz, Leslie Gadallah's fascinating alien political intrigue. Twenty-four and hungry, a Belter kid only two years out of ASTEX Institute. A social outcast, Thomas Bowe is caught between the rivalry of two merchant spaceships, one headed by his father and one by the woman whom his father had raped long ago. By the Hugo Award-winning author of Cyteen. Reprint. The long-running Foreigner series can also be enjoyed by more casual genre readers in sub-trilogy installments. Explorer is the 6th Foreigner novel, and the 3rd book in the second subtrilogy. I am re-reading it after several years abstinence. A lone human escapes a alien ship where he was being held captive along with 3 other humans (now dead). This rescue puts all Hani at risk, but Pyanfar Chanur soon finds she wouldn't trade her human for all the interstellar politics in . The other races are unique and fascinating in their own rights, even though I have a perverse soft spot for the cold-blooded kif. Chanur's Endgame (2007) - single-volume edition of the above two books; The Mri Wars by DAW. The Pride of Chanur: Chanur, Book 1 Audible Audiobook - Unabridged C. J. Cherryh (Author), Dina Pearlman (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) & 0 more 4.7 out of 5 stars 156 ratings A loom is gathering dust and needs rethreading, a wooden ship model awaits construction, and the cats demand their own time much more urgently. For the first time, I read about a group of women flying spaceships, conducting trade, managing complicated political situations, keeping their heads in crises, and I was totally thrilled. She began with the modest ambition to learn to skate backwards and now is working on jumps. She has written science fiction since she was ten, spent ten years of her life teaching Latin and Ancient History on the high school level, before retiring to full time writing, and now does not have enough hours in the day to pursue all her interests. In her style of writing, the story is narrated in the third person, but the only things written about . Chanur Saga is a series of sci-fiction novels written by a bestselling American author of Science Fiction and Fantasy novels, C.J. Now she finds herself being chased and in loads of trouble thanks to her new found friend. Share. The Pride of Chanur is a first contact story, full of intrigue and space adventure, some battles, and introduction of a number of non-human alien species, some so different that even the other races of the trading Compact don't understand them or have dealings with them. Plus, they are freaking lions. The writing is stilted, the space tech stuff vaguely confusing, and we spent too much time in the MC's head including when she bathed and putting clothes or whatever. . Yet – until now – I have never read any of her books, I attempted her highly esteemed, I first read this in my teens, and was astounded. C. J. Cherryh (Author) › Visit Amazon's C. J. Cherryh Page. OK, enough of the plot, back to the character development. I've knocked a star off my earlier review, mainly because I'm a little bit more critical as a reader now. Gods look on them all.”. The Pride of Chanur is crewed by members of a felinoid race that were latecomers to space travel, interacting with about six other races *not* including humans for the most part. I am re-reading it after several years abstinence. Found insideNow in mass market, the twentieth book in the beloved Foreigner saga returns to the trials of diplomat Bren Cameron, as he navigates the tenuous peace he has struck between human refugees and the alien atevi. by Daw books, Book Club Edition (SFBC), Hardcover, 215 pages, Published June 1st 1989 We’d love your help. Chanur Series (No. For some reason, Pyanfar does not give him back and the fun begins - a wild romp across star systems. She and her crew, one of whom is her niece, are roped into a bizarre first contact situation when an unknown alien escapes from the clutches of a predatory kif hunter and takes refuge aboard her ship. This book written by C. J. Cherryh and published by D A W Books, Incorporated which was released on 24 August 2021 with total pages 694. Cherryh.The series is set in Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe on the other side of Earth from those novels. The series deals with the linguistic and psychological differences between the various civilizations featured, such as how the seven races who inhabit the area of space known as "The Compact . The Pride of Chanur (1981) - Hugo Award and Locus Award nominee, 1983; Chanur's Venture (1984) - Locus Award nominee, 1985; The Kif Strike Back (1985) . I don’t know about you, but I can’t exist on a reading diet of only serious, thoughtful books and this provided a fun, relaxing romp through the universe when I needed one. Despite its short length, it took me a really uncharacteristically long time to get through this one (but I'm also inclined to attribute that to the holidays + me being horrifically sleep-deprived this past week, so I started napping on the train instead of reading). A first contact with a new species held out immense potential for profit for the hani, but he was just a desirable to all the other races of the Compact. It is fast paced, complicated, engrossing fiction. This was the first science fiction novel I came across where the dominant pronoun in use for the entire story was "she". Cherryh. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif; The Pride of Chanur: 1982-01-00: C. J. Cherryh: DAW Books (DAW Collectors #464): -87997-694-2 / UE1694 / Science Fiction. It is a pretty easy read, and nothings super dense. This was the first science fiction novel I came across where the dominant pronoun in use for the entire story was "she". Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Pride of Chanur at Amazon.com. The Pride of Chanur. Found insideThe eighteenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences Alpha Station, orbiting the world of the atevi, has taken aboard five thousand human refugees from a destroyed ... Chanur's Homecoming finishes out the Chanur trilogy. Pyanfar lowered her ears at the thought, how little real the larger universe was to downworld hani, who had never thoroughly imagined what had almost happened to them; who heard about the terrible damage to the station as they might hear about some earthquake in a remote area of the globe, shaking their heads in sympathy and regretting it, but not personally touched—worried for their own kin, of course worried; and there would be hugging and sympathy at homecoming. Is deadly to humans ( P ) 2012 Audible, Inc.. Devil to the character development sci-fi it! 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