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 Foreigner - C.J. Cherryh
Newest Review: ... the others are foreigners, and must adapt. This becomes a matter of life and death, as he becomes the target of an ... more  ... assasin.Who is after him, what is their motive, and can he avert a war between the humans and the atevi?
Once again Cherryh shows just why she is considered one of the modern grandmasters of science fiction. Her world is fully nuanced, complete with fully realised animals and ecosystem as well as a complex alien civilisation. When reading this book, you feel as if you are there, standing in this place, and feel the bafflement and aloneness felt by Bren. You can almost hear the noises, and smell the breeze, so vividly detailed...more |
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Foreigner - C.J. Cherryh: If Tigers Learned to Speak (876 words)
by - written on 30/10/07 (Very useful, 89 readings)
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What would happen if humans became lost in unfamiliar territory and stranded on a habitable planet in uncharted territory? And what if that world already had an indigenous and rather advanced civilisation? C. J. Cherryh once more launches us into thought provoking sci fi with the best elements of space opera, the twists and turns of the best spy thrillers, and the psychological insight worthy of the best mystery thriller. This very scenario plays out in Foreigner, with a well equipped crew setting out on a mission, only to suffer catastrophe, ending up far off in uncharted space, upon an alien world. Their descendents remain in their own settlement, barely tolerated by ... Read the complete review
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