It should have been the ideal existence for hiffy, her fondest dream fulfilled, but instead the young captains increasingly hardpressed to take care of her ships business. The compact is at peace, thanks to a treaty brokered by pyanfar chanur, elevating her to a newly created position as president of compact space. The pride of chanur is the initial standalone book, telling the story of tullys arrival on. It s been a playground for such legends in the field as cj cherryh and the current franchiseowner and hellioninchief, janet morris. The pride of chanur chanur s venture the kif strike back chanur s homecoming chanur s legacy cuckoo s egg serpent s reach cyteen all three in omnibus, but regenesis is a separate book downbelow station. Deal with the devil if the devil has a constituency and dont complain about the heat.
What cherryh does in the pride of chanur is to write this backwards. Pdf the chanur saga download full pdf book download. Cherryh 2 editions first published in 1993 download daisy. Chanurs legacy is the final book of chanur series, or maybe its better to call it. A friend recommended it in a conversation about favorite authors and i had to read it. When i took this book off my shelf, i was very surprised to discover that it is only 224 pages. C j cherryh chanur saga 01 the pride of chanur c j cherryh chanur saga 02 chanur s venture c j cherryh chanur saga 03 the kif strikes back c j cherryh chanur saga 04 chanur s homecoming c j cherryh chanur saga 05 chanur s legacy c j cherryh collected short fiction c j cherryh finisterre 01 rider at the gate.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Not comparing to her best work but are they worth for a fan of her sf books. She discovers that captaining a tradeship in the political shadow of her famous aunt py is no easy job. It was one of the first books id read with nonhuman characters playing a major role, and i was drawn in by ms. Cherryh celebrated it because the books were an elaboration of her untold stories and they were finally being jotted down in print.
The chanur saga, made up of the pride of chanur 1982. In her style of writing, the story is narrated in the third person, but the only things written about. So, when joe offered me the opportunity to submit a hellacious short story for consideration in an upcoming heroes in hell title, i was honoured, as well as challenged, by the thought of taking up the. The stcho are flighty but opaque, the kif are dangerous, the mahi are devious. These were followed by a later sequel, chanurs legacy 1992. Nominated for the locus sf award in 1985 this tale of a feline space traveling race has aged well. 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. Cherryhs 1981 1982 for the expanded version pride of.
The pride of chanur nominated for the hugo award for best novel. It stands on its own, but it certainly follows all the themes that run through the earlier novels. Chanurs legacy is a fitting conclusion to the chanur saga. Cherryh has crafted appealing world building with chanurs venture,the second of a four part series. There is interspecies, as well as internal politics involving pyanfar.
She has been a prolific science fiction and fantasy author since then, publishing over 80 novels, shortstory compilations, with continuing production as her blog attests. Cherryh 2 editions first published in 1986 not in library. If i remember correctly, this is the series that persuaded me cherryh really belongs somewhere at the top of the field. The pride of chanur is filled with tension and a fast paced multifaceted storyline. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Cherryh s masterful description of the various alien species cultures, and the interplay between them. Fifth in cherryh s hitherto paperback chanur seriesa clandynasty saga whose alien principals, unusually, are nearly all female, and featuring other alien species by the shipload amid a welter of interspecies politicking, maneuvering, haggling, and strife. Cherryh is superb at getting inside the heads of alien races, and telling stories from their perspective, which is rarely done this is at least the third time ive read this series, originally. A collection of other bizarre aliens barely coexist with them in a loose coalition known as the compact, and the series consists mostly of political manipulations. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. They dominate the sf bookshelf in my fav bookstore when i look for c for cherryh. Fast pace a busy 95 pages,modest body count and likable characters with locale moving back and forth between space stations and ship board, c. The five novels were also published in two omnibus editions. Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Pyanfars motto is, when confronted with vastly intelligent, aggressive politics. Then chanur s legacy is a sequel, not as directly connected to the story told in the first 4 novels. Your can drink the story from either cup or mix them together and get a hearty storyline. This classic adventure series features interstellar politics, a spacefaring fugitive, and first contact with a strange race known as humans. Cherryh, is an american writer of speculative fiction. The edges show light wear and the page edges show light soiling. Cherryh s ongoing foreigner universe series, selected books from the allianceunion universe, and more. Hiffy chanur, once a member of her aunts crew on the pride of chanur, is now captain of her own vessel, chanurs legacy.
Hilfy chanur of the catlike alien hani, head of the chanur clan, is captain of the ship chanurs legacy, having been appointed by her. Carolyn janice cherry born september 1, 1942, better known by the pen name c. Oh, it has the occasional tense moment, and even the occasional. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Pride of chanur, chanur s venture, and the kif strike back. I have the first 4 on my shelf and not the fifth, so as things stand im. When those aliens entities called humans sent their first exploration ship into compact space, the traditional power alliances of the seven compact races were. Cherryhs career began with publication of her first books in 1976, gate of ivrel and brothers of earth. The chanur novels is a series of five science fiction novels, forming three separate stories, written by american author c.
Chanurs legacy switches viewpoints to hilfy chanur, an ensemble character in the first. Hiffy chanur, once a member of her aunt s crew on the pride of chanur, is now captain of her own vessel, chanur s legacy. It should have been the ideal existence for hiffy, her fondest dream fulfilled, but instead the young captain s increasingly hardpressed to take care of her ship s business. Cherryth is a fourtime winner of the coveted hugo award and is one of today s bestselling and most critically acclaimed writers of fantasy and science fiction.
Eight years later, hilfy chanur, pyanfars niece, former crew member of the pride of chanur and captain of her own ship, chanurs legacy, arrives at meetpoint. Chanur s legacy is a funny bouncy novel about hilfy chanur and the stsho. She is the creator and author of the allianceunion universe including the chanur saga, the merovingen nights series, fortresstristen series and the foreigner series. When she was older, she learned to use a typewriter while triplemajoring in classics, latin, and greek. Cherryh explained that the characters in the books were an invention of hers when she was thirteen years old. Cherryh has 233 books on goodreads with 327612 ratings. Cherryh s books are both rollicking, actionpacked adventures and intellectual studies. Cherryh includes books the pride of chanur, chanur s venture, the kif strike back, and several more.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Hilfy chanur is the main character in chanurs legacy. Ive said before, i found chanurs legacy to be a fine but not really necessary sequel. Cherryh s work and some how this series escaped my notice. Cherryh science fiction books when you shop the largest online selection at. Do something totally irrational and let the enemy think himself to death. Partly, no doubt, because i read the first one at least a couple of years before moving on.
Captain hilfy chanur of the chanurs legacy is just trying to make a living in the shadow of her aunt, effective ruler of compact space. Cherryh used her not insignificant writing talents to return us to the universe of hani and kif. Cherryh would add to this series as it is one that cries out for more books to be written to feed the addiction to the chanur universe that this series. By mere chance, the hani trading ship pride of chanur is boarded by a. No one at meetpoint station had ever seen a creature like the. Several themes recur throughout the works of american science fiction and fantasy author c. The 5th and most recent of cj cherryhs chanur saga, chanurs legacy is very much in the vein of cherryhs previous work. Cherryh s eponymous series, foreigner, begins an epic tale of the survivors of a lost spacecraft who crashland on a planet inhabited by a hostile, sentient alien race.
Cherryh and published by daw books between 1981 and 1992. I found the chanur saga at the local library only 1 copy in the system and luckily found chanurs endgame on. One of the things i really liked about chanur s legacy was the deeper insight into the stsho. See the complete chanur series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. So as long as were begging you to consider plot lines, ill put in my plug. Cherryh is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Printdisabled access available the kif strike back allianceunion universe by c. And now i have to free up some space on my ipad to hold them. A novel of compact space and millions of other books are available for instant access. If you just look at pride, it s very selfcontained. I actually think of the series as 1 3 1 instead of 4 1. This is a cherryh hallmark of course, but chanur reads with much more.