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). Pyanfar Chanur, captain of the merchant ship. A dozen years of peace have passed in the city of White Gryphon - providing well deserved and much needed security for the people who had lost their homes in the magical Cataclysm which killed the Mage Urtho, creator of the gryphons. For the first time, I read about a group of women flying spaceships, conducting trade, managing complicated political. It is suspected in some quarters that the knnn may have been the origin of much of the technology of the Compact. I also recommend it to readers at the bookstore where I work as the best introduction to Ms. Cherryh's work. While stopping at a space trading station a mysterious creature dashes into their ship. "Does it seem reasonable to you that a Regency continues—into an Emperor's thirtieth year ". It is a pretty easy read, and nothings super dense. It can be tough to understand what's going on at times, but basically it's a fast-moving action-adventure story which has a breathless momentum that drags you along in its wake. Cherryh, C. J. 30 editions. We’d love your help. This is another thoroughly involving adventure tale, showcasing her talent for populating her stories with richly authentic characters, and I look forward to continuing the journey with the Chanur in its sequels. I tried to get a messenger down the road to you when I knew you'd left Mon.... We believed you'd come back to deal with Ghita and his partisans.". The first volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien crew of spaceship The Pride of Chanur and the human Tully. You can read books purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser. CJ Cherryh doesn't take a lot of time to fill you in on the background in her worlds. The science fiction is pretty real, in regards to potential velocities and travel between the stars, travel in a solar system, communication over vast distances, etc. Her works all share this similar vein and. Number 144 on my SFF reading project list. "Not to us, either. It deals with species interactions set in space. His horse shifted again. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Prologue The cavern was dense with smoke. What’s most fascinating here is the rendering of several new species of aliens and their societies; and Cherryh’s unusual approach of telling a first contact story from the point of view of the aliens rather than the humans works incredibly well. 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. But they set the world in order by replanting the garden and seeing Kohan fed. Take a look at the book cover. I first read this in my teens, and was astounded. An all-female crew of cat people finds a poor lost human male. The Captain comes to the conclusion that it is being chased by, and has escaped from the Kif who are another set of unpleasant aliens. "There are men ready to follow you, lord Saukendar. She is the author of more than forty novels. Maybe not the best choice for my first C.J. This book has been on my radar for a long time . A Pride Of Princes. What I most enjoyed about the series is how each of the major races that we meet from the different star systems, have a well developed sense of culture, language and beliefs. "I had no true hope that you'd come. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the Main namespace are tropes and should be created through the YKTTW system. Try Gods look on them all.”. The Captain comes to the conclusion that it is being chased by, and has escaped from the Kif who are another set of unpleasant aliens. Pyanfar Chanur, captain of the merchant ship Pride of Chanur is a hani -- a vaguely leonine humanoid species, one of the seven intelligent species that form the Compact (more of a loose trading affiliation than an actual government); other species include the mahendo'sat, the stsho, the kif (altogether bad news, those) and the really exotic methane breathers: knnn, t'ca and chi. This was such a great idea. The Hani, the cat people you see on the cover, are the main focus. 2.5 stars. Please follow the detailed, Cookies help us deliver our services. If you like hard sci fi, you'll love this series. More than enough alien psychology, Machiavellian politics, and culture shock to keep things interesting. Hello, Sign in. This is a re-read of the book for me. As is typical of the work of C.J. There she is … Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Not The Pride, she swore, and not Pyanfar Chanur. I liked this series! It should have been the ideal existence for Hiffy, her fondest dream fulfilled, but instead the young captain's increasingly hard-pressed to take care of her ship's … I mean, you can't let a male out of the ship! ‎ The first volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien crew of spaceship The Pride of Chanur and the human Tully. Cherryh, who’s quickly become one of my favorite SFF authors, this book is packed with ideas and features remarkably wrought sequences. Cart What’s most fascinating here is the rendering of several new species of aliens and their societies; and Cherryh’s unusual approach of telling a first contact story from the point of view of the aliens rather than the humans works incredibly well. A loom is gathering dust and needs rethreading, a wooden ship model awaits construction, and the cats demand their own time much more urgently. 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. Seriously, I felt like I was reading David Weber's stuff, though not as annoying. The Pride of Chanur by C. J. Cherryh, 1982, DAW Books edition, How do we stop such a thing How do we prevent it—when every lord able to lead is apprehended, assassinated, when they strip us of men, even boys out of the fields—go to Saukendar, some said. The detail in this series foretells that of the larger Foreigner series, her massive and still progressing effort. C.J. Cherryh read. I had never read a science fiction or a fantasy novel until then where women were anything but props for the main male character, nothing more than helpmates (disgusting idea) or punching bags (even worse idea). I've been reading her for almost thirty years and I've made it through most of her novels, but as with most writers and their works, there are a few you can immediately connect with and a few you can't. But if you've never read any of Cherryh's writing, this is a great novel to start with! The science fiction is pretty real, in regards to potential velocities and travel between the stars, travel in a solar system, communication over vast distances, etc. The five books in the series, The Pride of Chanur, Chanur’s Adventure, Chanur’s Homecoming, The Kif Strike Back, and Chanur’s Legacy form three separate stories. We only believed. She is the author of more than forty novels. Knnn ships observe no lane regulations or instructions, and no one is about to challenge them on the point. Hired killers. I am re-reading it after several years abstinence. There's definitely an inter. This created entity encompasses both great good and great evil, but it slowly turns away from its creators and towards evil. Currently resident in Spokane, Washington, C.J. The Pride of Chanur Skytech Shadow Gaming Computer PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 3 3100, GTX 1660 6G, 16GB DDR4 3000, 1TB SSD, A520 Motherboard… $ 1,149.99 OSGEAR Internal 12.7mm SATA 3D 6X Blu-RAY BD Combo Reader 25GB 50GB 100GB DVDRW DVD CD RW ROM Laptop Slim PC ODD Tray… $ 19.99 2.5 stars. Hmmm. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. It’s frustrating, because her settings are fantastic. Of course the word came to me. Currently resident in Spokane, Washington, C.J. I've knocked a star off my earlier review, mainly because I'm a little bit more critical as a reader now. Definitely a high 3.5 stars, but not quite a 4 for me, Cherryh’s _The Pride of Chanur_ combines space opera with some gritty “hard-ish” sf elements in the beginning of a saga that deals with the political and economic ramifications of first contact. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creatu…. Her hobbies include travel, photography, reef culture, Mariners baseball, and, a late passion, figure skating: she intends to compete in the adult USFSA track. There are men who've committed their lives to this— We didn't know the hour. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. It g Don't put in redirects for shows, books, etc.. She works constantly, researches mostly on the internet, and has books stacked up and waiting to be written. It deals with species interactions set in space. But if I had sent—and Ghita had known—you understand—" Reidi gave an uncomfortable twitch of the shoulders. Refresh and try again. This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. 2.5 stars. 251 147 455KB Read more. These remain modern Space Opera at its best. 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. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. Hello, Sign in. I last read this when it was released by SFBC about 1985. Create One-Time Secret Message. They are also trying to keep him alive while being chased by a race, the Kif, who had captured and tortured him in the first place before he escaped. The Pride of Chanur Publisher's Summary No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. The Pride of Chanur Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. This is another thoroughly involving adventure tale, showcasing her talent for popu. Cherryh (DAW Books) No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. 281 174 278KB Read more. This is an old series that came out when I was a kid. The best ever human as alien book. Cover: The Pride of Chanur by David A. Cherry Notes: Trade edition of 850 copies (plus 350 copies of the limited edition with the same ISBN.) This is soft sci-fi/fantasy. But the inhabitants of White Gryphon have not forgotten their long struggles, and have trained an elite guard force, the Silver Gryphons, to protect their city, and if necessary, to join with the army of the Black Kings for mutual defense. But only by uniting do the Scouts, their starcats, and the Starlyne have any chance of surviving, and time is running out for the people of Frontier. They're truly alien, and have been rendered with care. . I am sure there are people who will not enjoy it too much. The final volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain Hiffy Chanur. she just dumps you into the deep end and from there it's catch as catch can. I am re-reading it af. Now you've come back ...", "It's gripping drama, tightly focussed and inexorable as Taizu herself. Not to many of us. Chanur Saga is a series of sci-fiction novels written by a bestselling American author of Science Fiction and Fantasy novels, C.J. Cherryh has won four Hugos and is one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. probably since it was actually written. Eventually their most intelligent members create an offspring. Pride. 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. Welcome back. The Compact is at peace, thanks to a treaty brokered by Pyanfar Chanur, elevating her to the position of President of Compact Space. What I most enjoyed about the series is how each of the major races that. This was the first science fiction novel I came across where the dominant pronoun in use for the entire story was "she". This is a reread for me, but I first read this series over ten years ago. The Pride of Chanur by C. J. Cherryh, 1987, Phantasia Press edition, in English - 1st Phantasia Press ed. See 2 questions about The Pride of Chanur…, LG (A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions), got its own section in Cherryh's Wikipedia article, The Pride of Chanur (7/20): Finished Reading **Spoilers OK**, The Pride of Chanur (7/20): Roll Call & First Impressions **NO spoilers**, April 2018 meeting - "Pride of Chanur" by C. J. Cherryh, Jeff VanderMeer's Climate Fiction Reading List. Hello, Sign in. Start by marking “The Pride of Chanur (Chanur #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. It can be tough to understand what's going on at times, but basically it's a fast-moving action-adventure story which has a breathless momentum that drags you along in its wake. Cart 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. It had been a few years since I had last read the books, so I decided to pick the first one up again. We were ready to make that objection—when lord Gitu overran Yijang and Hua.... Assassinations, elsewhere. The other races are unique and fascinating in their own rights, even though I have a perverse soft spot for the cold-blooded kif. Along came a sci-fi pick it for me challenge - and it was picked. I've read the whole series about half a dozen times, and they make more and more sense (in terms of the political maneuvering). The entity is called either the Dweller or the Shining One. He steals aboard another ship that belongs to the Chanur (tiger people is how I thought of them). The crew of the Pride of Chanur make first contact with a new species when one of them seeks refuge aboard their ship. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? But if you like some good and new takes on alien species and politics, this is the one for you. If you want to start a Main/ThePrideofChanur page, just click the edit button above. 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. [This is an old review I'm just now adding to GR.]. The woman stepped through and dutifully it followed, purling in her wake. . The Pride of Chanur PureFix Mac USB C Hub, Thunderbolt 3 to USB C Multiport Adapter for MacBook Pro & MacBook Air, 5-in-2 Dongle with 4K… $ 16.99 Dell Optiplex 7070 Micro Micro Tower Desktop, Intel Core 8th Gen i5-8600, 8GB (1x8GB) RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro… $ 720.00 Cherryh. OK, enough of the plot, back to the character development. The Pride of Chanur. —Faren Miller LOCUS, At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). 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. She really worked out things down to the type of clothes they wear, how they talk and think, everything. Love the series but this one is comfort food for me and I reread it all the time. Nobody in this part of space has ever encountered a human being before, so the crew take pity on the poor creature. Want to Read. - Chanur 1 - The Pride of Chanur_289. 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. Pride of Chanur. I enjoyed the story the first time I read it and I keep going back and reading this series again and again. Her hobbies include travel, photography, reef culture, Mariners baseball, and, a late passion, figure skating: she intends to compete in the adult USFSA track. We see the struggle of the characters to understand each other and to interact with other species,especially when the language and actions of some species are so different as to be incomprehensible and the arrival of the stowaway will have an impact on relationships within the … No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. I had never read a science fiction or a fantasy novel until then where women were anything but props for the main male character, nothing more than helpmates (disgusting idea) or punching bags (even worse idea). Praise for the Chanur novels: “Furiously paced action… intricate, interesting, precarious alien politics.”—Publishers Weekly “Like the other Chanur novels, Chanur’s Legacy is a lively tale of swashbuckling capitalism in space…This new series offers good reading and genuine fun.”—Locus “Cherryh has given us an alien psychology story, and she has done a grand job. I enjoyed it and have the series in my home library. An old favorite. This was the first science fiction novel I came across where the dominant pronoun in use for the entire story was "she". Shelving menu. All of these novels are timeless and are a relief from the masses of dystopic Sci-Fi infesting the bookshelves today. In this first volume of the Chanur saga we follow the exploits of a crew of Hani (lion-like aliens) on the eponymous merchant space freighter, C.J. “You know its shape, since you have it. Buy The Pride of Chanur by online on Amazon.ae at best prices. The first volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien crew of spaceship The Pride of Chanur and the human Tully.No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. I will try the Foreigner series next, but I won't continue with the Chanur one. I have complete respect for Cherryh. . That outsider's view of our species is a refreshing twist. 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, treacher… Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Shelve The Pride of Chanur. "Pride of Chanur" by Leslie Fishencoded from "Quarks & Quests" originally from "Finity's EndBased on the book "Pride of Chanur" by C.J. It is a pretty easy read, and nothings super dense. This time he has to listen, they said. 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. The Pride of Chanur. Go to Saukendar. The first volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien crew of spaceship The Pride of Chanur and the human Tully. The first volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien crew of spaceship The Pride of Chanurand the human Tully. You get a ton of more cultural development on top of the main character development. Bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer is perhaps best known for his creepy sci-fi thriller Annihilation, which was made into a movie and kicked... To see what your friends thought of this book. 217 21 2MB Read more. She began with the modest ambition to learn to skate backwards and now is working on jumps. I'm looking for more authors who write what B&N called "sociological" sci-fi. I enjoyed it and have the series in my home library. I was intrigued enough to pick it up again. The Chanur novels are written as unusually realistic space opera, with much less ship-to-ship shooting than coercion, manipulation, politics, pride contests, and clashing economic interests interspersed with species-to-species miscommunication and misunderstanding. An old favorite. I liked a lot of things about this, but I found the prose muddled and unsatisfying, as I sometimes do with Cherryh. Even as Shanna and her friends struggle to master their new gifts before the Garsal enslave them all, Council infighting threatens the new alliance. What tags are associated with this series? Bands of mercenaries traveling under imperial orders. The Pride of Chanur (1981) is a standalone novel followed by a trilogy (Chanur’s Venture, The Kif Strike Back and Chanur’s Homecoming) and then another standalone volume, Chanur’s Legacy. They have a very well developed way of acting and thinking that is totally realistic when you look at lions and your basic house cats. The Pride of Chanur is one of the most beloved books in the canon of perennial fan-favorite author C. J. Cherryh, a writer whose stock among the SF reading public is so high she’s regarded as something like a conquering hero.Her stories have a great deal of appeal, but I’m not terribly enthusiastic about her actual writing in this book.I’ll elaborate shortly. I'm most impressed by Cherryh's aliens and their societies. 1 Used from$9.255 New from$8.11. The Emperor'sseal, and the Regent's orders. That you would refuse any such petitions—", "It's my village, m'lord—as the Regent pointed out to me again and again, and threatened my life should you leave that mountain. Cherryh has an amazing ability to craft cultures that are both believable and completely alien. This felt like a mediocre late 70's/early 80's sci-fi TV series made for teenagers. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. she just dumps you into the deep end and from there it's catch as catch can. Finity's End and Other Songs of the Station TradeOff-Centaur Press - 1985 - OCP-45Out of Print - Company DefunctProducer: Teri LeeSr. This is a re-read of the book for me. . [the kif left, since I had thought they were winning. Cherryh has won four Hugos and is one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. That outsider's view of our species is a refreshing twist. 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. “The Pride of Chanur” by CJ Cherryh. I enjoyed the appendix more, which describes the aliens, compared with the rest of the book. He is too excitable to fend for himself! 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. Read The Paladin and you'll never settle for another ordinary sword-wielding female." Praise. This is an old series that came out when I was a kid. 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. C. J. Cherryh - Chanur 01 - The Pride of 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. This was a rollicking good space opera--lots of alien life forms, plots of intrigue, plenty of things going boom! Literature/The Pride Of Chanur; If you meant one of those, just click and go. Want to Read. I stopped three times to read other books start to end till I finally finished this one. She began. January 5th 1982 Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Cherryh, who’s quickly become one of my favorite SFF authors, this book is packed with ideas and features remarkably wrought sequences. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. The Moon Pool deals with an advanced race which has developed within the Earth's core. The Garsal have landed and Frontier has changed forever. Naked-hided, blunt toothed and blunt-fingered, Tull… It is fast paced, complicated, engrossing fiction. I've read the whole series about half a dozen times, and they make more and more sense (in terms of the political maneuvering). . More than enough alien psychology, Machiavelli. 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. ‎No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. You'd indicated to the villagers—that you had no wish to hear from anyone. EMBED. CJ Cherryh doesn't take a lot of time to fill you in on the background in her worlds.

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