Cherryh is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Nakedhided, blunt toothed and bluntfingered, tully was the sole surviving member of his company of humans. I believe that there are also plans to release all five books as individual ebooks. The second volume of the chanur saga, set in the allianceunion universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain pyanfar chanur and her human crewmate tully. In this sequel to the pride of chanur, pyanfar chanur and her human companion, tully, must sensitive complex interstellar politics without getti. C j cherryh chanur saga 01 the pride of chanur c j cherryh chanur saga 02 chanurs venture c j cherryh chanur saga 03 the kif strikes back c j cherryh chanur saga 04 chanurs homecoming c j cherryh chanur saga 05 chanurs legacy c j cherryh collected short fiction c j cherryh finisterre 01 rider at the gate. The kif strike back nashville public library overdrive. The pride of chanur 1981 hugo and locus sf award nominee, 1983. The characters are great and the protagonist is a grumpy spacefaring ships captain with a nostalgic affection for her planetbound family and a deepseated affection for her spacefaring crew based on trust and experience. Cherryh recalled that it was begging of a new dawn since a book she wrote had actually gotten a break through.
The nook book ebook of the the pride of chanur by c. The arrangement soon becomes a tangle of interstellar intrigue as hilfy and her crew battle kidnappers, assassins, and smooth politicians while fighting their. Apr 21, 2020 author of the faded sun, foreigner, the pride of chanur, hestia, wave without a shore, fortress in the eye of time, faery in shadow, rusalka. C j cherryh a human finds refuge on a spaceship operated by catlike beings.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the pride of chanur. The chanur novels are written as unusually realistic space opera, with much less shiptoship shooting than coercion, manipulation, politics, pride contests, and clashing economic interests interspersed with speciestospecies miscommunication and misunderstanding. The whole business was unpalatable, in all its ramifications. I actually think of the series as 1 3 1 instead of 4 1. When tully, a fugitive from a spaceship captured by the arrogant, insectlike kif, takes refuge on the pride of chanur, a merchant vessel belonging to a clan of the lionlike hani, pyanfar, its captain, gives him shelter, in spite of all the dangers she and her crew will face. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read chanurs homecoming. The first novel in the series is the pride of chanur 1981, which was nominated for both the hugo and locus awards in 1983. The final volume of the chanur saga, set in the allianceunion universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain hiffy chanur. The first volume of the chanur saga, set in the allianceunion universe, featuring the alien crew of spaceship the pride of chanur and the human tully. Pride of chanur, chanur s venture, and the kif strike back. The pride of chanur, chanurs venture, and the kif strike back. Cherryh captures the gutwrenching dilemma of the pride of chanur, a ship crewed by a handful of catlike people.
Downbelow station 1981 merchanters luck 1982 rimrunners 1989 heavy time 1991 hellburner. The pride of chanur and millions of other books are available for instant access. No one at meetpoint station had ever seen a creature like the outsider. Hilfy chanur, young captain of the merchant ship chanurs legacy, accepts a commission from a dignitary on the planet meetpoint to deliver a religious artifact to nearby urtur station. 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. Chanurs endgame this omnibus contains the final two chanur novels, chanurs homecoming and chanurs legacy.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Chanurs venture king county library system overdrive. Cherryh and published by daw books between 1981 and 1992. Cherryh books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Author of the faded sun, foreigner, the pride of chanur, hestia, wave without a shore, fortress in the eye of time, faery in shadow, rusalka. The pride of chanur 1981 is a standalone novel followed by a trilogy chanurs venture, the kif strike back and chanurs homecoming and. Whatever it was and wherever it came from, the creature was educated. To ask other readers questions about the pride of chanur, please sign up.
She planned to write since the age of ten, and when she was older, learned to use a typewriter while triplemajoring in classics, latin, and greek. The first volume of the chanur saga, set in the allianceunion universe, featuring the alien crew of spaceship the pride. The chanur saga for the first time in one volume is cherryhs classic adventure of interstellar politics, a spacefaring fugitive, and first contact with a strange race known as humans. This omnibus edition includes three complete novels. The beginning of the chanur trilogy that picks up from the pride of chanur, which was a complete story by itself. Cherryh, is the author of more than 70 books, including the hugo awardwinning novels downbelow station and cyteen, both set in her allianceunion universe. Chanurs endgame 2007 singlevolume edition of the above two books. Cherryhs masterful description of the various alien species cultures, and the interplay between them. Publishers weekly like the other chanur novels, chanurs legacy is a lively tale of swashbuckling capitalism in spacethis new series offers good reading and genuine fun. In 1964, she received a bachelor of arts degree in latin from the university of oklahoma phi beta kappa, with academic specializations in archaeology, mythology, and the history of engineering. This groundbreaking series chronicles the compelling first contact between humans and multiple alien races, and is noted for its unique viewpoint. Cherryh was met with little luck until in 1975, when donald a. When the kif seized hilfy and tully, hani and human crewmembers of the pride of chanur, they issued a challenge pyanfar, the captain of the pride.
The pride of chanur is filled with tension and a fast paced multifaceted storyline. And by giving shelter to tully, the only human survivor of his mission, pyanfar chanur, captain of the pride of chanur, jeopardized the safety of her ship and her crew by placing them at the center of a deadly political maelstrom. J download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The chanur novels is a series of five science fiction novels, forming three separate stories, written by american author c. Nakedhided, blunt toothed and bluntfingered, 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. The chanur saga 2000 singlevolume edition of the above three books. Currently, if you want to purchase pride, daw offers it as part of the omnibus the chanur saga which includes pride plus the first two books of the chanurs venture trilogy. It was one of the first books id read with nonhuman characters playing a major role, and i was drawn in by ms.
Nakedhided, blunt toothed and bluntfingered, 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. Partly, no doubt, because i read the first one at least a couple of years before moving on. Tully was the sole surviving member of his company a communicative, spacefaring species hitherto unknown and he was a prisoner of his discoverercaptors the sadistic, treacherous kif, until his escape onto the hani ship the pride of chanur. The pride of chanur king county library system overdrive. The company was based in west bloomfield, michigan.
Chanur s endgame this omnibus contains the final two chanur novels, chanur s homecoming and chanur s legacy. She planned to write since the age of ten, and when she was older, learned to use a typewriter while triplemajoring in classics. She is the creator and author of the allianceunion universe including the chanur saga, the merovingen nights series, fortresstristen series and the foreigner series. The third volume of the chanur saga, set in the allianceunion universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain pyanfar chanur and her human crewmate tully. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the pride of chanur. She had affection for her but uncertainty, especially as the adventure heats up to life or death. Two years after the events of the previous book, pyanfar returns to meetpoint station with the hani spaceship the pride of chanur to find her comrades goldtooth and tully. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Locus cherryh has given us an alien psychology story, and she has done a grand job.
Cherryh is available at in several formats for your ereader. Pyanfar chanur, captain of the pride of chanur, jeopardized the safety of her ship and her crew by placing them at the center of a deadly political maelstrom. Hiffy chanur, once a member of her aunts crew on the pride of chanur, is now captain of her own vessel, chanur s legacy. In her style of writing, the story is narrated in the third person, but the only things written about. The pride of chanur is the introduction to the fascinating compact, a part of the allianceunion universe. Carolyn janice cherry, better known by the pen name c. The pride of chanur, chanur s venture, and the kif strike back. If i remember correctly, this is the series that persuaded me cherryh really belongs somewhere at the top of the field. The windfall of human trade has not materialized for chanur because of the treachery of the mahendosat. Wollhein bought the two manuscripts that she had submitted to daw books.
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. Hiffy chanur, once a member of her aunts crew on the pride of chanur, is now captain of her own vessel, chanurs legacy. The pride of chanur 1981 chanurs venture 1984 the kif strike back 1985 chanurs homecoming 1986 chanurs legacy 1992 publication order of allianceunion. Naked hided, blunt toothed and bluntfingered, tully was the sole surviving member of. A chanur, in station court with a howling mob of kif.
Jan 01, 1981 the pride of chanur is the introduction to the fascinating compact, a part of the allianceunion universe. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the pride of. The pride of chanur ebook the seattle public library. The compact is a trade agreement and region of space occupied by seven of the most unique and compelling alien species in writing.
Furiously paced action intricate, interesting, precarious alien politics. The kif strike back pima county public library overdrive. The pride of chanur, originally a standalone story, was followed by the chanurs. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. The first volume of the chanur saga, set in the allianceunion. Set a few years after prides conclusion, chanurs venture, the kif strike back, and chanurs homecoming, ratchet up the complications and danger of pride by an order of magnitude. Well, really, the single big book that 1980s marketing required be broken up into three books. Nakedhided, blunt toothed and bluntfingered, tully was the sole surviving m. Nakedhided, blunt toothed and bluntfingered, tully. Pride of chanur, chanurs venture, and the kif strike back. In this sequel to the pride of chanur, pyanfar chanur and her human companion, tully, must sensitive complex interstellar politics without getting caught in an allout war. Suddenly, a lone member of an unknown species appears.
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