I've read the whole series about half a dozen times, and they make more and more sense (in terms of the political maneuvering). That kif who was in command out there—she was certain beyond question that it was Akukkakk of Hinukku, who had come ahead to stake out Urtur to be waiting for them—once that kif knew they had gotten through, he would be checking all his backtime records, sniffing through everything hoping to catch some missed trace of The Pride’s arrival. Really gripping, supurb tale of first contact, told exclusively from an alien point of view it is an amazing novel. The Chanur novels are a series of five science fiction novels, forming three separate stories, written by American author C. J. Cherryh and published by DAW Books between 1981 and 1992. Along came a sci-fi pick it for me challenge - and it was picked. The detail in this series foretells that of the larger Foreigner series, her massive and still progressing effort. Her works all share this similar vein and. DNF at 40%. This is another thoroughly involving adventure tale, showcasing her talent for popu. But if you like some good and new takes on alien species and politics, this is the one for you. 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 Chanur novels is a series of five science fiction novels (forming three separate stories) written by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh and published by DAW Books between 1981 and 1992. Read The Paladin and you'll never settle for another ordinary sword-wielding female." 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.". 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). . It is classic Cherryh, a master at alien-human and alien-alien interactions. The other races are unique and fascinating in their own rights, even though I have a perverse soft spot for the cold-blooded kif. 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. An old favorite. Knnn ships observe no lane regulations or instructions, and no one is about to challenge them on the point. That made it an enjoyable book to read. An old favorite. she just dumps you into the deep end and from there it's catch as catch can. The Pride of Chanur is my first Cherryh and I must say, I enjoyed myself a lot. 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. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creatu…. —Faren Miller LOCUS, At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). This was the least engaging of Cherryh's novels I've read. This was the first science fiction novel I came across where the dominant pronoun in use for the entire story was "she". It had been a few years since I had last read the books, so I decided to pick the first one up again. Cherryh, who’s quickly become one of my favorite SFF authors, this book is packed with ideas and features remarkably wrought sequences. the chanur saga: volume one the pride of chanur c. j. cherryh daw titles by c.j. "The Pride of Chanur" is a story about an interstellar merchant ship whose captain chooses to rescue a human. Create One-Time Secret Message. I'm looking for more authors who write what B&N called "sociological" sci-fi. 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. Some are barely comprehensible to others. 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. You get a ton of more cultural development on top of the main character development. Shoka felt cold, cold all the way to the bones. There's definitely an internal logic at work. probably since it was actually written. A loom is gathering dust and needs rethreading, a wooden ship model awaits construction, and the cats demand their own time much more urgently. He steals aboard another ship that belongs to the Chanur (tiger people is how I thought of them). 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. Number 144 on my SFF reading project list. It is a pretty easy read, and nothings super dense. 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. This edition has a corrected text and a new introduction. For the information this fugitive held could be the ruin or glory of any of the species at Meetpoint Station. I stopped three times to read other books start to end till I finally finished this one. I was intrigued enough to pick it up again. The crew of the Pride of Chanur make first contact with a new species when one of them seeks refuge aboard their ship. The Pride of Chanur. . 2.5 stars. It is fast paced, complicated, engrossing fiction. Ms. Cherryh is the master of making me believe a human is the alien. she just dumps you into the deep end and from there it's catch as catch can. 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. 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. I enjoyed it and have the series in my home library. "No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Pride of Chanur. Cherryh's aliens are *very* alien. This omnibus contains the first three novels in C.J. 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). 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. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. This is soft sci-fi/fantasy. About The Chanur Saga. Not The Pride, she swore, and not Pyanfar Chanur. 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. Now you've come back ...", "It's gripping drama, tightly focussed and inexorable as Taizu herself. But if I had sent—and Ghita had known—you understand—" Reidi gave an uncomfortable twitch of the shoulders. There are men who've committed their lives to this— We didn't know the hour. The ship and its crew are from the planet Anuurn which is inhabited by a race of bipedal lions who call themselves "hani." I liked a lot of things about this, but I found the prose muddled and unsatisfying, as I sometimes do with Cherryh. Cherryh has an amazing ability to craft cultures that are both believable and completely alien. This omnibus contains the first three novels in C.J. It deals with species interactions set in space. Naked-hided, blunt toothed and blunt-fingered, Tull… Go to Saukendar. There she is … I'm most impressed by Cherryh's aliens and their societies. I enjoyed the story the first time I read it and I keep going back and reading this series again and again. Pyanfar Chanur, captain of the merchant ship. 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. This was such a great idea. This is an old series that came out when I was a kid. It had been a few years since I had last read the books, so I decided to pick the first one up again. A lone human escapes a alien ship where he was being held captive along with 3 other humans (now dead). . No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. I am re-reading it after several years abstinence. The Pride of Chanur is the initial standalone book, telling the story of Tully's arrival on the ship and its aftermath. She began. As is typical of the work of C.J. 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. 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 … It’s frustrating, because her settings are fantastic. "Not to us, either. 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. Her hobbies include travel, photography, reef culture, Mariners baseball, and, a late passion, figure skating: she intends to compete in the adult USFSA track. - 60 x 40 cm (23.4 inches height, 15,6 inches width) - acrylic and airbrush on paper (fabriano 5, 300 g/m2) - cover for the C.J.Cherryh book "The Pride of Chanur", publisher Algoritam, Croatia Milivoj Ćeran Pride of Chanur. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. For the first time, I read about a group of women flying spaceships, conducting trade, managing complicated political. 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. I have complete respect for Cherryh. Cherryh has won four Hugos and is one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. We’d love your help. But they set the world in order by replanting the garden and seeing Kohan fed. If you want to start a Main/ThePrideofChanur page, just click the edit button above. But if you've never read any of Cherryh's writing, this is a great novel to start with! Finity's End and Other Songs of the Station TradeOff-Centaur Press - 1985 - OCP-45Out of Print - Company DefunctProducer: Teri LeeSr. 2.5 stars. 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. The Pride of Chanur And there was no chance that one of those ships incoming from Meetpoint would turn out to be hani, and relieve them all of that weight of … 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.) by DAW. Cherryh (DAW Books) No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. This time he has to listen, they said. Of course the word came to me. Simply click any of the direct download buttons below for instant access. We have Chanur Saga: The Pride of Chanur / Chanur's Venture / the Kif Strike Back available now to read in the superior epub and mobi formats! Want to Read. Looking for a free download of Chanur Saga: The Pride of Chanur / Chanur's Venture / the Kif Strike Back by the author C. J. Cherryh in pdf?. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. ‎ 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. An all-female crew of cat people finds a poor lost human male. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. 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. 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. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the Main namespace are tropes and should be created through the YKTTW system. 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. It is fast paced, complicated, engrossing fiction. Shelving menu. What tags are associated with this series? The Hani, the cat people you see on the cover, are the main focus. You can read books purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser. I first read this in my teens, and was astounded. His horse shifted again. Bands of mercenaries traveling under imperial orders. "Pride of Chanur" by Leslie Fishencoded from "Quarks & Quests" originally from "Finity's EndBased on the book "Pride of Chanur" by C.J. This is a reread for me, but I first read this series over ten years ago. They urged me to send to you. 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. Cherryh's aliens are *very* alien. OK, enough of the plot, back to the character development. The Pride of Chanur is a book that can be read in one or two sittings. The Emperor'sseal, and the Regent's orders. This book has been on my radar for a long time . Cherryh's Chanur series: Pride of Chanur, Chanur's Venture, and The Kif Strike Back. I last read this when it was released by SFBC about 1985. 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. C.J. 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.”. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. As is typical of the work of C.J. [This is an old review I'm just now adding to GR.]. It is suspected in some quarters that the knnn may have been the origin of much of the technology of the Compact. This was the first science fiction novel I came across where the dominant pronoun in use for the entire story was "she". 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. Some are barely comprehensible to others. The downside to this is that it may not be to the taste of everyone but, if one sticks with the story, the reader is rewarded with a tale rich in imagery, vision, and plot. She began with the modest ambition to learn to skate backwards and now is working on jumps. The Pride of Chanur. 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. Cherryh has an amazing ability to craft cultures that are both believable and completely alien. About The Pride of Chanur 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 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. 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. I enjoyed it and have the series in my home library. Cherryh (DAW Books) No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. She is the author of more than forty novels. Don't put in redirects for shows, books, etc.. 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. I liked this series! This felt like a mediocre late 70's/early 80's sci-fi TV series made for teenagers. 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 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. ‎ 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. This classic adventure series features interstellar politics, a spacefaring fugitive, and first contact with a strange race known as “humans.” There's definitely an inter. As written in other reviews, Cherryh tends to dump the reader into a situation at which point it's sink or swim. The Pride of Chanur is the initial standalone book, telling the story of Tully's arrival on the ship and its aftermath. The Pride of Chanur. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. It's still a great immersive read. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published This is soft sci-fi/fantasy. 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. 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. The Compact is at peace, thanks to a treaty brokered by Pyanfar Chanur, elevating her to the position of President of Compact Space. I mean, you can't let a male out of the ship! The other races are unique and fascinating in their own rights, even though I have a perverse soft spot for the cold-blooded kif. I've picked it up a few times and been unable to get into it. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. "There are men ready to follow you, lord Saukendar. I am sure there are people who will not enjoy it too much. More than enough alien psychology, Machiavellian politics, and culture shock to keep things interesting. This was a rollicking good space opera--lots of alien life forms, plots of intrigue, plenty of things going boom! Currently resident in Spokane, Washington, C.J. Praise. No one at Meetpoint Station had ever seen a creature like the Outsider. Refresh and try again. Novel-novel The Chanur adalah sebuah serial lima novel fiksi ilmiah, yang membentuk tiga cerita terpisah, yang ditulis oleh pengarang Amerika C. J. Cherryh dan diterbitkan oleh DAW Books antara 1981 dan 1992. Shelve The Pride of Chanur. Seriously, I felt like I was reading David Weber's stuff, though not as annoying. 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’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. “You know its shape, since you have it. Not to many of us. 1 Used from$9.255 New from$8.11. [C J Cherryh] -- A human finds refuge on a spaceship operated by catlike beings. Hired killers. 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 … What I most enjoyed about the series is how each of the major races that. 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. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies, Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Science Fiction / Alien Contact, By purchasing this item, you are transacting with Google Payments and agreeing to the Google Payments, "Does it seem reasonable to you that a Regency continues—into an Emperor's thirtieth year ". The best ever human as alien book. 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. 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 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 I've read the whole series about half a dozen times, and they make more and more sense (in terms of the political maneuvering). 30 editions. This is a re-read of the book for me. Novel pertama dalam serial tersebut adalah The Pride of Chanur (1981), yang dinominasikan untuk Penghargaan Hugodan Penghargaan Locus pada 1983. That outsider's view of our species is a refreshing twist. Please follow the detailed, Cookies help us deliver our services. 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. Cherryh has won four Hugos and is one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. 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'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. More than enough alien psychology, Machiavelli. They're truly alien, and have been rendered with care. 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 While stopping at a space trading station a mysterious creature dashes into their ship. CJ Cherryh doesn't take a lot of time to fill you in on the background in her worlds. This classic adventure series features interstellar politics, a spacefaring fugitive, and first contact with a strange race known as "humans.