The Pride of Chanur
This is the first in a 5 or 6 book series. These stories are from the late 70's and 80's. The Author is C.J. Cherryh.
If you have ever read any Sci-Fi, then you have heard of her, read a book vetted by her, or read something by one of the authors that she has promoted.
These stories are based in this universe (mostly) and in the future and introduce us to a bunch of "new" races. We are the new comers to this part of space and stumble into the middle of the tension between these other races.
The tale is told from the point of view of one of the other races, in particular a captain of a trader ship, assumes that we are smart enough to jump into the middle of a story and learn as we go, and tells a wild tale of trust, hope, and politics.
Added: Sunday, November 30, 2003 Reviewer: callei Score: Hits: 962
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