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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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The first reading of this instalment - of what for me is my favourite Cherryh series so far - was like going on a long trip and wondering when I was going to get there, it taking a re-read of the first two in the series, and the second time around with this one to find it wasn't as drawn out as it seemed to be the first time. Foreigner is revisited by way of Bren being conscious of Jase's difficulties to assimilate with Atevi thinking and expectation. And the ongoing Jago - Bren relationship adds an element of romance to the proceedings, which is well used towards the end of Invader. An Alliance - Mosphei versus Union - Atevi element is also present, the political and social structure of the Atevi adding a further fantasy angle to it all. That's why I like this series so much, it's a well written and thought out mix of sci-fi and fantasy. Looking forward to the new one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Cherryh has managed to create in this trilogy a fascinating yet thoroughly alien race - just close enough to human to be familiar, yet different enough to tantalize. The concepts of honorable assasination, different emotion "hardwiring" and the only word in the languange for like/love equating to a preference for a particular salad certainly keep one just enough off-balance that you can't stop reading - because you just want to find out just how Bren will make that true connection with the atevi, and one lovely woman in particular. Even if she is 7 feet tall, has pointed ears, yellow eyes and is a trained assassin! A must read for those who truly appreciate the creation of an alien race who are not just humans who dress differently or have an extra limb or eye.
Hopefully there will be more forthcoming in this series.
Hopefully there will be more forthcoming in this series.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I loved this book - this is her best series yet, and I am eagerly awaiting those next three books that her webpage hints at. This one elaborated on the brilliant world of the atevi, had magnificently interwoven plots and sub-plots, and some fascinating characters. There was only one thing I was disappointed in ...... there was very little of Damiri, Tabini's influential consort, who looked promising in Invader. Damiri aside, this is an elegant, suspenseful, beautifully-written book, the type that is very, very, very hard to put down. An absolute must-read for all fans of intelligent sci-fi.
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Very complex and perceptive, in many ways. A page-turner.
The entire trilogy is first-rate and one gets hooked very fast. Plots and subplots come thick and fast. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 1998
The ultimate series in human-alien contact.
The third novel in the Foreigner universe well lives up to the standards set by the first two. Not only does the book introduce new characters, it also elaborates on old ones, and... Read more
Published on 16 July 1997
A fine book! I'm looking forward to the next in the series.
Cherryh makes us care about the characters -- something all authors try for and few achieve.
We know much about Bren's feelings for his atevi companions; perhaps in the next... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 1997
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