- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: New English Library Ltd; New edition edition (18 Jan 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340638281
- ISBN-13: 978-0340638286
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 717,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A novel of human colonists trying to survive in a deadly alien world set in an all new future universe.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is great in that the telepathic type links between the horses and humans are treated very realistically, using an approach that considers the way horses react and behave in real life. The link between rider and horse is one of images, desires, tempers and feelings, not of spoken words. The story is well developed and not easily predictable. The characters are real. I was very pleased to find a sequel, Cloud's Rider.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Never thought I'd get to read the sequel to 'Cloud's Rider' and have now read both in the right order, it was a fascinating story. You could really feel the cold and the ambient, and because I ride horses - our ordinary grass eating variety - I can see certain similarities between our own horses and the night horses of the story.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
PLEASE write more "nighthorse" books, Ms Cherryh
23 July 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I love the nighthorse books. I am devoted to my horses, and although we have a pretty good bond, I wish we had the same communication as these horses and riders.But I would prefer to stick with their diet of hay. I can't picture a barn full of bacon.. I bought the hardback edition of Cloud's Rider as soon as it was published. The only other author I buy in hardback is Dorothy Dunnett. I am anxiously waiting for the next nighthorse book and all of those that follow.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Coming of Age
4 Oct 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
C.J. Cherryh is well known for her ability to develop wonderful ecosystems for the worlds she creates. Even though her worlds are fantastical, they always speak to what is most human. In Rider at the Gate and its sequel Cloud's Rider, Cherryh does not disappoint. We get a mostly recognizable landscape inhabited by previously starfaring humans and the native telepathic fauna. Among the native fauna of this unnamed planet is the fierce and intelligent nighthorse. Nighthorses are curious and addicted to the thoughts and emotions of the human mind and often choose a particular human to be a "rider." The symbiotic relationship that develops between nighthorse and rider is a strong connection meant to be mutually beneficial but sometimes results in a pairing of devastating proportions. Within this alien system Cherryh builds a beautiful coming of age story that captures the often painful and baffling aspects that accompany the human journey to adulthood -- desparate feelings of longing, loneliness and a desire to be independent yet "fit in."
Cherryh is known to take quite a bit of time developing her story and I suggest patience when starting this set. I didn't feel completely drawn into the story until about page 150 of the first book, but after that point couldn't put the books down.
Cherryh is known to take quite a bit of time developing her story and I suggest patience when starting this set. I didn't feel completely drawn into the story until about page 150 of the first book, but after that point couldn't put the books down.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Scary, Suspenseful, Original
12 Feb 2005
Format:Hardcover
What a great story! Imagine you are a colonist to America in the 16th century, and that bears can make themselves invisible. Every time you step outside you could be eaten and you'd never know until it started. That is what this snowy world is like. Another believable planet and another amazingly logically built culture that fits the enviornment. A wonderful story about courage ,honor and love. Ms. Cherryh also shows again her love for horses.
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