“This is Cherryh's parallel, alien universe that is a fun companion to the Alliance-Union 'verse. I believe it is actually set on the opposite direction from Earth as the Union, but a long way out.
She writes from the perspective of the Cat-Like Hani and excels in bringing us into their mode of thinking, thereby introducing us to all of the aliens and their miscommunications, political intrigue, and interspecies fighting.
The lynchpin of the series is the human captive, Tully, who escapes the aggressive Kif to seek refuge with the Hani. This sets off a series of events that culminates in a showdown between 3 species, and sets the stage for more intrigue to be resolved in the next 2 books.”
djutopia wrote this review Friday, August 3 2007.
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