Re: C.J. Cherryh

On 27-Jan-02 at 23:31, Brian Burger (yh728@victoria.tc.ca) wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I think this got lost originally during that FT list server burp
earlier
> last week. Here goes again...
> 
> This is old news for some, I'm sure, but if you haven't read them and
> you're a hard science fiction fan, get as many of C.J. Cherryh's
novels as
> you can find...
> 
> I'm just starting the fifth 'Chanur' book - brilliant aliens, great
story,
> and interesting tech. (In order: "The Pride of Chanur", "Chanur's
> Venture", "The Kif Strike Back", "Chanur's Homecoming", "Chanur's
> Legacy". The first three have been released together fairly recently
as
> one big paperback volume.)

As a counterpoint.  I enjoyed the Chanur books but have not liked 
most other novels by Cherryh.  Her stuff is mostly political with
very little action.  I don't find these type stories very exciting.