Cherryh, C.J.
THE FADED SUN TRILOGY
Omnibus of (Kesrith, Shon'Jir, & Kutath)
C.J. Cherryh
DAW Books 2000
Pb 775 pages
ISBN #
0-88677-869-7
Imagine distant worlds where conquering humans encroach on far older races,
pushing these aliens deeper into their own space. Imagine hostile environments
and unusual cultures. Imagine a human stranded among his enemies, a man who
makes his own choice which race to befriend, even knowing humanity will reject
him for it.
Come meet Surface Tactician Sten Duncan, aide to the honorable governor of the new territories and liaison between the regul aliens and humans, as he encounters fierce mri warriors caught in a power struggle with their regul "employers" on the hostile planet of Kesrith. Travel deeper and deeper into space as one species tries to exterminate the other, discovering perhaps the most ancient of all livable worlds: Kutath, a planet whose own sun is dying. Duncan and his comrades must convince these ancestral kinsmen to fight the devastating war in their wake in order to achieve their dream of race survival.
Cherryh's incredible talents in creating other worlds, other peoples -- their cultures and languages -- are in strong form in this book. In fact, this omnibus is one of my all-time favorite stories, a great friend for a re-read.
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