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The groundbreaking novel that launched Cherryh's eponymous space opera series of first contact and its consequences
It had been nearly five centuries since the starship Phoenix, lost in space and desperately searching for the nearest G5 star, had encountered the planet of the atevi. On this alien world, law was kept by the use of registered assassination, alliances were defined by individual loyalties not geographical borders, and war became inevitable once humans and one faction of atevi established a working relationship. It was a war that humans had no chance of winning on this planet so many light-years from home.
Now, nearly two hundred years after that conflict, humanity has traded its advanced technology for peace and an island refuge that no atevi will ever visit. Then the sole human the treaty allows into atevi society is marked for an assassin's bullet. The work of an isolated lunatic? The interests of a particular faction? Or the consequence of one human's fondness for a species which has fourteen words for betrayal and not a single word for love?
Editions of Foreigner: 10th Anniversary Edition
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780886775902
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780886776374
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780756402518
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101554746
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The groundbreaking novel that launched Cherryh's eponymous space opera series of first contact and its consequences
It had been nearly five centuries since the starship Phoenix, lost in space and desperately searching for the nearest G5 star, had encountered the planet of the atevi. On this alien world, law was kept by the use of registered assassination, alliances were defined by individual loyalties not geographical borders, and war became inevitable once humans and one faction of atevi established a working relationship. It was a war that humans had no chance of winning on this planet so many light-years from home.
Now, nearly two hundred years after that conflict, humanity has traded its advanced technology for peace and an island refuge that no atevi will ever visit. Then the sole human the treaty allows into atevi society is marked for an assassin's bullet. The work of an isolated lunatic? The interests of a particular faction? Or the consequence of one human's fondness for a species which has fourteen words for betrayal and not a single word for love?
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Foreigner: 10th Anniversary Edition about?
The groundbreaking novel that launched Cherryh's eponymous space opera series of first contact and its consequences
It had been nearly five centuries since the starship Phoenix, lost in space and desperately searching for the nearest G5 star, had encountered the planet of the atevi. On this alien world, law was kept by the use of registered assassination, alliances were defined by individual loyalties not geographical borders, and war became inevitable once humans and one faction of atevi established a working relationship. It was a war that humans had no chance of winning on this planet so many light-years from home.
Now, nearly two hundred years after that conflict, humanity has traded its advanced technology for peace and an island refuge that no atevi will ever visit. Then the sole human the treaty allows into atevi society is marked for an assassin's bullet. The work of an isolated lunatic? The interests of a particular faction? Or the consequence of one human's fondness for a species which has fourteen words for betrayal and not a single word for love?
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Foreigner: 10th Anniversary Edition?
Fiction > Science fiction > Science fiction: space opera
Where can I read a sample of Foreigner: 10th Anniversary Edition?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780886775902
Is Foreigner: 10th Anniversary Edition part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Foreigner
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Foreigner: 10th Anniversary Edition?
C. J. Cherryh
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Foreigner: 10th Anniversary Edition is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780886775902) and paperback(ISBN 9780886776374) and paperback(ISBN 9780756402518) and ebook(ISBN 9781101554746)
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