The fourth volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain Pyanfar Chanur and her human crewmate Tully.
When those strange entities called "humans" sent their first exploration ship into Compact space, the delicate power balances of the seven alien races of the Compact were catastrophically disrupted. And by giving shelter to Tully, the only human survivor of his mission, Captain Pyanfar of The Pride of Chanur jeopardized the safety of her ship and her crew by placing them at the center of a deadly political maelstrom.
Now, with a new fleet of human ships approaching Compact space and with the Meetpoint and other Compact stations nearly destroyed by rival factions, Pyanfar and her crew face the ultimate threat to their species. For their home planet lies in the path of an impending space battle which could wipe their world off the galactic maps. Will Pyanfar be able to avert disaster for her homeworld and win herself the ultimate reward—a treasure beyond measuring—an exclusive trade contract with Earth?
When those strange entities called "humans" sent their first exploration ship into Compact space, the delicate power balances of the seven alien races of the Compact were catastrophically disrupted. And by giving shelter to Tully, the only human survivor of his mission, Captain Pyanfar of The Pride of Chanur jeopardized the safety of her ship and her crew by placing them at the center of a deadly political maelstrom.
Now, with a new fleet of human ships approaching Compact space and with the Meetpoint and other Compact stations nearly destroyed by rival factions, Pyanfar and her crew face the ultimate threat to their species. For their home planet lies in the path of an impending space battle which could wipe their world off the galactic maps. Will Pyanfar be able to avert disaster for her homeworld and win herself the ultimate reward—a treasure beyond measuring—an exclusive trade contract with Earth?
Book Details
Format:
eBook
Price:
7.99 CAD / 6.99 USD
Published: 1991-03-05
ISBN: 9781101663622
Imprint:
DAW Books
Page Count: 400
Praise for the Chanur novels:
"Furiously paced action... intricate, interesting, precarious alien politics." —Publishers Weekly
"Like the other Chanur novels, Chanur's Legacy is a lively tale of swashbuckling capitalism in space... This new series offers good reading and genuine fun." —Locus
"Cherryh has given us an alien psychology story, and she has done a grand job. It is a mark of Cherryh's success that here, it is the human who seems alien." —Analog
"This is a rousing good tale, and Cherryh's feisty hani are the most believable alien characters to come down the SF pike in a long time." —Kliatt
"C.J. Cherryh can be counted on for a fast-paced story and intricately worked-out alien cultures." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Desperate and dangerous action, and political on both the grand scale and the small... fascinating aliens and fast-moving adventure. Rating: Three wows and a lot of purring." —SF Review
"Purely exhilarating... first-rate science fiction adventure.” —Minneapolis Tribune
"Compellingly written, with distinctive characters and well-realized races and cultures." —Fantasy Review
"Cherryh's performance as a writer is... on a level of quality to which few writers will ever attain... and uncommonly deft storyteller..." —The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
"The political intrigues are as desperate and incomprehensible as anything in the newspapers... Space opera at its best." —Feminist Bookstore News
