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Average Rating: Rating: - Intriguing! C. J. Cherryh's 5th Chanur sci-fi book, "Chanur's Legacy", is rich with complex aliens and intertwining cultures and governments. I have only read this book and the first book in the Chanur series, "The Pride of Chanur", but I enjoyed both immensely. Hilfy Chanur and her female crewmates are caught in a web of intrigue when Hilfy agrees to take a stsho religious artifact to the stsho ambassador on Urtur Station (in mahendo'sat space, I believe). As well, she picks up an abandoned male hani, Hallan Meras, who had been tossed in jail from hitting a "kifish gentleman", as Hallan said. His ship, Sahern's Sun Ascendant, leaves him behind. After all of this happens, the plot really takes off and the crew of Chanur's Legacy go for a rip-roaring political ride through Compact Space. Wow! I heartily recommend this book to eager sci-fi fans, because I've read it at least three times over. Can't get enough of it! Rating: - One of the best SF writers ever! To start with, read any book written by CJ Cherryh. Period. But as to this specific book... this is actually the fifth book about the Chanur clan. Reading the series in sequence would be my recommendation (The Pride of Chanur, Chanur's Venture, The Kif Strike Back, Chanur's Homecoming), but it's really not necessary to do so to enjoy Chanur's Legacy. CJ Cherryh is a master at creating an alien universe and alien mindsets. One of the best things about this book (and the series in general) is that there are multiple races of beings, all fully developed in the reader's mind, and humans are not the central players. Cherryh's descriptive style, fast pace, and exploration of contrasting mindsets make this an intriguing read. You'll find it hard to put down, and if you have to, you can't wait to get back to it to find out what's going to happen next! Highly recommended! Rating: - Good but somewhat familiar The basic plot of this book seems to almost be a reprise of the adventures in the books Chanur Venture, The Kif Strike Back. However, I must say that as with all of C.J. Cherryh's sci-fi works that I have read so far, it is still entertaining. Cherryh's ability to create believable characters is, IMHO, her greatest strength and her ability to pace a story is undiminished. I have no hesitation in recommending this or any other sci-fi C.J. Cherryh work to any sci-fi fan who enjoys well-developed and believable characters. By the way, Cherryh's usual dry and understated wit is very much in evidence. :)

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