Of all science fiction writers there is none more highly respected than the brilliant, prolific C.J. Cherryh. Cherryh has written over fifty novels, has won three Hugo Awards, both in the novel and the short story categories, and has frequently appeared on both the Hugo Award ballot and the Nebula Award ballot.
One of the best long-running SF series in existence.... Cherryh remains one of the most talented writers in the field. Publishers Weekly Some of the finest work of Cherryh's long and distinguished career. Locus My favorite science fiction series is C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner Universe. Cherryh deftly balances alien psychology and human vanities in a character caught between being human and part of an alien race. Denver Post There is plenty of intrigue marvelous attention to detail that makes the culture of the atevi one of the most complex, multi-layered creations in science fiction . The Foreigner series is about as good as it gets so finely and densely wrought that you may end up dreaming of sable-skinned giants with gold eyes, and the silver spun delicacy of interstellar politics. SF Site A seriously probing, thoughtful, intelligent piece of work, with more insight in half a dozen pages than most authors manage in half a hundred. Kirkus Cherryh superbly crafts complex intrigues and alien races possessed of integrity, as well as a sense of otherness. Library Journal A large new Cherryh novel is always welcome...a return to the anthropological science fiction in which she has made such a name is a double pleasure.... Superlatively drawn aliens and characterization. Chicago Sun-Times C. J. Cherryh has developed this alien world, its associations, politics and conflicts, in such detail that it feels totally real. Bookloons I'm happy to observe that after 14 volumes produced over a stretch of nearly 20 years, CJ Cherryh's Foreigner series continues to provide pleasures and even surprises.... Go find the first volume, Foreigner, and settle down for an extended period of happy immersion. Locus (On Protector )