Name: Foreigner
Rating: 3.875 (8 reviews)
ISBN: 9780756402518

C. J. Cherryh

Two hundred years after a group of humans had lost a war to the atevi, Bren Cameron, the only human allowed into the atevi society, realizes that he must forge a bond between the two seemingly incompatible species. Reprint. PW. K.

Foreigner

Pranebella

Jago made a soft, derisive sound. "Banichi said it was because you thought he was a dessert.”

well-written. genuinely riveting. Timeless.

I was looking for books to read after The Goblin Emperor, ones that imagined fraught political challenges with characters with driven to resolve problems diplomatically. 

In the summer of 2026, I immediately fell in love with this book that was first published in 1994.

Foreigner features an alien society of people who are biologically wired differently than humanity, and follows the struggle when both folk make assumptions of each other's intentions. The protagonist's role as translator between people is fraught with intrigue and radical world changing events. This book is for me an all timer.

It is the first novel in a trilogy (to be followed by around 7 others). I found this first book very satisfying. 

well-written. genuinely riveting. Timeless.

I was looking for books to read after The Goblin Emperor, ones that imagined fraught political challenges with characters with driven to resolve problems diplomatically. 

In the summer of 2026, I immediately fell in love with this book that was first published in 1994.

Foreigner features an alien society of people who are biologically wired differently than humanity, and follows the struggle when both folk make assumptions of each other's intentions. The protagonist's role as translator between people is fraught with intrigue and radical world changing events. This book is for me an all timer.

It is the first novel in a trilogy (to be followed by around 7 others). I found this first book very satisfying. 

Dimitris Papastergiou

Laura

Two hundred years ago, there was war. The humans lost and were exiled to the island of Mospheira, trading titbits of advanced technology for continued peace and a secluded refuge. Only one single human - the paidhi - is allowed off the island and into the dangerous society of their conquerors.

Natalie

Magnus Dahl

Scribbler Johnny

Two hundred years after a group of humans had lost a war to the atevi, Bren Cameron, the only human allowed into the atevi society, realizes he must forge a bond between the two seemingly incompatible species. 50,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.

Foreigner

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