Second of the new series based in the Foreigner universe
(Foreigner Book 11) Book one of the sub-series is
Conspirator.
Bren Cameron, Diplomatic Attaché to Tabini-aiji, Ruler of
the Western Association has managed to ride out the local
unrest in his West Coast compound while keeping faith with
the manchi which connects him to the ruler and his
family. New challenges threaten that situation as he needs
to find a path that honors those who look to him within his
own land while not undermining Tabini-aiji's moves against
those who are trying to break the Western Association
asunder. The risks ratchet up when his brother's lover (a
former associate of Bren) is taken hostage by the restless
factions of the South and he is caught between a promise to
his brother and his duty to Tabini-aiji as well as the
security of the people who live on Bren's estate and owe
their manchi to him. Grandmother Ilisidi is up to her
brilliant ears in the controversy, pulling strings from
behind the scene that may save or demolish all that her son
Tabini is working toward.
Whether you are familiar with Cherryh's Foreigner universe
or this sub-series is your first foray, you will find
yourself caught up in the action and complexity of the
atevi society. It is a difficult task to balance
action and intricacy, particularly in a world lacking
familiarity to most Western readers. Cherryh's use of
elements reminiscent of Japanese culture in feudal times
(some of which persist to this day) brings in a top note of
alien mores while still providing a bedrock understanding by
viewing the culture of the atevi through Bren's human eyes.I
look forward to the next in the series, Betrayer, due
out in April, 2011.
"One of the best long-running SF series in existence"
(Publishers Weekly) continues with the second novel
in a brand-new Foreigner sequence.
The civil
war among the alien Atevi has ended. Tabini-aiji,
powerful ruler of the Western Association, along with
Cajeiri, his son and heir, has returned to the Bujavid, his
seat of power. But factions that remain loyal to the
opposition are still present, and the danger these rebels
pose is far from over.
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