CJ Cherryh is one of the more prolific Science Fiction/ Fantasy writers of this decade. As her later books appear in print, earlier works get pushed to the back of shelf, are no longer sold and subsequently go out of print. This is a shame when one of the works is Hunter of Worlds. Set in a distant part of the galaxy, it is a story which fascinates due to the interplay of the various races which populate that far off region. As a whole, Hunter of Worlds shows off one of Ms. Cherryh's greatest talents; the ability to create thoroughly believable, fascinating alien cultures, with their morals, viewpoints, religions and especially in the case of this book, their own languages. In so doing, Cherryh avoids creating facile morality tales whereby she uses the alien cultures as Aesop used his fables, to teach us; rather, after permitting us to enter into the alien world view we see ourselves as the aliens see us, with all our strengths and weaknesses. I read Hunter of Worlds early on in my reading of Cherryh's works, and it remains one of the bench marks whereby I judge other works by other authors. As a result of this novel and her "Faded Sun" series, Cherryh is the ONLY Science Fiction author that I will buy off the rack, without a reference. Find a copy of this book, read it and enjoy. Sorry. You can't have mine
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