{"product_id":"resurgence-20-foreigner-9780756414276","title":"Resurgence 20 Foreigner","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in mass market, the twentieth book in the beloved Foreigner saga returns to the trials of diplomat Bren Cameron, as he navigates the tenuous peace he has struck between human refugees and the alien \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBren Cameron, diplomat in residence, usually represents the ruler of the \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e state. But Ilisidi, the dowager, has been known to borrow his services from time to time—and she has her own notions how to solve the simmering hostilities in the south of the \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e continent, playing one problem against another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis time, she is betting the hard-won northern peace—and the lives of the people—on being right. She has commandeered the Red Train, taken aboard what passengers she chooses, and headed for the snowy roof of the world, where a hard-scrabble town and its minor lord are the first pieces she intends to use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Foreigner series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“C.J. Cherryh's splendid\u003ci\u003e Foreigner\u003c\/i\u003e series remains \u003cb\u003eat the top of my must-keep-up reading list\u003c\/b\u003e after two decades.\" —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the kind of anthropological SF of which \u003cb\u003e[Cherryh] is an acknowledged master.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA seriously probing, thoughtful, intelligent piece of work\u003c\/b\u003e, with more insight in half a dozen pages than most authors manage in half a thousand.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best long-running SF series in existence...Cherryh \u003cb\u003eremains one of the most talented writers in the field\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is \u003cb\u003eone of the best science fiction series currently running\u003c\/b\u003e….by this point, the series has turned into a complicated set of thrillers involving political and factional turmoil, as well as a close and detailed examination of the troubled interactions between human and alien cultures.” —Strange Horizons \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My favorite science fiction series is C. J. Cherryh's \u003ci\u003eForeigner Universe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eCherryh deftly balances alien psychology and human vanities\u003c\/b\u003e in a character caught between being human and part of an alien race.\" —\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Cherryh plays her strongest suit in this exploration of human\/alien contact, producing \u003cb\u003ean incisive study-in-contrast\u003c\/b\u003e of what it means to be human in a world where trust is nonexistent.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A large new novel from C.J. Cherryh is always welcome. When it marks her return to the anthropological SF in which she has made such a name, it is a double pleasure. The ensuing story is not short on action, but stronger (like much of Cherryh's work) on world-building, exotic aliens, and characterization. \u003cb\u003eWell up to Cherryh's usual high standard.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSun-Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“[Cherryh] avoids any kind of slump with a \u003cb\u003equick-moving and immediately engaging plotline\u003c\/b\u003e, and by balancing satisfying resolutions with plenty of promises and ominous portents that are sure to keep readers’ appetites whetted.” —\u003ci\u003eRT Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “These are thinking man’s reads with \u003cb\u003erich characters and worlds and fascinating interactions\u003c\/b\u003e that stretch out over many generations.” —SFFWorld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Cherryh's forte is her \u003cb\u003ehandling of cross-cultural conflicts\u003c\/b\u003e, which she does by tying her narrative to those things her point-of-view character would know, think, and feel.”—SFRevu \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eForeigner \u003c\/i\u003eseries is about \u003cb\u003eas good as it gets\u003c\/b\u003e...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","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527021928791,"sku":"9780756414276","price":20.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780756414276.jpg?v=1731866262","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/resurgence-20-foreigner-9780756414276","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}