Chanur's HomecomingWhen those aliens entities called "humans" sent their first exploration ship into Compact space, the traditional power alliances of the seven Compact races were catastrophically disrupted. And, giving shelter to Tully, the only surviving human, Pyanfar Chanur and her feline hani crew were pitched into the center of a galactic maelstrom, becoming key players in a power game which could cause an intersteller war, or bring the last hope for peace between eight barely compatible alien races. |
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Page 165
... Harun said in a low voice , before Pyanfar could mull it over . Gods , be careful . Speak for yourself and you become a Power , Harun . He may ask what you don't know how to answer . Watch it , for godssakes watch it , you don't know ...
... Harun said in a low voice , before Pyanfar could mull it over . Gods , be careful . Speak for yourself and you become a Power , Harun . He may ask what you don't know how to answer . Watch it , for godssakes watch it , you don't know ...
Page 253
... Harun was talking , Harun always the leader in that group . " We've got that , " Faha said , and other acknowledgments came in . While the slaughter went on , while a hard burn shoved at them and made breathing difficult , and a ...
... Harun was talking , Harun always the leader in that group . " We've got that , " Faha said , and other acknowledgments came in . While the slaughter went on , while a hard burn shoved at them and made breathing difficult , and a ...
Page 330
... Harun's Industry : that was the final agree- ment . Aja Jin , Mahijiru , then one other mahen ship named Pasarimu , that had come in after Jik ; Nekkekt , Chakkuf , Maktakkt , and finally something unpronounceable that Tully said for ...
... Harun's Industry : that was the final agree- ment . Aja Jin , Mahijiru , then one other mahen ship named Pasarimu , that had come in after Jik ; Nekkekt , Chakkuf , Maktakkt , and finally something unpronounceable that Tully said for ...
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Aja Jin Akkhtimakt Anuurn asked Banny Ayhar bastard blinked breath bridge cap'n captain chair Chur Chur's clan corridor crew damn docks door ears eyes face Faha Fiar fight fire fool galley Gaohn Geran gods knew gods rot gods-be going Goldtooth gotten groundling hakkikt hand hani ships Haral Harukk Harun head hear Hilfy Hilfy's human Jik's jump Kefk Keia Kesurinan Khym Khym's kifish ship Kkkkt Kkkt knnn Kohan Kshshti lifted Llun looked mahen hell mahendo'sat Mahn Maing Tol Meetpoint mekt-hakkikt methane-breathers monitor move muttered never outsystem Personage Pride of Chanur Priority Pyanfar Chanur Rhean Rhif Ehrran scan shoved Sikkukkut Sirany Sirany's Skkukuk space stared station stay Stle stles stsho Tahar talk Tauran tc'a tell thing Tirun took trying Tully Tully's turned Urtur voice walked What's whole worry