I finally bought 'Deliverer', the latest in Cherryh's nine book 'Foreigner' series. I'm almost at the end now and totally baffled. How, in the name of space, did I like the first eight that much to find this one so stale!!!
Still she writes nicely, composes beautiful worlds and scenes, but the story! Where's her famed jaw gaping story?
Resume so far: "King's kid is stubborn, king's kid gets kidnapped by king's ennemies, king's kid gets rescued..." That's it?
Okay I'll finish reading it, then I might figure out where I got lost, but it sure isn't promising. Then I'll move to Chanur.
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