01-18-2013, 04:23 PM | #1 |
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Books similar to C.J. Cherryh's Foreigner series?
I just picked up a short story that was a prequel to Foreigner. I know she has another book in the series coming out in April. Can anyone recommend any books that have similar themes? When there's a fight scene, I find that I want them to get to the "good stuff", which is, for me, the cultural and linguistic differences.
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01-18-2013, 06:11 PM | #2 |
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01-25-2013, 02:37 AM | #3 |
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What about Karen Traviss' Wess'har series? The first book is "City of Pearl".
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02-01-2013, 01:54 AM | #6 |
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03-06-2013, 10:07 PM | #8 |
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Things get more involved as the series progresses.
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10-26-2018, 12:31 AM | #9 |
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I love this series. Unfortunately as I am downsizing my house - I no longer collect books in paper format. Here in Australia the Foreigner series is not available in epub - or any other electronic format. I have to rely on US friends purchase and send me a copy. I would be dismayed if I couldn't get the next book. I think they are a fabulous series - a really good cultural study. Shades of Japanese culture.... believable linguistics., excellent believable characters and conniving politics. I have started from the beginning and am reading them from 1 to 19 continuously at this moment... (currently at Cajieri's 9th b'day party!) Love it - can't put it down - ruined many dinners..... sleepless nights reading...... chronic.
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10-26-2018, 12:32 AM | #10 |
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I think I will give this series a go to when I have finished book 19 of Foreigner. It will be so hard to stop there.....
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