The Chanur Novels

C.J. Cherryh

5 books

The Chanur Novels follow Pyanfar Chanur, captain of a merchant ship crewed entirely by alien hani — lion-like matriarchal beings — who makes the catastrophic mistake of rescuing a human, the first of his kind ever encountered at a space station. Cherryh immerses readers completely in alien psychology and alien politics, trusting them to piece together context from the inside out. The result is one of SF's most inventive first-contact stories and a masterclass in non-human point of view.