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I remember this series as an early favorite. The planet and the inhabitants were interesting and compelling, though not exceedingly strange or bizarre. Just good quality science fiction, along the lines of Dune. (

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Series (with order)

Alliance-Union Universe (10)

The Faded Sun (1)

Canonical Title

The Faded Sun: Kesrith

Original publication date

1978

People/Characters

Sten Duncan

Intel (she'pan of Edun Kesrithun)

Melein s'Intel Zain-Abrin (sen'e'en of Edun Kesrithun)

Niun s'Intel Zain-Abrin (kel'en of Edun Kesrithun)

George Stavros (liason, governor, formerly of Elag/Haven)

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Important places

Edun Kesrithun, Kesrith

Hazan (regul command ship)

Ahanal (mri ship)

Sil'athen, Kesrith

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Awards and honors

Hugo Nominee (Novel, 1979)

Nebula Nominee (Novel, 1978)

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First words

It was a game, shon'ai, the passing-game, Kel-style, in the dim round hall of the Kel, the middle tower of the House--black-robed men and a black-robed woman, a circle of ten.

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This is the story of three people: Sten Duncan, a soldier of humanity; Niun, last warrior of the mri, humanity's enemies; and Melein, priestess-queen of the final fallen mri stronghold. It is the story of two mighty species fighting for a galaxy, humanity driving out from Earth, and the enigmatic regul struggling to hold their stars with mri mercenaries. It is a story of diplomacy and warfare, of conspiracy and betrayal, and of three flesh-and-blood people who found themselves thrown together in a life-and-death alliance.

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