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Conspirator by C. J. Cherryh
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Conspirator (edition 2010)

by C. J. Cherryh (Author)

Series: Foreigner (10)

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Cajeiri, the young son of the powerful leader of the Western Association, has become a target for forces bent on destroying his father's rule. For Cajeiri is the first "ateva" youth to have lived in a human environment and the first of his people to ever truly understand the so similar--yet so dangerously different--aliens who share his home planet and threaten the hidebound customs of his race.… (more)
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Title:Conspirator
Authors:C. J. Cherryh (Author)
Info:DAW (2010), 400 pages
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Enjoyable read, but only for those who like the series enough to have read all the books before it to this point. There's nothing new here, but there's no let down either. ( )
  furicle | Aug 5, 2023 |
Maybe I should have started with book one but there was just way too much explaining going on for me to stick with this one.
  sgwordy | Dec 31, 2022 |
How does this author do it?

In the tenth installment of the Foreigner series we get pulled in yet again to political intrigue and personal relationships of those involved. It's never boring, never feels as if the author is just recycling previous plots.

Kudos! ( )
  fuzzi | Oct 21, 2022 |
This series is still proving to be my go-to feel-good alien-human political machinations with a good mixture of comedy and in-depth world-building.

Bren is a solid guy now and we're seeing a lot more of Cajeiri, the eight-year-old son of the head of the Association, from his PoV. And none of these novels are right without Ilisidi, his great-grandmother, and close friend of Bren.

Cajeiri always seems to get into HUGE amounts of trouble, but that's to be expected by an Atevi alien that grew up on a human-run spaceship. He's an alien of both worlds and so is of neither. He's also a breath of fresh air and errors. :) I'm honestly rather happy with this turn. Bren is still a big part of it all, of course, but Cajeiri keeps it fresh.

Bren is a full Lord of the Atevi now. It still shocks me how far he's come, and I can't say the change is undeserved. He's done more for both the Atevi and the Humans than anyone in this world's history, and he's freakishly loyal. :)

This is feel-good adventure and politics. Don't think it's all that light, though. It isn't. It's played close to the cuff and we're always forced to live through the big reveals as they come. As a thriller, it's fantastic.

There's always some lord somewhere wanting to kill someone. That's the problem with a society run by assassins. :)

Great stuff! ( )
  bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 |
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Intrigue, action, suspense, marvelously drawn characters, and plenty of alien psychology are neatly balanced here, creating a book that just about any science fiction reader will be happy with.
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Lockwood, ToddCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
May, Daniel ThomasNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Cajeiri, the young son of the powerful leader of the Western Association, has become a target for forces bent on destroying his father's rule. For Cajeiri is the first "ateva" youth to have lived in a human environment and the first of his people to ever truly understand the so similar--yet so dangerously different--aliens who share his home planet and threaten the hidebound customs of his race.

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