Chanur's legacy : a novel of compact space / C.J. Cherryh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cherryh, C. J.

Contributor:

Whelan, Michael, 1950- illustrator.

Mark B. Adams Science Fiction Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

DAW book collectors ; no. 886.

DAW book collectors ; no. 886

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life on other planets--Fiction.

Life on other planets.

Space ships--Fiction.

Space ships.

Genre:

Fiction.

Science fiction.

Novels.

Penn Provenance:

Adams, Mark B. (donor) (Adams Collection copy)

Physical Description:

386 pages : map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : DAW Books : Distributed by Penguin U.S.A., [1992]

Summary:

Hilfy had been crew on THE PRIDE OF CHANUR when her Aunt Pyanfar, captain of the THE PRIDE, gave shelter and protection to the human Tully, shattering the equilibrium of Meetpoint Station and disrupting the complex power balances which existed between the seven races of the Compact. Tully was the sole surviving member of an expedition sent by his own race, a race previously unknown in Compact space, and his presence added a dangerous and potentially deadly element to the intricate interspecies rivalries of Meetpoint. For the information this fugitive held--the potential of a trade contract with a new species--could be the ruin or glory of any of the worlds in Compact space. Pyanfar's actions pitched her crew into the center of a galactic maelstrom which imperiled the peace of the Compact itself. But in the end she won a treasure beyond measuring--the trade contract with Earth.

Notes:

Jacket painting by Michael Whelan.

Local Notes:

Adams Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Dr. Mark B. Adams.

Adams Collection copy has dustjacket.

Cited in:

Internet Speculative Fiction Database, 6626

OCLC:

26289430

Publisher Number:

02299 Science Fiction Book Club