CJ Cherryh is a sink or swim writer. Gate of Ivrel was fantastic, seamlessly blending science fiction and fantasy with fascinating characters in an interesti...

Foreigner is CJ Cherryh at her absolute best, a fantastic novel that’s smartly written and with a well-realized world. It’s got a couple of small hiccups, but this book shows why Cherryh is considered one of the foundational sci-fi writers of our time.