Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cvl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!cas From: cas@cvl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Aliens Message-ID: <419@cvl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Jun-83 11:49:11 EDT Article-I.D.: cvl.419 Posted: Wed Jun 22 11:49:11 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jun-83 20:47:55 EDT Organization: U. of Md. Computer Vision Lab Lines: 10 C. J. Cherry's "The Pride of Chanur" has some good aliens. This book is up for a Hugo Award this year (it is the best one I have read so far - I will probably vote for it). What makes this book so interesting is of course the treatment of the different alien spacefaring species and their interactions. The main characters (a cat-like species called the 'Hani') I found to be too human-like (perhaps that's why they can get along with humans?) but most of the other species were rather different. Cliff Shaffer ...{mcnc,we13,seismo}!rlgvax!cvl!cas