Cherryh, C.J.: Cyteen

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[jonaskaite]

I've actually never gotten around to reading Cyteen, although I'm a longtime Cherryh fan and Downbelow is among my favorite sf novels. Thanks for the nudge - I've added it to my "must read" list!

Also great fun, and much shorter, is The Pride of Chanur. Just some damn good alien society-building (although, unlike many other Cherryh fans, I always felt that the rest of the Chanur Saga fell well short of the first book.).

[calico_reaction]

Thanks for the rec, and when you do get around to CYTEEN, do let me know what you thought of it. I'd love more perspectives on this book!

[morgan_dhu]

I've not read Cyteen myself, although I've read a fair bit of her other work. I think my favourites are the Faded Sun trilogy, which I reviewed here.

After readig your review, I think I should give Cyteen the time it's been patiently waiting for all these years, and read it myself.

[calico_reaction]

Awesome. I'd love to have discussions about this. :)

[sausconys_books]

I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't read a single book by C. J. Cherryh, despite owning several. Maybe after I move, I will actually get around to reading one of her books.

[calico_reaction]

*grins*

Which ones do you have? Do you know off the top of your head?

[sausconys_books]

I didn't remember offhand, but I have everything on LibraryThing. Here's the Cherryh books I have:
Chernevog
Well of Shiuan
Exile's Gate
Foreigner
The Kif Strike Back
Rimrunners
Downbelow Station
Forty Thousand in Gehenna
and The Faded Sun Trilogy

[calico_reaction]

I haven't read any of those, but I've heard good stuff about DOWNBELOW STATION (which I bought) and FORTY THOUSAND IN GEHENNA.

What's your LibraryThing name? Mine's "devilwrites"

Never read any Cherryh

[kajiracad]

Now I'm intrigued. I adore "hard core sci-fi" and esp'ly love L O N G reads. Most of the books I read average 900pgs (or more). The short 300-500pg serial-type novels just whet my appetite and leave me thinking the publisher is ripping me off, by pulling a single story line into 2-3 books (at $10 each), rather than a single, well-edited, but longer novel that would price out at about $15.

Thanks for this review. I enjoy reading your analyses.

Re: Never read any Cherryh

[calico_reaction]

You're very welcome! If you do get around to reading this, please stop back by and let me know your thoughts. This is a great book to discuss. :)

[unless_spring]

> Ari understood the root of what her predecessor did with Justin, and

[calico_reaction]

I heard via Wikipedia that Cherryh has either completed or almost completed CYTEEN II, but there's no publisher yet. Hopefully, it'll focus on these two characters

[unless_spring]

> My interpretation was that she was basically remolding his psyche, and the
> reason he was so shattered and broken after was because she never got to
> complete what she did because she was murdered.

That's interesting. I missed this. It shows me not to read while on a stairmaster. :-) I miss too many details. But then, when else would I read?

[calico_reaction]

*laughs*

I can see how you'd miss it on a stairmaster! And this book is so dense anyway, it's easy to skip over stuff. :)

Great icon, btw. :)