The Faded Sun Trilogy, C. J. Cherryh
The Faded Sun Trilogy, C. J. Cherryh
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The Faded Sun Trilogy

Author: C. J. Cherryh

Narrator: Paul Woodson

Unabridged: 30 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/25/2018


Synopsis

All three books in C. J. Cherryh's epic The Faded Sun trilogy, Kesrith, Shon'jir, and Kutath, collected in one volume.

They were the mri—tall, secretive, bound by honor and the rigid dictates of their society. For aeons this golden-skinned, golden-eyed race had provided the universe mercenary soldiers of almost unimaginable ability.

But now the mri have faced an enemy unlike any other—an enemy whose only way of war is widespread destruction. These "humans" are mass fighters, creatures of the herb, and the mri have been slaughtered like animals. Now, in the aftermath of war, the mri face extinction.

It will be up to three individuals to save whatever remains of this devastated race: a warrior—one of the last survivors of his kind; a priestess of this honorable people; and a lone human—a man sworn to aid the enemy of his own kind. Can they retrace the galaxy-wide path of this nomadic race back through millennia to reclaim the ancient world that first gave them life?

About C. J. Cherryh

C. J. Cherryh has written more than seventy books, including the highly popular Foreigner science fiction series. She won the Hugo Award for her novels Downbelow Station and Cyteen, and her short story "Cassandra." She has also won the Campbell Award, Locus Award, and more.


Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on December 30, 2015

grim, dry, melancholy, frustrating, riveting, endearing, and tragic are all good words to describe this moving anti-epic. well it looks like there are two more words to add to this list, moving and anti-epic. now how about another: bromantic. grim: this trilogy is about a human and two members of an......more

Goodreads review by Dirk on December 29, 2018

S.T.O.P. right there! Now pay attention: If you like character driven and immersive Science Fiction you need to read this. It’s a slow burner, but beautifully crafted and deeply poignant. It’s frankly criminal that this isn’t better known, overshadowed as it is by Cherryh’s other high-profile works. O......more

Goodreads review by Mark on October 20, 2012

Three points: 1. NOBODY does aliens as well as C.J. Cherryh (at least in my experience). 2. This is not a page-turning barnburner. This is a slow, deep immersion that stays with you for a long time. 3. No book that has inspired a Michael Whelan cover has ever disappointed me. But back on that first poin......more

Goodreads review by Erik on April 29, 2022

Here’s the short review: This book gets five stars because it made me agree with genocide, against a sentient alien species that I found beautiful and wanted to live. But that alone is not very satisfying, so here’s the long review: One of the most wonderful aspects of science fiction (particularly sp......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on June 12, 2013

Every now and then I take a break from the new releases stacked atop my desk to treat myself to a classic. This time I chose Kesrith, which begins The Faded Sun Trilogy by C.J. Cherryh. I meant to read just one volume, then set the trilogy aside and get on with reading those new releases. Then I mea......more