FOREIGNER: Discussion Post #2

[krait]

Welcome to chapters 1 & 2!

Commence discussion, now that we've met our Actual Protagonist(s?) for this trip!

1. Impressions of Bren so far? (If you can make such quick judgments on only two chapters?)

2. Thoughts about or observations on what we've suddenly been introduced to regarding the aiji's court and (now technologically further advanced) atevi society? Unlike Ian, Bren's right in the middle of it; what stands out to him, what stands out to you, and how much overlap is there? :D


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Regarding spoilers: how far along is everyone? I've read either all, or all but one, book; someone mentioned they were only as far as the third book; and I think one of us has never read any Cherryh before...? So far I've been trying to avoid spoilers for absolutely everything beyond our current reading point, so the "Spoiler Edition" post will follow this one.

Comments

Re: and on that farm there was a o'oi-ana, e i e i o

[cheyinka]

Yessssss. Or even a Ian-'n'-Manadgi short story. I would be appeased by a short story. I mean, it would be sad and we'd know it'd take a long time for there to be the kind of atevi-human understanding that he clearly hoped there would be, with that first handshake, but... Ian! Manadgi! Delectable tea!

Re: and on that farm there was a o'oi-ana, e i e i o

[krait]

it'd take a long time for there to be the kind of atevi-human understanding that he clearly hoped there would be, with that first handshake, but... Ian! Manadgi! Delectable tea!

Heehee, sometimes I think the real reason I love this series so much is because of the all the tea!

Sci-fi usually runs on coffee.