The seventh book in Cherryh?s much-lauded Foreigner series carries on the episodic story of Bren Cameron and his associates in and near (in stellar terms) the alien earth that is home to both atevi and humans. In book seven (Seven!), one might imagine there is little more for Cherryh to explore in this fictional venue that has served her so well during the past decade?yet there is.

(Source: Daw Books)