Chanur's Venture

Chanur, Book 2

By: C. J. Cherryh

Narrated by: Dina Pearlman

In the sequel to Pride of Chanur, Tully returns, and brings with him a priceless trade contract with human space - a contract that could mean vast power, riches, and a mess of trouble for Pyanfar Chanur.

©1985 C.J. Cherryh (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

What's with the com?

I love the Chanur Saga and except for the change made in this one where you hear people over com differently than in person I loves the voice actor too. the "static" where the translator doesn't work right is jarring. otherwise great.

Brilliant

My favorite scifi series. Great recording bolsters greater writing. Star-spanning political cross-species mayhem. Action packed. Aliens.

It just gets better

Have any of you read a series of books in which the first book is good and then with each additional book it loses itself? This is not the case when CJ Cherryh writes a series. They just get better and better. She writes with a delicious complexity of cultures, politics and action while constructing characters that are real, including their flaws. Yet, they are characters that one can root for and identify with. The narrator did a really extraordinary job. The bottom line is download this book and enjoy it. Enjoy them all.

As in my last review, great books great story. ,

As I said in my last review, these books are keeping it new and interesting, the plot line is still keeping me reading, and the narrator has a good grasp on how it should be played. I am lining up the fourth book as I type, I am just sorry that the series has only five books(so far). I hope there will be more soon. So if you want a really good read, try these ones, I don't think anyone will be disappointed.
Josie.

A Surprisingly Weak Link

Cherryh is an extraordinary author, truly one of the best I have ever read. While those words of praise are deserved, this was the weakest book of hers I have ever read. It was ok. It wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't great. One to buy if you are looking to see what happens later in the series.

Incomplete

Would you try another book from C. J. Cherryh and/or Dina Pearlman?

yes

Who was your favorite character and why?

pin far

What does Dina Pearlman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

character

Did Chanur's Venture inspire you to do anything?

look for more in the series

Any additional comments?

This story seemed incomplete, just stops in the middle of the excitement. Thought I erred in the download and searched for the second part. dissappointing!

Stuff Happens But No Real Plot

What did you like best about Chanur's Venture? What did you like least?

I enjoyed the first book in the series, but this one seemed like fluff--not necessarily bad, just unfocused. It has many of the interesting elements of the first such as inter-clan rivalry and an array of unique alien races. It also has a intriguing exploration of how Pyanfar's mate copes with being overthrown and largely emasculated.

The publisher's summary implies the human plays some major role concerning trade, but that really gets lost in what largely seems to be the space equivalent of an extending Hollywood chase scene.

Would you recommend Chanur's Venture to your friends? Why or why not?

To me it largely depends on whether the 3rd book in the series is good. The book is tolerable as a bridge to the 3rd book, if it delivers.

fast and fantastic.

The second book in the series cranks the nail-biting factor to a new hight and leaves you anxious for the third one. The whole series is definitely on my yearly read list.

exemplary sci-fi

Beautiful delivery of dialogue, however I was disappointed that the defence of station was not as in depth as the hard copy!!!

oh gods, where is the Chanur's language?

What with "oh gods"?, Could of use other words to express the characters, better that not of Earth Human Terms. Should of tried to develop Chanur's language for the story, other than that I like and kept my interest throughout book 1 and 2. Going to finish listen to all of the audiobook of C. J. Cherryh's Chanur books!