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space cats

space cats

space cats

>>14535818
Not even close

>>14494683
She also wrote the Chanur novels which are quite possibly the best examples of the scifi genre I've seen not just from a female writer, but in general.

>>11691326

>>9995216
>>9995223
We begin to stray. What is your favorite style of SFF cover?

>>9695639
...unless the cover artist gets a bit frisky (and has to fix the glaring additions before use)

>>9357970
Hestia is for tragic feral catgirl waifus. It's a weird little book that won't give you a good feel for Cherryh's other writing.
The Chanur Saga and Downbelow Station are both good entry points, I usually suggest them as such. Downbelow Station is her political epic with a large cast. The action focuses on a single station, with other events learned from survivors and passing ships. There are some space battles, but Cherryh writes mostly of their effects on the station.
The Chanur Saga is a tighter story with a very limited cast, most of it is written from the perspective of a single ship's captain with a few sections featuring crew members. The action ranges across many star systems. It feels kinda like a submarine thriller. Lots of tension and grimly anticipating the opponent's next move. Politics is also featured, but not as heavily due to the limited viewpoints.
If you want to dive into her meatiest political thrillers, start with Downbelow Station and proceed to Cyteen.
If you'd prefer more space opera and fewer, more fleshed out, characters, start with the Chanur Saga and follow with her Merchanter novels. Tripoint, Rimrunners, Merchanters Luck, etc. The order isn't that important (except that Hellburner is the direct sequel to Heavy Time).

>>8888622
Actually, it isn't. I prefer to give recommendations, though sometimes ironically (yes, I know. I find it entertaining).

>>8510194
I wonder, if on receiving the concept art for Venture, Cherryh gave Whelan the "come on now" look before insisting Pyanfar get a mastectomy.

>>8510215
>I count 23 awards in this picture. How meaningful can it be at this point?
Plenty of dreck gets published every year senpai. It would still be nice to get singled out.