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Intruder
It was going to be goodbye for good to the little bedroom in Great-grandmother’s apartment, and Cajeiri was not happy. It had been home ever since they had gotten back from space, but where they were going next was their real home . . . which they had not been able to go back to until now.
It was repaired, since the coup. The bullet holes were patched. It was repainted.
But in Cajeiri’s view, his room there was going to be only one more room in the Bujavid.
Where Cajeiri had rather not be in the first place.
He had only been infelicitous six when he had last seen his parents’ real apartment in the Bujavid.
Oh, it was a fine place, the Bujavid. His father and his offices and his audience hall here. Here the legislature sat, and here was the national library. Here almost all the most important lords lived when they were in town, and the halls were full of important and historic things, and all that.
But his father’s newly painted apartment was so—clean. So white. So—modern. He had had a look through the doors yes¬terday, only that. And it was just—white. Which was actually the way he remembered it, from long, long ago.
He had only really lived in that apartment when he was a baby. He had, since then, lived in Great-uncle Tatiseigi’s house; and then he had gone up in the shuttle and lived on the starship, and he had flown on the starship farther than anybody on earth could imagine; and he had traveled back to the space station—which he had had to leave in a hurry, leaving all the people he had met in space.
And then he had flown back down to the world with nand’ Bren and Great-grandmother, because his father had been over¬thrown and enemies were in control of the capital, and they—he and Great-grandmother and Father and nand’ Bren—had had to fight their way from Uncle Tatiseigi’s house back to the Bu¬javid again and set his father back in power.
So he had come to live in this room, in Great-grandmother’s apartment, which had stayed safe during the Troubles. His fa¬ther and his mother had lived here, too. And he had been almost a whole year living in this warm little bedroom. And taking lessons from his incredibly boring tutors—well, except for one small incident. Or two.
His father had of course become aiji again, so his father was obliged to live in the Bujavid and, as soon as he could, to have his own apartment back. They were cramped, living with Great-grandmother.
But he had rather live with Great-grandmother or with nand’ Bren, which was where he had just been—at Najida—even if he had only gotten to go out in a boat once.
Well, twice, if one counted the accident. But that had not exactly been a proper boat.
From INTRUDER. Copyright © 2012 by C.J. Cherryh. All rights reserved. Published by arrangement with DAW Books.
Intruder
A world-builder par excellence, C.J. Cherryh is an expert at divining the nuances of alien-human relations. Through her long-running Foreigner series, readers are immersed in complex tales of interspecies politics and military protocol, hard-fought battles and uneasy truces, and the plots and power plays that attend them. Now, with Intruder, the oft-time Hugo- and Nebula Award nominee deals Bren Cameron, envoy for Tabini-aiji, powerful ruler of the Western Association, the most delicate hand of his diplomatic career….
For the second time in two weeks, Bren has left Shejidan, capital of the Western Association, and returned to Taisigi territory. Last time, he—and Tabini’s grandmother and young son—innocently found themselves in the middle of a trap. Now that the danger is over, Bren must resume negotiations with Machigi, the last of the rebel lords who schemed to usurp Tabini’s rule.
Happily, Machigi is sincere about peace and progress—and if Bren succeeds, the world will change. But intrigue never sleeps, and if Bren is to avoid alienating both aiji and Machigi, he must play his cards just right. In that he’ll have some inadvertent help, from a certain angry young man in the aiji’s household….
Hardcover : 384 pages
Publisher: Daw Books, Inc. ( March 06, 2012 )
Item #: 13-549384
ISBN: 9780756407155
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Product Weight: 14.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Super as always 
April 20, 2012
Once again Cherryh does not disapoint. Yes, it can seem slow in parts, but one must remember that this is a society that exsists on "details" manners, etc. Hope the next two are out this year. Hard to wait.
Reviewer: Gabrielle
Fascinating, but slow moving 
April 15, 2012
I'm always impressed with Ms. Cherryh's ability to get inside the minds of her characters. The atevi culture comes alive in this book. Her ability to channel Cajeiri is nothing short of uncanny, and it pleases me that Bren's association apparently is very satisfying to everyone involved and that the aiji has found a way to settle his family discord, but...
This book is so heavy on politics, with so many virtually unpronounceable names tossed around, I occasionally found myself skimming over the passages that read like the Old Testament in order to get to a place where something HAPPENS, already! As other reviewers have mentioned, the plot moves at glacial speed. This is not a book for action-adventure lovers. It's a cerebral work which examines the politics and mind-set of the imaginary atevi culture in almost excruciating detail. I enjoyed most of it, but I wish she would pick up the pace.
Reviewer: chrish
Intruder,a really great book
April 15, 2012
THE book follows the storyline to a "T".Intrigue,action definitely every thing I want in my books.I loved it, and hope there are many more in this series to come.I hated for it to end.
Reviewer: Judy M
Excellent as Expected
April 13, 2012
As a long time Cherryh fan, I have come to expect the best from her. No disappointment here. Anxiously waiting for the next book.
Reviewer: Linda G
Excellent Chapter!
April 13, 2012
David B. called it. The writing remains great, but the plot development remains painfully slow.
Reviewer: Paul B
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