{"product_id":"9780756412081","title":"Visitor","description":"By: C. J. Cherryh   | Series: Foreigner \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe seventeenth novel in Cherryh’s \u003ci\u003eForeigner\u003c\/i\u003e space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe human and \u003ci\u003eatevi \u003c\/i\u003einhabitants of Alpha Station, orbiting the world of the \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e, have picked up a signal from an alien \u003ci\u003ekyo \u003c\/i\u003eship telling them that the ship is inbound toward Alpha. Five thousand of the inhabitants of Alpha are human refugees from the now derelict Reunion Station. They have seen this scenario before, when a single \u003ci\u003ekyo \u003c\/i\u003eship swooped into the Reunion system and, without a word, melted a major section of Reunion Station with a single pass. These refugees, who were rescued through the combined efforts of an allied group of humans and \u003ci\u003eatevi \u003c\/i\u003eand brought to safety at Alpha, are now desperate with fear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBren Cameron—brilliant human emissary of Tabini-aiji, the powerful \u003ci\u003eatevi \u003c\/i\u003epolitical leader on the mainland below, and also the appointee of the human president of the island nation of Mospheira—is the obvious choice of representative to be sent up to deal with both the panicked refugees and the incoming alien ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a member of the spacefaring delegation who rescued the refugees, Bren has talked to \u003ci\u003ekyo \u003c\/i\u003ebefore—and even won their trust by saving one of their kind from a Reunioner prison. Because of his remarkable diplomatic and linguistic abilities, Bren managed to communicate with that grateful \u003ci\u003ekyo\u003c\/i\u003e individual on a limited basis, and he has evidence that that same \u003ci\u003ekyo \u003c\/i\u003eis on the ship heading to defenseless Alpha Station.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut no one can predict what an alien race might do, or what their motivations could be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Bren Cameron, the only human ever to be accepted into \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e society, is now the one individual with a hope of successfully interacting with the crew of the incoming ship. But Bren knows it will take putting himself in the hands of the \u003ci\u003ekyo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Bren count on the gratitude of one individual alien to save his life and the lives of thousands on Alpha Station?","brand":"DAW","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46559392923875,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780756412081","price":58.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780756412081.jpg?v=1749877250","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/9780756412081","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}