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Deceiver: Foreigner #11 Hardcover – May 4, 2010

by C. J. Cherryh (Author)
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"One of the best long-running SF series in existence" (Publishers Weekly) continues with the second novel in a brand-new Foreigner sequence.

The civil war among the alien Atevi has ended. Tabini-aiji, powerful ruler of the Western Association, along with Cajeiri, his son and heir, has returned to the Bujavid, his seat of power. But factions that remain loyal to the opposition are still present, and the danger these rebels pose is far from over.
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    Foreigner
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"Eleventh in the Foreigner series, the longest single protagonist’s career in science fiction, Deceiver is as elegantly complex and satisfying as its predecessors...Complicated and aided by the Aijii-Dowager Ilisidii and a rapidly maturing  Cajeiri, Tabini’s wayward son, the situation moves in Ms. Cherryh’s inimitable style from detail to nuance to emotionally wrenching risks...another must-have from the master of cultural conflict." —Sacramento Book Review

"The worldbuilding and characterization are fascinating." —RT Book Review

"Cherryh's gift for conjuring believable alien cultures is in full force here, and her characters...are brought to life with a sure and convincing hand." —Publishers Weekly

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C. J. Cherryh planned to write since the age of ten. When she was older, she learned to use a type writer while triple-majoring in Classics, Latin and Greek. At 33, she signed over her first three books to DAW and has worked with DAW ever since. She can be found at cherryh.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0756406013
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DAW; 1st edition (May 4, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780756406011
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0756406011
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
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I've written sf and fantasy for publication since 1975...but I've written a lot longer than that. I have a background in Mediterranean archaeology, Latin, Greek, that sort of thing; my hobbies are travel, photography, planetary geology, physics, pond-building for koi...I run a marine tank, can plumb most anything, and I figure-skate.

I believe in the future: I'm an optimist for good reason---I've studied a lot of history, in which, yes, there is climate change, and our species has been through it. We've never faced it fully armed with what we now know, and if we play our cards right, we'll use it as a technological springboard and carry on in very interesting ways.

I also believe a writer owes a reader a book that has more than general despair to spread about: I write about clever, determined people who don't put up with situations, not for long, anyway: people who find solutions inspire me.

My personal websites and blog: http://www.cherryh.com

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Michael and Julie
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done; the best Cherryh in a while
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2010
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C. J. Cherryh continues her "Foreigner" alien contact series with "Deciever," the middle book in a three-book arc that will end with the as-yet-unreleased "Betrayer" (according to wikipedia). "Deceiver" takes place immediately after the events of the preceding book, "Conspirator." It follows the ongoing efforts of Bren Cameron, atevi ruler Tabini's human advisor, and Illsidi, the grande dame of atevi politics, to ferret out the truth about a devious and complex conspiracy aimed at undermining Tabini's rule and grabbing control over a disputed coastal territory.

The book is quite good. Cherryh does everything her readers have come to expect, and does it well. While nearly the first third of the novel is an extended reflection on what has come before, the pacing is good, there is enough tense action to satisfy most readers, and, as always, there is plenty of give and take between Bren, Illsidi, and Cajeiri, the precocious son and atevi ruler Tabini. The intricate chess match (explicitly referred to as such in the book) of atevi power politics are laid out in what amount to Socratic dialogues, with Illsidi in the teacher's role. Human feelings are deemphasized, but relationships of kinship and alliance, particularly those relating to the atevi phenomenon of man-chi, are highlighted. (In fact, this book delves more deeply into the meaning and dynamics of man-chi more deeply than any other in the series.) The novel has few flaws; the usually-irritating Barb (the series' equivalent to Kim from "24") plays an important role without being annoying, and Cajeiri, who is more of a plot device than a real person in earlier books, contributes in a very positive way to this one.

Before "Conspirator," and "Deceiver," I was concerned about the direction of Cherryh's writing. "Regenesis" was mostly a weak and overlong rehash of "Cyteen," and the previous three-book "Foreigner" arc was unmotivated and lackluster. In "Deceiver," however, Cherryh seems to be re-energized and newly inspired; fans should definitely pick up a copy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The book opens with a review of the battle near ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2014
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The book opens with a review of the battle near Bren's estate, Najida. Ilisidi and Bren argue for new provinces for the Gan and Edi. Bren tells Lord Geigi his sister may have been poisoned in a plot. The Edi come to the house and Lord Geigi cedes land to them so they can have their own province. Lord Geigi and Bren go to Geigi's estate to re-establish it. Back at Bren' s estate Toby, his brother, is shot and Barb is kidnapped. Bren and Lord Geigi go to Geigi's ancestral province, Targai, and Bren is shot and injured by Lord Paruti - who is killed by Bren's aishid. Cajeri reasons that the fighting is not done by Marid Tasaigin assassins, but by another clan. The aiji-dowager has Bren go to Tanaja to persuade Lord Machigi to join forces with the aiji-dowager. Barb is recovered and Bren and his group waits for the next morning.
Wow. Intrigue, deception, action over a well described landscape, introduction of new characters, and an ending that makes you want to get your hands on book 12, Betrayer.
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Serene Night
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, but straining the Mary Sue barrier
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2011
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Cherryh writes a well-crafted novel, and Deceiver is no exception. This story continues where the last novel left off with Bren, the dowager, and the ruler's heir Cajeiri staying as guests at his seaside estate. The estate is attacked, and his brother is injured and Bren's ex kidnapped.

While I did enjoy Deceiver, at times I find myself irritated by the characterization. Cherryh has a tendency to write her protagonists `always right' and her antagonists always stupid/wrong/overly flawed. It makes the stories a bit weak, since inevitably Bren and Cajeiri, and the Aiji will be right, and everyone else will be bumbling and incompetent. This grates on my nerves after a while.

In this case, I felt Cherryh's characterization of the new bodyguards in Cajeiri's retinue was a bit weak. First, I felt Cajeiri's inistance that his untrained bodyguards outrank the grads was a bit much. Second, I felt that the 8 year old was portrayed as a bit too wise beyond his years in his perception of the situation, and the guards were portrayed as overly foolish and headstrong to be guild.

Cherryh has a tendency to write Cajeiri as a bit too much of a wunderkind, and while I truly like the character, I felt the situation was annoying. I really don't blame the bodyguards for being unenthused about tending a child who treated them like second stringers to his untrained crony friends. There was also too much spent with Baiji, who was a weak villain to begin with (from the previous book), and the kidnapping was glossed over and Barb is hardly mentioned at the end.

I enjoyed it because I like the characters and it is action-packed but the lack of really redeemable traits in the antagonists make these tales favor the protags too much and gives them a 'too perfect' quality.
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Rob & Laurel MacLeod
5.0 out of 5 stars Love It!
Reviewed in Canada on May 24, 2019
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I love CJ Cherryh's writing, but the Foreigner series is my absolute favorite - such amazing world and culture building! :D
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Oliver Von Spreckelsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Action pur und ein Vorstoß auf "unbekanntes" Gebiet machen diesen Band zu einem Buch, das man kaum aus den Händen legen kann
Reviewed in Germany on August 5, 2012
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Spannung pur....

nach den Aufregungen des letzten Bandes "Conspirator" wird auf den ersten 50 Seiten klar, dass es sich hier nur um die Spitze des Eisberges handelt. Außerdem kommt Lord Geigi von der Station herab, um sich des Chaos in seinen Ländereien persönlich anzunehmen. Zusammen mit Ilisidi verschanzen sich Bren, Cajeiri und die seinigen in seinem Sitz. Aber wie lautet die Devise? "Angriff ist die beste Verteidigung"... vor allem als nach einem Zwischenfall klar wird, dass nichts ist, wie es zu sein scheint...

Auch Cejeiri erhält wieder einige Kapitel im Rampenlicht. Er hat ein Problem mit der Loyalität seiner neuen Leibwächter und beginnt die Lehren seiner Urgroßmutter für sich umzusetzen. Dabei lernt er mehr und mehr etwas über man'chi und die Verbindungen unter den Atevi. Hut ab, wie C.j. Cherryh den Werdegang dieses Burschen vorantreibt! Außerdem benutzt sie die Zeit mit dem Achtjährigen, um die Geschehnisse in Nejeida zu erzählen, während Bren in die Höhle des Löwen fährt.
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Finity's end
4.0 out of 5 stars Un commentaire dans le désert !
Reviewed in France on June 14, 2011
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Ce n'est pas sans un certain enthousiasme que je plonge généralement dans un tome de la série foreigner ..
L'auteur fait assez fort dans cet univers ..
Un style très agréable ... un grand sens du rythme ...
Une foule de données psychologiques ou culturelles qui font que ce cycle est un " must " d'éthnosf subtile et dépaysante ...
Ce tome possède un caractère légèrement " stand alone " qui fait que ceux qui ne connaissent pas la série ( comment est ce possible ?? ) pourront se risquer à s'y engager par cette porte ( ouverte sur un univers délicieux et fascinant ) ..
Les personnages sont de vieilles connaissances et croyez moi si vous vous risquez à Moisphéra :
Ils deviendront très vite des résidents de votre carnet d'adresse ..
Dans ce tome l'enjeu est plus au niveau des intrigues internes de l'état principal ( association occidentale ) de ce monde ( comme la plupart du temps du reste ... ) ..
Le Paidhi se consacre à renforcer la stabilité de cet état ..
L'héritier potentiel du trône .. le personnage de Cajeiri est plus que jamais le lieu d'une comparaison aussi intéressante que utile et ce : en contrepoint de son père ( au contraire de lui ... : il connaît l'espace profond et d'autres aliens que l'humanité ) ..
Beaucoup de contrastes et de nuances qui font que le simplisme et le manichéisme sont totalement absents de ce cycle et donc de ce tome ...
Ce qui se lève dans ce tome ..
C'est une plus grande autonomie du Paidhi et s'il n'y prend garde pourrait apparaître comme trop autonome ( pour à peu près tous ( pour trop de monde ) le monde !! ?? ) ...
Ilidsi ( sorte de douairière ) mène plus avant et plus que jamais sa propre barque .. alors que Caijiri pointe le bout de son nez ...
A la fin on est bien embêté car pas mal de choses restent en plan ... !
Pour mon plus grand plaisir ...
Le tome 1  Foreigner: A Novel of First Contact  ou  Le paidhi
La suite :  Betrayer
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5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous sequence of books!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2011
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This author does it, time and time again. The worlds she creates are perhaps the best of any SF author's writing today. The characterization is superb, the stories tight, complex and meticulously written, with attention to detail. I will read her Foreigner books again and again - there is just so much detail in them that one finds new things every time one reads them. (The same goes for the Union-Alliance books, with Alliance being by far my favourite of the two environments.)

Bren and his aishid are wonderful characters, as are the Dowager, Tabini and Caijeri. I'm looking forward to how things are resolved with the Kyo - perhaps Bren and his company will soon move off planet to the space station again? (Explorer was an absolutely brilliant book.)

May this sequence carry on and on, though please, no more Barb, especially, and Toby we can also do with much less of - they are irrelevant and totally uninteresting, interfering with the flow of the story. I prefer to read about Bren's relationship with alien characters and situations, and the constant leaving and returning of Toby and Barb are extremely tiresome. The books also seem to be getting lighter and thinner. For myself, I prefer a longer and more complex work.

I'm glad to see the jacket design for this book (as well as Conspirator) has improved a lot compared with the very poor jackets for Pretender and Deceiver. It is hard to understand why the publisher cannot keep up a consistently good quality after finding a decent look, as for this book - the jacket design does have an influence on the sales of books, particularly hardbacks, which people tend to collect.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jealous reviewer?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2011
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Deceiver starts only a day or two after the end of the previous book, Deliverer, but I almost didn't buy Deceiver. Why? Because the synopsis of the story on the back of the book is almost exactly the same as the synopsis of Deliverer and I thought that it was the same book. Why would the publishers do this? Was the writer of the synopsis just lazy, or were the publishers jealous of Cherryh's success?

In Deceiver, Lord Geigi comes down from the Space Station to put his estates in order and Cajieri is beginning to grow up and develop ateivi feelings, which, understandably, confuses everybody, including himself. Bren Cameron, as ususal, is in the thick of things and brother Toby (along with Barb, who seems to be at her best when Bren isn't around) gets involved, it still being too dangerous for them to sail back to the Terran enclave.

The action is told from two points of view, Bren's and Cajeiri's and the story ends on a cliff-hanger: still, I'll wait for the paperback version of Betrayer to arrive - hardbacks take up too much room!
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