A review by ishmael
Pretender by C.J. Cherryh

5.0

After shenanigans in space, it's back to the ground level where chaos has erupted and political hijinks have risen to new heights. It's probably the most action-packed book so far, all the more fascinating since the lead is a diplomat who does far more ducking, running, and hiding than shooting.

This series never fails to impress me. Every book has new layers of meaning, new character facets, new political machinations, new alien-human interaction insights. I want to shove this series at everyone so I have somebody to talk to about it.