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Defender by C. J. Cherryh is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Defender about?
The fifth novel in Cherryh's Foreigner groundbreaking space opera series of first contact and its consequences...Nearly ten years after the unexpected return of the starship Phoenix, the alien atevi have three functioning space shuttles, and teams of atevi engineers labor in orbit to renovate the space station. But these monumental advances not only add a dangerously powerful third party to an already precarious diplomatic situation, but rouse pro- and anti=s[ace factions in atevi society to incendiary levels. To help negotiate these treacherous diplomatic waters, Tabini-aiji, the powerful head of the atevi's Western Association, has sent the only human he fully trusts into space: his own paidhi, Bren Cameron. However, the threat of possible invasion by hostile aliens who attacked Phoenix's station in a far-off sector of space hangs over them all. And when one of the senior captains of the Phoenix...
Who reads Defender?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- C. J. Cherryh
- Publisher
- DAW Books
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781101662243
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Science Fiction, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.78 / 5 (98 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- Defender (Foreigner Universe Books) (2010)
- Defender (2001)
- Defender (Foreigner05) (2010)
- Defender (Foreigner Universe Books) (2001)
- Defender (Foreigner Universe Books) (2002)
- Defender (Foreigner, Book 5) (2001)
- Defender. (Foreigner universe, book 5.) (2002)
- Defender. (Foreigner universe, book 5.) (2001)
- Defender (2002)
- Defender - Foreigner Book Five (2001)
- Defender Foreigner 5 (2002)
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