{"product_id":"books-inheritor-by-c-j-cherryh","title":"Inheritor","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe third 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\u003e Six months have passed since the reappearance of the starship \u003ci\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/i\u003e--the same ship which brought a colony of humans to the hostile environment of alien \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e nearly two hundred years ago. During these six months, the \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e have reconfigured their fledgling space program in a bid to take their place in the heavens alongside humans. But the return of the \u003ci\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/i\u003e has added a frighteningly powerful third party to an already volatile situation, polarizing both human and \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e political factions, and making the possibility of all-out planetary war an even more likely threat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e mainland, human ambassador Bren Cameron, in a desperate attempt to maintain the peace, has arranged for one human representative from the \u003ci\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/i\u003e to take up residence with him in his apartments, and for another to be stationed on humanity's island enclave. Bren himself is unable to return home for fear of being arrested or assassinated by the powerful arch conservative element who wish to bar the \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e from space.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Responsible for a terrified, overwhelmed young man, and desperately trying to keep abreast of the \u003ci\u003eatevi\u003c\/i\u003e associations, how can Bren possibly find a way to save two species from a three-sided conflict that no one can win?","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54423942267153,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780886777289.jpg?v=1787601655","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-inheritor-by-c-j-cherryh","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}