Serpent's Reach
C. J. Cherryh
285 pages

A very minor Cherryh, this one was a real struggle to finish. One of those books that gets shoved to the end of the reading queue by more interesting books.

Pride of Chanur
C. J. Cherryh
225 pages

One of the classic Cherryh books, rollicking space adventure. Nice aliens. It misses some of the standard Cherryh tricks and is a lot more straightforward then a book like Cyteen.