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Book Review of Cuckoo's Egg

Cuckoo's Egg
Cuckoo's Egg
Author: C. J. Cherryh
Book Type: Hardcover
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An excellent story of an alien race - - - Cherryh has a knack for alien cultures and races that are believable, and that unfold comfortably within the story - - - and an orphaned human baby boy. He (Thorn) is raised by a foster father of the alien race, and not just any alien either. Dunn is hatani - - - mystic, warrior, guardian and judge.