false 129019 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171980622m/129019.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171980622s/129019.jpg 129019 3 2939355 book 1997 A Thousand Words for Stranger (Trade Pact Universe, #1) total:203|5:54|4:85|3:54|2:6|1:4| 203 788 287 23 4005 3.90 1534 199 40709426 811687 2007313 0756404584 9780756404581 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2007313.A_Thousand_Words_for_Stranger 3.94 16 Silver Fox. As they leave Aourd, the real quest for answers begins. Who has suppressed Sira's memories, and why is she running away?

A Thousand Words for Stranger begins slowly, with the introduction of characters and exposition necessary to establish the feel of Czerneda's universe. The book picks up steam as each revealed secret leads to a new mystery. It's an old writer's trick, but Czerneda uses it to good effect, pulling the reader into a story that becomes more compelling with every page. The concept of an adventure story set in a multi-species universe with good aliens, bad aliens, and unexpected surprises along the way is, of course, hardly new. What matters, then, is how good a job the writer does in telling the story and portraying the characters. In A Thousand Words for Stranger, Julie Czerneda handles that task very well indeed. --Greg L. Johnson

Author's Note: This was my first novel, both in terms of the first piece of fiction I ever finished and the first I sold. It started as just one of many stories I was playing with as a hobby, never thinking to see copies in the hands of readers, certainly never planning to send it out to a publisher. I'm very happy I did, but I do confess my first thought after the fateful phone call was "Oh no! What have I done!?" because by then, I knew I could do better. I harboured dark suspicions readers would take one look and say "She thinks she can write?" Fortunately, my editor had the confidence I lacked and readers kindly took a chance on an unknown. I'm proud to be able to say this book has been a bestseller, was recommended by Locus, made Editor's Choice for the Science Fiction Book Club, spawned a series, started my partnership with the talented Luis Royo, and has been reprinted several times. It was also responsible for my nomination for the John Campbell Award for Best New Writer of 1999. I expected none of this—and I still pinch myself every time I look at it. Who knew? But I'll always have a special place in my heart for the first story of Sira and Morgan.]]> 1997 3 1 false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 22 16:33:20 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 12:53:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 54416613 382536 129019 0886777690 9780886777692 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171980622m/129019.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171980622s/129019.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129019.A_Thousand_Words_for_Stranger 3.87 183 1997 4 0 true Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:20:36 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:21:58 -0700 2009 2
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I picked this book up on a whim one trip to B&N when my wife offered to buy me a book. I am glad I did. It was a really enthralling read, full of interesting characters ...more...]]> 18726743 1027031 129019 0886777690 9780886777692 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171980622m/129019.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171980622s/129019.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129019.A_Thousand_Words_for_Stranger 3.88 203 1997 5 0 false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 19:36:27 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 10:37:38 -0700 2008 Reap the Wild Wind, I had to immediately jump back to A Thousand Words for Stranger just to remind myself of what had been previously established about the Om'ray--and of course to re-read the story of Sira and Morgan, which was an excellent little love story in general.
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Love the characters. Plot's not quite as solid as her later books but hey, this is her first so I'm cutting her some slack...that plus I really really like this series.

Title first caught my eye.

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