"A Thousand Words for Stranger" by Julie E. Czerneda

[Tina]

The three book series called "Trade Pact Universe" starts with Julie E. Czerneda’s 1st novel “A Thousand Words for Stranger” (1997).


From the back of the first book:

“Ambushed by unknown assailants, cut off from her escort, and on the run with no memory of who she was, what she was doing on a world known as Auord, or why she was driven to find a specific ship and head for an unknown destination, she was forced to accept the help of a space trader named Morgan. Captain Morgan gave her the name Sira and berth on his spaceship, but there was something about him she couldn’t trust. Something he was hiding from her.

Yet, sought by the Enforcers of the Interstellar Trade Pact, by representatives of the Clan of which Sira herself was a member, and by a mysterious pursuer determined to use Sira for his own ends, she had no choice but to ally herself with Morgan – even though each might well prove the other’s doom…”

This book, and the two that follow, take a unique look at the star-crossed lovers theme and place it in well thought out worlds and beautifully structured societies. An easy and enjoyable read.