Nearly ten years after the unexpected return of the starship *Phoenix*, the alien *atevi* have three functioning space shuttles, and teams of *atevi* engineers labor in orbit to renovate the space station. But these monumental advances not only add a dangerously powerful third party to an already precarious diplomatic situation, but rouse pro- and anti=s[ace factions in *atevi* society to incendiary levels. To help negotiate these treacherous diplomatic waters, Tabini-aiji, the powerful head of the *atevi's *Western Association, has sent the only human he fully trusts into space: his own *paidhi*, Bren Cameron.
However, the threat of possible invasion by hostile aliens who attacked *Phoenix's* station in a far-off sector of space hangs over them all. And when one of the senior captains of the *Phoenix* confesses that this station was not completely destroyed, as had been previously thought, the crew mutinies. How can Bren hope to mediate on a station overcome by a rebellious crew intent on taking the *Phoenix* on a rescue mission back into hostile alien territory?
The long-running *Foreigner *series can also be enjoyed by more casual genre readers in sub-trilogy installments. *Defender* is the 5th *Foreigner* book. It is also the 2nd book in the second subtrilogy.
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Nearly ten years after the unexpected return of the starship *Phoenix*, the alien *atevi* have three functioning space shuttles, and teams of *atevi* engineers labor in orbit to renovate the space station. But these monumental advances not only add a dangerously powerful third party to an already precarious diplomatic situation, but rouse pro- and anti=s[ace factions in *atevi* society to incendiary levels. To help negotiate these treacherous diplomatic waters, Tabini-aiji, the powerful head of the *atevi's *Western Association, has sent the only human he fully trusts into space: his own *paidhi*, Bren Cameron. However, the threat of possible invasion by hostile aliens who attacked *Phoenix's* station in a far-off sector of space hangs over them all. And when one of the senior captains of the *Phoenix* confesses that this station was not completely destroyed, as had been previously thought, the crew mutinies. How can Bren hope to mediate on a station overcome by a rebellious crew intent on taking the *Phoenix* on a rescue mission back into hostile alien territory? The long-running *Foreigner *series can also be enjoyed by more casual genre readers in sub-trilogy installments. *Defender* is the 5th *Foreigner* book. It is also the 2nd book in the second subtrilogy.