Deceiver

By C. J. Cherryh

Subjects: Space warfare, Life on other planets, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Human-alien encounters

Description: The civil war among the alien atevi is over-- but peace and tranquility are not in the cards for Bren. Cajeiri, the young son of Tabini-aiai, the ruler, slips away from his bodyguards for an adventure. When rebel clans attack, Bren's pastoral retreat becomes a locked-down fortress.