Rider at the gate : Finisterre: the nighthorses. 1

The Hugo Award-winning author of Tripoint returns with a story set in a beautiful new universe, but stranded colonists are threatened by the telepathic powers of all of the animals, and only their bond with the Nighthorses can save them. ** Enter Series Index : 01 of 02 Test Search : Rider at the Gate / C. J. Cherryh Calc Series Group : Finisterre Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Formats : EPUB ES Cover Quality : ICBF Quick Search : C. J. Cherryh Finisterre ABook : E_Only Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:0446603457, ff:c/c-j-cherryh/rider-at-gate, google:Y5KsQgAACAAJ, isbn:9780340638286, mobi-asin:92a17947-0f5d-4a47-b84d-7f91847ccdfe Test Text Series Index: 1 Single Author : C. J. Cherryh Raw Title : Rider at the Gate Calc ESI Part 2 : of Sorted Author by LN, FN: Cherryh, C. J. ES Group : Serified_E Title Length : 17 Num of Aut : 1 Calc ESI Combined : 01 of 190 Record ID : 2035 Enter New Series (Calced): Serified_E.Finisterre.Scifan.01 of 02..ICBF ES Name : Finisterre EBook : Have Uncomma Author : C. J. Cherryh Number of Words in Auth: 3 ES Genre : Scifan Calc New Series : Finisterre.... Calc ESI Part 3 : 02 Compare Author : eq Calc ESI Part 1 : 01 Custom Series : SIPW.Finisterre.Scifan.1..ICBF Title Parm A : Rider at the Gate

Stranded on a distant planet that abounds with fertile farmland, human colonists appear to be in paradise. But all the native animals communicate by telepathy, projecting images that drive humans mad. Only Nighthorses stand between civilization and madness. When a flare of human emotion spreads to all the horses, chaos erupts.

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In this perceptive and carefully crafted coming-of-age novel, humans share a remote and arduous world with telepathic fauna who communicate their instincts and desires to receptive colonists. Chief among the beasts that seek out companionship with humans are the nighthorses, who enter into a near-symbiotic relationship with their chosen partners, who become the riders and protectors of the world's isolated villages and the convoys needed to supply them. When Guil Stuart's lover, Aby Dale, is killed while guarding one such convoy, the rider sets out in a frenzy with his nighthorse, Burn, to avenge her death. While townsfolk urge that he be killed, three ostensible friends set out to find and help him, accompanied by novice rider Danny Fisher. A town boy sought out by the nighthorse Cloud, Danny was raised to fear and to hate communion with the beasts, which were reviled by the preachers, and was guided in his adjustment to rider life by the older, rider-bred Stuart. Also following Stuart into the wild is Ancel Harper, an old enemy with an obscure and dangerous grudge. Cherryh never overwhelms the narrative with exposition, skillfully unfolding her society of humans and aliens so that the reader gradually understands past events and present situations. (Aug.)

Rider at the Gate (Nighthorse, Book 1) Stranded on a distant planet that abounds with fertile farmland, human colonists appear to be in paradise. But all the native animals communicate by telepathy, projecting images that drive humans mad. Only Nighthorses stand between civilization and madness. When a flare of human emotion spreads to all the horses, chaos erupts. On A Planet Where Telepathy Exists Between Humans And Animals, A Horse Kills Its Woman Rider, Then Uses Its Telepathy To Kill Other People. The Woman's Boyfriend Sets Out To Destroy It. C.j. Cherryh. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. On a planet where all animal species are telepathic, a human rider selected to be bonded with his horse attempts to avenge the death of the rider he loved. A novel of human colonists trying to survive in a deadly alien world set in an all new future universe.