Compact Space series 01 - The Pride Of Chanur

The peace and economic stability of the Compact is threatened when an Outsider, a human named Tully, makes his appearance on Meetpoint Station. A fugitive from the kif, Tully seeks refuge on a hani ship, The Pride of Chanur, captained by Pyanfar Chanur. Pyanfar's refusal to surrender Tully to the kif angers them and they "declare war" on the hani. The kif had found Tully's ship in their space and captured it. They attempted to force the captive humans to make translator tapes so the kif could communicate with them, but the humans refused. Tully was the only survivor. Aboard The Pride Tully makes a translator tape for the hani, who trade it with the mahendo'sat in exchange for protection from the kif. The kif chase The Pride back to the hani homeworld, but the mahendo'sat intervene and the unpredictable knnn drive the kif away. The knnn also transport a human ship they had found, the Ulysses, into hani space, and Tully is reunited with his species.
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