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CHANUR’S BREAKOUT (1991)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” X 22”

An opportunity to paint C.J. Cherryh’s catlike Hani was always welcome. I was fortunate to have done several covers for this popular series, yet for CHANUR’S LEGACY I came up with more new concepts than ever before. 1/5

#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #illustration #cjcherryh #hani #chanur #dawbooks

A leonine alien pauses in the buckled gap of a bulkhead door with finger on the trigger of its shiny laser pistol which is pointed up but at the ready. The metal above him is cool purple while lower in the frame yellow laser beams cross, kicking sparks where one intersects metal. Dozens of rings pierce the Hani’s ears and gold bangles hang from furry wrists. Two more Hani lurk in shadows of the space behind. Above them rises a tall alien with long dragon-like snout protruding from its hooded robe. It grips a long gun by the stock and clip.

@rebane2001 One can hope. Until then we have The #Chanur novels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chanur_novels

Somewhere in Meetpoint station, Pyanfar discussing with Gooldtooth about some mischief, a Stsho being grazed by the umptillionth T'ca unrelenting driver, the everyday life....
Thanks @fearandcoyotes.bsky.social
#furry #furryart #chanur #sf

A scene from C. H. Cherryh setting "Chanur", as described in the post text

Who remembers the #Chanur series of #scifi #books? Cat people and a hapless kidnapped human? The dastardly kif? Leslie Fish wrote a #filk song about it? Been re-reading them lately. The cover art is certainly...of the period. :KD

CHANUR'S BREAKOUT (1991)

Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" X 22"

An opportunity to paint C.J. Cherryh's catlike Hani is always welcome. 1/6

#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #illustration #cjcherryh #hani #chanur @dawbooks

@jeremy

C J Cherryh, #Cyteen. Also the #Chanur books, Serpent's Reach, Downbelow Station, Foreigner, Alliance Rising, Cuckoo's Egg. (All of her Alliance-Union books are in the same universe, just...not obviously so.) Some of her books have been translated and you'll be able to find French-language versions, others have not.

The #Chanur Saga. Things in this sector of space are going reasonably well, six species dominate, four O2 breathers and two/three (if you count the Chi) methane breathers coexist with some stress. At the beginning of the saga House Chanur encounters an alien while docked at a station, ethics trap the familial crew into a situation with rather large implications.
Seriously solid #SciFi here. The books shown capture a five book series and the individual books are much cheaper to buy, just an #fyi