"Foreigner" by CJ Cherryh

[seldear]

I'm loving this.

It's everything that Stargate Atlantis could have been and wasn't.

They could have done a lot more with Elizabeth Weir if they'd made her more like Bren Cameron and set up the Pegasus situation with atevi. Of course, then they wouldn't be able to show Earth's superiority, Sheppard's innate Mary-Sueness, or blow things up half as often as they did. And your average American probably wouldn't watch it.

Anyway, the really exciting thing? There are other books in the series! More reading material!

Comments

[aricadavidson.livejournal.com]

What series is this? It sounds good

*rushes to Amazon to look it up*

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

It's very political and convoluted. It would have made a great storyline in Atlantis: Elizabeth as the paidhi to the Pegasus, Teyla as the paidhi to the expedition.

Technically, Teyla's already the paidhi to the expedition. An interesting though.

Only problem is, that would focus the show around a) the women, b) the diplomacy angle.

[bellalarina.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting. I want to hear more.

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

You probably should read it yourself. :)

Personally, I think Teyla's already in the role of paidhi in Atlantis: a kind of cultural interpreter - not that they actually use her, since the attitude on the show seems to be that Earth doesn't conform to other cultural standards because no other cultural standards matter.

Actually, if Cherryh was a fanfic writer, she'd be a whumper. I'm four chapters into the next story, and she's pushing her lead character way beyond his endurance limit. I'm kinda waiting for him to completely collapse.