It's funny, Maz has just introduced me to C J Cherryh. She lent me her battered copy of Angel with the Sword at the tail end of last year and I just loved it. My Christmas present was the Chanur saga trilogy which is sitting on my shelf calling to me. Shit I can't believe I haven't read a book book in 6 months, it's just been so crazy, but that's first on my list when things finally calm down.