Chanur Books in Order

An escaped human prisoner seeks refuge aboard Pyanfar Chanur's alien merchant ship. Protecting him from the kif places her crew in danger and threatens the balance between the species that share the trading stations of the Compact.

Pyanfar Chanur returns to Meetpoint Station and finds the human Tully caught in plans to open trade with his species. Rival alien powers fear losing influence, pulling her ship into political maneuvers that could become an interstellar war.

When the kif capture Hilfy and the human Tully, Captain Pyanfar Chanur takes her crew to Mkks Station to rescue them. The mission draws her into shifting alliances and a political conflict involving several very different alien species.

A fleet of human ships approaches Compact space while rival alien factions devastate its stations. Pyanfar Chanur must protect her crew and homeworld, which lies in the path of a battle that threatens the future of her species.

New captain Hilfy Chanur accepts a lucrative commission to transport a mysterious religious object, hoping to ease her ship's financial pressures. The assignment instead draws her crew into interstellar intrigue, where identifying trustworthy allies becomes essential to survival.