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Citable facts mined from The BookGeek (November 3, 2015). "A review of Without A Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey". Curve Magazine. Avalon Media LLC.

• amazing world of Alsea
• compares Chronicles of Alsea to

  Honor Harrington series by David Weber (esp early books)
  Miles Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold

• cliffhanger

• political intrigue
• military action

• phenomenal writing

• captivating characters
• memorable characters
• well-developed secondary characters (Jaros, Micah)
• in-depth character studies

• superb worldbuilding
• intricate world building

• Thorough exploration of Alsean society
• After affects of first-contact
• "vivid picture of a fully developed empathic alien society"
• details of the Alsean caste society

The Chaphenon:

• first-contact
• invasion
• battles
• difficult moral choices