History Literature / NovelsOfTheJaran

Humanity once tried to rebel and throw off the yoke of the Chapalii, only to fail. The leader of the rebellion, Charles Soerensen, was ennobled to the rank of Duke (or Tai, in the Chapalii language), one of the highest ranks in their stratified society, only bowing to Princes and the Emperor himself. He was given two systems as his fief, the Dao Cee system with its newly raped for its resources planet of Odys, and the recently discovered Rhui system.

* DepravedBisexual: Vasil.

** Most of humanity, as led by Charles Soerensen.

* SufficientlyAdvancedAliens: [[spoiler: Chapalii females, who can apparently manipulate space-time.]] The [[spoiler:male]] Chapalii have shades of this as well.

* {{Alien Non-Interference Clause}}: The humans believe in this, but the Chapalii don't. Charles has interdicted Rhui, much to the confusion of the Empire, but he is working to introduce modern thinking as much as possible to the Rhuians, since he knows that some day soon, he'll have to lift the interdiction.

''The Novels of the Jaran'', also known as the ''Jaran Series'', are a series of SpeculativeFiction novels by Kate Elliot. They are set an unspecified amount of time into the future, when humanity discovered interstellar travel and was absorbed into the enormous Chapalii Empire, an empire ruled by the long-lived and patient Chapalii.

''The Novels of the Jaran'', also known as the ''Jaran Series'', are a series of SpeculativeFiction novels by Kate Elliot. They are set an unspecified amount of time into the future, when humanity discovered interstellar travel and was absorbed into the enormous Chapalli Empire, an empire ruled by the long-lived and patient chapalli.

Humanity once tried to rebel and throw off the yoke of the chapalli, only to fail. The leader of the rebellion, Charles Soerenson, was ennobled to the rank of Duke (or Tai, in the chapalli language), one of the highest ranks in their stratified society, only bowing to Princes and the Emperor himself. He was given two systems as his fief, the Dao Cee system with its newly raped for its resources planet of Odys, and the recently discovered Rhui system.

Rhui was unique, since one of its planets contained a species so like humans that they were genetically compatible, but at a much lower level of technology. To protect his "cousins" from the greed of the chapalli, Charles interdicted the planet, allowing only minimal contact with the natives and the truth about their origins to be kept secret.

Tess Soerenson, Charles' sister, is a highly talented linguist who, while on a chapalli vessel, discovers a plot to secretly visit the interdicted world. Stowing away on their shuttlecraft, she finds herself far from explored lands and thrown in the the Jaran, a nomadic people whose leader is slowly united their tribes and planning to conquer all the lands.

* {{Alien Non-Interference Clause}}: The humans believe in this, but the chapalli don't. Charles has interdicted Rhui, much to the confusion of the Empire, but he is working to introduce modern thinking as much as possible to the Rhuians, since he knows that some day soon, he'll have to lift the interdiction.

* TheEmpire: The Chapalli Empire, naturally.
* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Thanks to chapalli medical technology, humans age until they reach maturity, then stay young until around 120 years of age, at which point their bodies shut down.

** Most of humanity, as led by Charles Soerenson.
** The half-legendary Tai-en Mushai, a chapalli duke who overthrew the original Empire.

* TheQuisling: Even named "the quisling" by the characters. She is one of many who have sold out entirely to the Chapalli and have been granted limited authority because of it.
* StarfishAliens: The chapalli. Acknowledged by the humans as true while they struggle to understand them, but even they don't know the extent of it until Ilyana meets a female chapalli.
* SufficientlyAdvancedAliens: [[spoiler: Chapalli females, who can apparently manipulate space-time.]] The [[spoiler:male]] chapalli have shades of this as well.

There are currently 4 novels in the series: ''Jaran'', ''An Earthly Crown'', ''His Conquering Sword'', and ''The Law of Becoming''. While the author has expressed her intent to finish the series at some point, [[OrphanedSeries nothing has been heard about it for almost 10 years]].

Tess Soerenson, Charles' brother, is a highly talented linguist who, while on a chapalli vessel, discovers a plot to secretly visit the interdicted world. Stowing away on their shuttlecraft, she finds herself far from explored lands and thrown in the the Jaran, a nomadic people whose leader is slowly united their tribes and planning to conquer all the lands.

* PrimeDirective: The humans believe in this, but the chapalli don't. Charles has interdicted Rhui, much to the confusion of the Empire, but he is working to introduce modern thinking as much as possible to the Rhuians, since he knows that some day soon, he'll have to lift the interdiction.

** Most of humanity, as led by Cherles Soerenson.

* TransplantedHumans: The Rhuians.

The Novels of the Jaran, also known as the Jaran Series, are a series of SpeculativeFiction novels by Kate Elliot. They are set an unspecified amount of time into the future, when humanity discovered interstellar travel and was absorbed into the enormous Chapalli Empire, an empire ruled by the long-lived and patient chapalli.