Spring reading list:
Ninefox Gambit – Yoon Ha Lee
Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell
The Chanur Saga: The Pride of Chanur, Chanur’s Venture, The Kif Strike Back – C. J. Cherryh (reread)
Chanur’s Homecoming – C. J. Cherryh (reread)
This Music Leaves Stains: A Complete History of the Misfits – James Greene Jr.
Chanur’s Legacy – C. J. Cherryh (reread)
I’m not sure why the Chanur books were arranged as they were, at least when my old paperbacks were printed. The first 3 are in an Omnibus edition, but they aren’t a stand alone trilogy, the 4th continues the story from the 3rd.
You could read the Pride of Chanur as a stand alone novel, but if you get into the 2nd you have to read through Homecoming to reach the end of that story arc. Legacy also stands apart – while it refers back to characters and events in the other books, you might still be able to read it and enjoy the story without having read them.