The Recurring Cast
Character · The atevi · 21 books

Banichi

Bren's senior bodyguard · C. J. Cherryh

Banichi is Bren’s senior bodyguard, from the Assassins’ Guild, deadly and dryly humorous.

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Character facts

First appearance
Foreigner (1994)
Latest appearance
Divergence (2021)
Books
21 (21 major)
Series
Foreigner
Author
C. J. Cherryh
Circle
The atevi

Where to meet Banichi

Banichi first appears in Foreigner (1994), in a major role, book 1 of the Foreigner series.

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Every book with Banichi

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1994MForeignermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  2. 1995MInvadermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  3. 1996MInheritormajor role · ForeignerBuy
  4. 1999MPrecursormajor role · ForeignerBuy
  5. 2001MDefendermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  6. 2002MExplorermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  7. 2005MDestroyermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  8. 2006MPretendermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  9. 2007MDeliverermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  10. 2009MConspiratormajor role · ForeignerBuy
  11. 2010MDeceivermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  12. 2011MBetrayermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  13. 2012MIntrudermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  14. 2013MProtectormajor role · ForeignerBuy
  15. 2014MPeacemakermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  16. 2015MTrackermajor role · ForeignerBuy
  17. 2016MVisitormajor role · ForeignerBuy
  18. 2017MConvergencemajor role · ForeignerBuy
  19. 2018MEmergencemajor role · ForeignerBuy
  20. 2020MResurgencemajor role · ForeignerBuy
  21. 2021MDivergencemajor role · ForeignerBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Bren CameronPaidhi, the human interpreter to the atevi21
IlisidiTabini's formidable grandmother21
JagoBren's bodyguard21
Tabini-aijiRuler of the Western Association21
CajeiriTabini's young heir18