Cherryh is an author who works best in longer forms. In fact, often in very long forms - her Foreigner series is pretty much science fiction's Wheel of Time.
This curated collection of the best of her short fiction, though, does contain some true gems. My favorite was probably "Of Law and Magic," a novelette originally published in Moonsinger's Friends. I also liked "Gwydion and the Dragon," a novella that earned a World Fantasy award.
And even her bad stories are better than a lot of people's good ones. You can see how she earned her place as a Grand Master.
I did find the science error in the Sunfall stories somewhat egregious. I won't say what it is, but read for it and see if you can find it.
Even if you already own Sunfall and Visible Light you might find this worth getting as the best stories are the ones not from those collections.
Her novels are still better, but this collection is worth a read.
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