Rihannsu

Rihannsu is that name that Romulans use for themselves in Diane Duane's series of books about them. The singular form is Rihanha.

The series consists of four books to date, with a fifth one to come out soon.


 * My Enemy, My Ally (ISBN 074340369X)
 * The Romulan Way (ISBN 0743403703)
 * Swordhunt (ISBN 0671042092)
 * Honor Blade (ISBN 0671042106)

Another book, Spock's World (ISBN 0671667734), makes reference to some of the events in The Romulan Way from the Vulcan side of things.

These books, as with most of the other Trek novels, are not considered canon.

The main Rihannsu character in the above series is Ael i-Mhiessan t'Rllaillieu. Her sense of honor and duty leads her, paradoxically, to violate her oaths to her government and crew, first helping Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to destroy a secret research facility, and then stealing the most precious artifact of her people, the Sword from the Empty Chair, using it as a symbol to lead a rebellion against the government, which she comes to feel has betrayed the ideals of the Empire.