Isithan Knights' is a tale of twenty-two aliens: Sikaran soldiers, who travel across the galaxy, and encounter the human race for the first time. The Sikaran soldiers are expert martial artists and members of a Sikaran Brotherhood of the Sword, the "Isithan", often misunderstanding the humans, Marayshan, Nava and Avernyi have many adventures, and some close encounters with the humans, with amusing results. Joanna Ray has created an amazing world with vividly original characters. The book is humorous but also thought provoking, touching on many emotional states: everything one would expect from a tale of alien and human encounter!