Distance made it impossible to maintain the close control earth wanted to exercise, and earths illadvised orders provoked rebellion among the colonies when the discovery of fasterthanlight. The education details are not available at this time. Cherryh, including downbelow station, and foreigner, and more on. Union operatives make contact with the bitter jon lukas.
Alliance rising the hinder stars book 1 kindle edition by cherryh, c. Downbelow station is a science fiction novel by american writer c. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are. Wollhein bought the two manuscripts that she had submitted to daw books. Cherryhs 1981 downbelow station, a dense read dependent on character and political interrelationships, is a novel precisely in the star. It seems to be regarded as the best entrypoint for cherryhs allianceunion setting, a vast future history spanning centuries of mankinds expansion into space and its division between different factions, and the various conflicts it. They were the mritall, secretive, bound by honor and the rigid dictates of their society. Carolyn janice cherry born september 1, 1942, better known by the pseudonym c. Not that this is strictly speaking an allianceunion novel at least not until towards the end. Cherryh is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Set in cherryh s allianceunion universe, the same background as cyteen, this book deals more directly with the wars between the union, earth, and the company. Cherryh s fiction relating to the allianceunion universe and consult a chronological summary of events related to each site. Having read the excellent if longwinded cyteen, i decided to read cj cherryh s previous hugo award winner, downbelow station.
The beyond started with the stations orbiting the stars. The gritty realism makes you feel the pulse of a vibrant, conflicting civilization in the notsodistant future. It won the hugo award in 1982, was shortlisted for a locus award that same year, and was named by locus magazine as one of the top 50 science fiction novels of all time in 1987. Cherryh has produced many of daws topselling series, including the popular chanur novels, the company war including the hugo awardwinning downbelow station, the faded sun trilogy, and especially the 19volume foreigner space opera, perhaps the most ambitious and epic first contact saga ever written. It seems to be regarded as the best entrypoint for cherryh s allianceunion setting, a vast future history spanning centuries of mankinds expansion into space and its division between different factions, and the various conflicts it. Downbelow station is the linchpin in cherryh s in my opinion best universe. Cherryh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Downbelow station is a dense, complex book written in a terse, futuristic style, from multiple points of view, some of them alien and many of them. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 526 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Her other works include cyteen 1988 novel and cassandra 1979 short story. Downbelow station by cherryh, first edition abebooks. Downbelow station is a good book, but i think cyteen might be among the top 5 sf novels ever.
After i finished downbelow station it was hard to go back to other authors. Downbelow station, daw books sfbc, 1981, first hardcover edition first printing with code l10 on page 438, innocuous chip to the base of the halftitle page, some light scattered foxing to the t. Dec 03, 2008 downbelow station was published in 1981 and won the hugo in 1982. I just discovered her a few months ago thanks to audio books. Nov 02, 2007 downbelow station was originally published in 1981, winning the hugo award for best novel the following year. The cast of thousands thing that mike mentions is the kicker. When cj cherryh published downbelow station, she had already developed a wellearned reputation as a writer on the basis of books such as the faded sun trilogy and the original morgaine trilogy. She is the creator and author of the allianceunion universe including the chanur saga, the merovingen nights series, fortresstristen series and the foreigner series. It is in many ways the central book of the unionalliance series.
Conrad mazians company fleet is losing an interstellar war with union, due to lack of support from an oblivious earth. Still enjoying the book btw space battles and lots of running around, death, heartbreak and worry going on at the station now. I chose a scene at the beginning of the book where mallory must keep order as. Three hundred years in the future, mankind has made its way beyond our solar system and into neighboring galaxies. What strikes me about it, is that by taking her time and describing things in some detail, cherryh makes the station come alive and seem more realistic than a lot of sf i accept realistic is a relative and somewhat inappropriate term. In a number of her science fiction novels we got glimpses of the. Cherryhs 1981 downbelow station, a dense read dependent on character and political interrelationships, is a novel precisely in the star trek mold. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 428 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Downbelow station is the linchpin in cherryhs in my opinion best universe. Downbelow station 20th anniversary allianceunion universe cherryh, c. It references several other books in that universe, most notably forty thousand in gehenna but also downbelow station and some others. Heavy time is cherryh s fourth book in her company wars series of the massive allianceunion book continuity. Carolyn janice cherry born september 1, 1942, better known by the pen name c. Publication date 1981 topics fantasy, science fiction, fiction science fiction, science fiction general, fiction general.
Set in cherryhs allianceunion universe, the same background as cyteen, this book deals more directly with the wars between the union, earth, and the company. Cherryh has won four hugos and is one of the bestselling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. Downbelow station follows these characters as the station descends into anarchy, slipping in and out of martial law as the fleet wills it, struggling to maintain order amongst the chaos. A prolific science fiction and fantasy author, she wrote more than sixty books, including the popular novel, downbelow station 1981. Although cherryh was active in the 1970s, i think her 1981 downbelow station was my first exposure to her work in general and to her allianceunion setting in specific. We had a glitch with the audible version of resurgence.
Downbelow station by cj cherryh page 2 science fiction. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Downbelow station has some good tension to it cherryh is a master of tension, but its got more of a military sf flavor to it, even though it isnt really military sf. Cherryh earths colonial enterprise, founded on a stringof planetless stars, fell apart when orders to solve problems lagged a long time behind the reality of the situation. Downbelow station 20th anniversary allianceunion universe. Cj cherryh is a virgo and was born in the year of the horse life. The first edition of the novel was published in 1981, and was written by c. Like most of the company wars books, heavy time neednt be read in publication order though a few characters from downbelow station make cameos. Cherryh, is an american writer of speculative fiction. The book starts with the chaos caused by the arrival of far too many refugees on a crowded station and the anarchy that results, and then follows the station personnel through the ensuing manysided struggle for control over the station. I tried to sign the contract, had an electronic glitch with the process, got sick in early december, and my agent had a family loss. It was hard for me to get in to downbelow station with her writing style that closely mimics what the characters are thinking. Clearly other readers disagreed with me, because it not only won the 1982 hugo. May 20, 2016 this feature is not available right now.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alliance rising the hinder stars book 1. She taught latin at a public school in oklahoma city. Mankind has reached beyond mother earths apron strings, and mother is going from angry to resigned. The station, one of the earlier, but not the earliest earth established station, orbits a planet with quasihuman conditions, but also harboring semiintelligent life. Downbelow station is not only a splendid introduction to cherryhs thoroughly explored and wellpopulated allianceunion universe, its an excellent introduction to science fiction in general, as a novel that addresses the tough questions of humanitys future. Cherryh has written more than seventy books, including the highly popular foreigner science fiction series. Online chview map of starstations and other space colonies within 47. Free download or read online downbelow station pdf epub book. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are signy mallory, damon konstatin. Downbelow station by cj cherryh page 3 science fiction. The fifteenth novel in cherryhs foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of.
And what a great book it is, filled with interesting characters, political intrigue, social commentary and war zone style action. Cherryhs epic the faded sun trilogy kesrith, shonjir, and kutath collected in one volume. The paperback of the downbelow station company wars series by c. Downbelow station audiobook the company wars series by c. The hugo awardwinning classic scifi novel, now available in a trade edition.
I read it and i even enjoyed it, but it isnt one of cherryhs that i go back to over and over. Cherryhs unionalliance novels, while separate and complete in themselves, are part of a much larger tapestry a future. Cherryh was met with little luck until in 1975, when donald a. Cherryhs fiction relating to the allianceunion universe and consult a chronological summary of events related to each site. Its a work in progress but everything should work now. You can visually compare the position of places mentioned in c. Heavy time is cherryhs fourth book in her company wars series of the massive allianceunion book continuity. Having read the excellent if longwinded cyteen, i decided to read cj cherryhs previous hugo award winner, downbelow station. It also has some links with the compact space series the pride of chanur and sequels, and more generally almost all of cherryhs writing is loosely tied together by an overarching future history. Cherryh s unionalliance novels, while separate and complete in themselves, are part of a much larger tapestry a future. Youll end up with 1982s hugo winner, downbelow station, by c.
I think that makes it a tough book to get into for many people. In her style of writing, the story is narrated in the third person, but the only things written about. Cherryh, is a united states science fiction and fantasy author. She has written more than 60 books since the mid1970s, including the hugo award winning novels downbelow station 1981 and cyteen 1988, both set in her allianceunion universe. Cherryh commissioned me to illustrate a scene from her book downbelow station with her main character signy mallory in a prominent place. Downbelow station was originally published in 1981, winning the hugo award for best novel the following year. It also has some links with the compact space series the pride of chanur and sequels, and more generally almost all of cherryh s writing is loosely tied together by an overarching future history. Cherryh recalled that it was begging of a new dawn since a book she wrote had actually gotten a break through. The eighteenth novel in cherryh s foreigner space opera series, a groundbreakingtale of first contact and its consequences alpha station, orbiting the world of the atevi, has taken aboard five thousand human refugees from a destroyed station in a distant sector of space. Free download or read online foreigner pdf epub book. Louis on tuesday, september 1, 1942 silent generation. She has written more than 80 books since the mid1970s, including the hugo awardwinning novels downbelow station 1981 and cyteen 1988, both set in her allianceunion universe. She won the hugo award for her novels downbelow station and cyteen, and her short story cassandra.
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