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Two Alliance-Union novels, Merchanter's Luck and Forty Thousand in Gehenna, bound in one omnibus volume for the first time! Merchanter's Luck—His name was Sandor and he was the owner and entire crew of a tramp star-freighter that flew the Union planets under false papers and fake names. Her name was Allison and she was a proud but junior member of the powerful family whose mighty starship, Dublin Again, was the true queen of the spaceways. They met at Viking Station, she seeking a night’s dalliance, he desperately in search of a spacer assistant. Their fateful meeting was to lead to a record-breaking race to Pell Station, thereby catching the calculating eye of the grim commander of the Alliance battlecraft Norway, and a terrifying showdown at a deadly destination off the cosmic charts. Forty Thousand In Gehenna—When forty thousand human colonists are abandoned for political reasons on a planet called Gehenna, and re-supply ships fail to arrive, collapse seems imminent. Yet over the next two centuries, the descendants of the original colonists survive despite all odds by entering a partnership with the planet’s native intelligence—the lizard-like, burrowing calibans.
Two Alliance-Union novels, Merchanter's Luck and Forty Thousand in Gehenna, bound in one omnibus volume for the first time! Merchanter's Luck—His name was Sandor and he was the owner and entire crew of a tramp star-freighter that flew the Union planets under false papers and fake names. Her name was Allison and she was a proud but junior member of the powerful family whose mighty starship, Dublin Again, was the true queen of the spaceways. They met at Viking Station, she seeking a night’s dalliance, he desperately in search of a spacer assistant. Their fateful meeting was to lead to a record-breaking race to Pell Station, thereby catching the calculating eye of the grim commander of the Alliance battlecraft Norway, and a terrifying showdown at a deadly destination off the cosmic charts. Forty Thousand In Gehenna—When forty thousand human colonists are abandoned for political reasons on a planet called Gehenna, and re-supply ships fail to arrive, collapse seems imminent. Yet over the next two centuries, the descendants of the original colonists survive despite all odds by entering a partnership with the planet’s native intelligence—the lizard-like, burrowing calibans.
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Find Alliance Space C. J. Cherryh in PDF, EPUB, ebook, audiobook, print, or library editions.
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Spanning dozens of novels in expansive science fiction and fantasy settings, the Hugo Award-winning Alliance-Union universe stands among the most detailed depictions of human expansion, interstellar conflict, and station politics in speculative literature. Author C. J. Cherryh established this intricate future history through acclaimed novels such as Downbelow Station and Cyteen, creating immersive narratives that examine the psychological, social, and economic consequences of space colonization. Her fiction frequently explores contact between deeply distinct species, complex political maneuvering, and the cultural friction that emerges across vast technological frontiers.
Born Carolyn Janice Cherry on September 1, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, she pursued an academic foundation in classical studies before transitioning to full-time novel writing. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Latin from the University of Oklahoma in 1964 and a Master of Arts in Classics from Johns Hopkins University in 1965. After working as a high school teacher, she adopted the pen name C. J. Cherryh and began publishing speculative fiction in the mid-1970s. Her background in ancient languages, archaeology, history, and psychology heavily informs her work, supported by practical personal research in fencing, archery, horseback riding, firearms, falconry, and international travel. In addition to her solitary writing, she co-founded Closed Circle, a publisher of DRM-free electronic books alongside authors Jane S. Fancher and Lynn Abbey.
Cherryh is widely recognized for her meticulous approach to worldbuilding and intense third-person limited perspective. Rather than relying on omniscient exposition, her narratives filter complex interstellar politics, alien linguistics, and unfamiliar social structures directly through the immediate sensory and intellectual experiences of her protagonists. Her works frequently examine alien cultures without reducing non-human species to human analogies, highlighting the authentic difficulty of communication and trust across fundamental biological and psychological divides. Recurring thematic elements across her science fiction and fantasy include institutional power struggles, military maneuvering, survival under extreme pressure, and the personal cost of political duty.
6 books in catalog
Spanning dozens of novels in expansive science fiction and fantasy settings, the Hugo Award-winning Alliance-Union universe stands among the most detailed depictions of human expansion, interstellar conflict, and station politics in speculative literature. Author C. J. Cherryh established this intricate future history through acclaimed novels such as Downbelow Station and Cyteen, creating immersive narratives that examine the psychological, social, and economic consequences of space colonization. Her fiction frequently explores contact between deeply distinct species, complex political maneuvering, and the cultural friction that emerges across vast technological frontiers.
Born Carolyn Janice Cherry on September 1, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, she pursued an academic foundation in classical studies before transitioning to full-time novel writing. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Latin from the University of Oklahoma in 1964 and a Master of Arts in Classics from Johns Hopkins University in 1965. After working as a high school teacher, she adopted the pen name C. J. Cherryh and began publishing speculative fiction in the mid-1970s. Her background in ancient languages, archaeology, history, and psychology heavily informs her work, supported by practical personal research in fencing, archery, horseback riding, firearms, falconry, and international travel. In addition to her solitary writing, she co-founded Closed Circle, a publisher of DRM-free electronic books alongside authors Jane S. Fancher and Lynn Abbey.
Cherryh is widely recognized for her meticulous approach to worldbuilding and intense third-person limited perspective. Rather than relying on omniscient exposition, her narratives filter complex interstellar politics, alien linguistics, and unfamiliar social structures directly through the immediate sensory and intellectual experiences of her protagonists. Her works frequently examine alien cultures without reducing non-human species to human analogies, highlighting the authentic difficulty of communication and trust across fundamental biological and psychological divides. Recurring thematic elements across her science fiction and fantasy include institutional power struggles, military maneuvering, survival under extreme pressure, and the personal cost of political duty.
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