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Description

A legend among sci-fi readers, C.J. Cherryh's Union-Alliance novels, while separate and complete in themselves, are part of a much larger tapestry-a future history spanning 5,000 years of human civilization. Downbelow Station is the book that won Cherryh a Hugo Award for Best Novel in... read more

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First Sentence

I set out to write a small book-which turned out to be Merchanter's Luck-but I wanted a wider backdrop, a universe that would be consistent from book to book, a universe to satisfy all those readers that love to detect connections.

Series

This is book 1 in the Company Wars series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. C. J. Cherryh (Author)

Awards

  • Hugo (1982: Best science fiction novel)
 

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