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Book SynopsisSFWA Grand Master C. J. Cherryh and Jane S. Fancher return to the Hugo-award winning Alliance-Union Universe with a thrilling entry in her far-reaching sci-fi saga.For years, the stations of the Hinder Stars, those old stations closest to Sol, have lagged behind the great megastations of the Beyond, like Pell and Cyteen. But new opportunities and fears arise when Alpha station, the oldest of them all, receives news of a huge incoming faster-than-light ship with no identification. The denizens of Alpha wait anxiously for news about the outsiders, each with their own suspicions about the ship and its motivations.
Ross and Fallan, crew members of the
Galway, believe the unidentified ship belongs to Pell and has come to investigate another massive ship docked at Alpha,
The Rights of Man. Though
Rights is under the command of the Earth Company, it is not quite perfected—and its true purpose is shrouded in mystery.
James Robert
Trade ReviewPraise for the Alliance-Union universe:"[
Downbelow Station] has
a marvelous perspective on humanity in the wider universe.... The plot is a complex maneuvering of factions and realignment of interests. There are space battles, and there are economics of space stations.... It's a novel about desperate people, desperate spacestations, desperate aliens, a desperate spacefleet that's out of choices." —Jo Walton, Hugo- and Nebula-award winning author of
Among Others"Take one highly vulnerable space station. Pack it with realistic characters. And then start a war. You'll end up with 1982's Hugo winner,
Downbelow Station, by C.J. Cherryh—and
a hell of a story." —io9
"A solid, vividly realized background; excellent characterization of humans and aliens; and an ability to keep a story moving....
Intelligent space adventure, conceived and executed on a grand scale." —
Booklist
"
Merchanter's Luck is a story of transformation, not magical or mysterious but accomplished slowly through hard work. It is also about the power of misunderstanding and the courage of trust.... Filled with background details, customs, and a past,
Merchanter's Luck is
another exceptional C.J. Cherryh novel." —Science Fiction Review
"Cherryh
tantalizes our minds with these enigmatic aliens, captures our hearts with her characters, and involves us completely with her mix of broad and narrow views of a culture's rise. Once again, Cherryh proves herself a consistently thoughtful and entertaining writer." —
Publishers Weekly
