What is also interesting is how cjs style can change between different sets of books. The hugo awardwinning classic scifi novel, now available in a trade edition. Pells station, orbiting the alien world simply called downbelow, had always managed to remain neutral in the ever escalating conflict between the company, whose fleets from earth had colonized space, and its increasingly independent and rebellious colony worlds. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. For more information on books involving the fictional locations described. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are. Downbelow station ebook king county library system. I found your recent dramatis personae edit confusing, though, specifically the konstantin family listing. Downbelow station is a science fiction novel by american writer c. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The hugo awardwinning classic scifi novel about interstellar war. The hugo awardwinning classic, now available in a trade edition for the first time.
These ones are so different from the world of the atevi and bren in the foreigner books, which are also superb, especially the first ten or so. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read downbelow station. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading downbelow station company wars book 1. Downbelow station has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Cherryhs unionalliance novels, while separate and complete in themselves, are part of a much larger tapestry a future. Downbelow station book central rappahannock regional. Publication date 2001 topics cultural literacy and humanities, reading leveladult. A neutral outpost is drawn into a war between two vastly more powerful adversaries, threatening everything they believe and ultimately their existence. 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. She won the hugo award for her novels downbelow station and cyteen, and her. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. Whoever controls the downbelow station on pells star holds the key to winning the war.
It won the 1982 hugo award for best novel, and was named by locus magazine as one of the top 50 science fiction novels of all time in 1987. You can also download a pcbased chview map of all known extrasolar places. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. The world depicted in cyteen made a nice contrast with the other societies created by cherryh. Pdf downbelow station also available in format docx and mobi. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The great circle the interstellar freighters traveled was long, but not unmanageable, and the early stations were emotionally and. Cherryh has written dozens of installments in her allianceunion series, but a good place to start is the. There are space battles, and there are economics of space stations. Foreigner sequence 1, book 2 unabridged 2012 precursor.
Downbelow station showcases cherrys inarguable talent for complex but understandable geopolitical plots, manylayered characterization, and truly alien cultures that humans are never really going to fully understand. Downbelow station sets up the entire allianceunion universe that comprised the bulk of her writing in spite of the fact that some books published earlier are also considered part of that universe. Cherryh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Damon, his son, goes into hiding with the help of josh talley, a memorywiped pow dropped off at the station by signy mallory, one of mazians most senior captains. Cherryh, 2001, daw books edition, in english 20th anniversary ed. Pdf downbelow station download full pdf book download. But listening to it by itself, i found the story excrutiatingly slow with very little plot. 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 the book is set in cherryhs allianceunion universe during the company wars period, specifically late. The station, one of the earlier, but not the earliest earth established station, orbits a planet with quasi. C j cherryh whoever controls pells downbelow station holds the key to earths defensive perimeter, but pell has. The fact that it is war that takes place on spaceships and is fought with laser beams is really beside if youre going to say you know something about the science fiction genre and for my own odd reasons i want to be able to say that, you have to read c. It starts with a refugee crisis, one infinitely more. Cherryhs downbelow station is a celebrated novel, the 1982 hugo winner.
Youll end up with 1982s hugo winner, downbelow station, by c. I love cj cherryhs allianceunion universe books,and was very happy to see them appearing on audible. The direct sequel to cyteen, regenesis continues the story of ariane emory, personal replicate, the genetic clone of one of the greatest scientists humanity has ever produced, and of her search for the murderer of her progenitorthe original ariane emory. Read pdf downbelow station online, read in mobile or kindle. The longawaited sequel to the hugo awardwinning novels cyteen and downbelow station. Chernevog, part 2 of the rusalka trilogy cowritten by cj and jane.
The works in the series are usually described as space opera, or especially for works such as cyteen and downbelow station, hard science fiction. The first edition of the novel was published in 1981, and was written by c. Cherryh, quote from downbelow station their minds were geared to the old problems and to their own problems and their own politics. Winner of the 1982 hugo award for best novel downbelow station has a marvellous perspective on humanity in the wider universe. It is in many ways the central book of the unionalliance series. Mazian takes over the station, and its leader, angelo konstantine, is killed. She planned to write since the age of ten, and when she was older, learned to use a typewriter while triplemajoring in classics, latin, and greek. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 428 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Dec 03, 2008 downbelow station was published in 1981 and won the hugo in 1982. Ive reread the book countless times, and am about to reread all the downbelow station novels again. 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. I read this story many years ago shortly after reading downbelow station and a few of the other, related novels in the alliance space universe. By necessity its scope is very broad, and theres an awful lot of characters and factions to keep track of.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Cherryh explained that the characters in the books were an invention of hers when she was thirteen years old. I intend to rework this page as soon as im finished with my latest readthrough of downbelow station p 200 and counting. Wollheim, founder 375 hudson street, new york, ny 10014 eliz. Free download or read online foreigner pdf epub book. The beyond started with the stations orbiting the stars nearest earth. It was a scientific success, bringing back data enough to keep the analysts busy for years but there was no glib, slick way to explain the full meaning of. I would put it in the category of good books that, with a few improvements, could have been truly superb. Cherryh celebrated it because the books were an elaboration of her untold stories and they were finally being jotted down in print. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
Downbelow station by cherryh, first edition abebooks. The great circle the interstellar freighters traveled was long, but not unmanageable, and th. Cherryh this downbelow station allianceunion universe book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands. All that remains to complete the latter step is downbelow station, orbiting pells world. They were the mritall, secretive, bound by honor and the rigid dictates of their society. Moonlover and the fountain of blood, jane fancher short story. If you enjoy classic scifi,then all the books in the series are worth. Downbelow station available for download and read online in other formats. Download pdf downbelow station ebook for free in pdf and epub format. J download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Carolyn janice cherry, better known by the pen name c. The beyond started with the stations orbiting the st.
Downbelow station is a science fiction novel written by c. The company, now in charge of an isolationist earth. Cherryh is available at in several formats for your ereader. For a book published in 1981, this is still a surprisingly relevant story. Downbelow station company wars book 1 kindle edition by cherryh, c. That sense that it didnt quite reach its potential ultimately left me a bit disappointed, especially with an ending which seemed to come together a bit too easily. The beyond started with the stations orbiting the stars.
Downbelow station downbelow station, book or the company wars by cherryh, c. The plot is a complex maneuvering of factions and realignment of interests. Free download or read online downbelow station pdf epub book. Cherryhs unionalliance novels, while separate and complete in themselves, are part of a much larger tapestrya future history spanning 5,000 years of human civilization. Cherryhs eponymous series, foreigner begins an epic tale of the survivors of a lost spacecraft who crashland on a planet inhabited by a hostile, sentient alien race. Most of the books in the series are dealing with the. The great circle the interstellar freighters traveled was long, but not unmanageable, and the early stations were emotionally and politically dependent on mother earth. Cherryh, is the author of more than 70 books, including the hugo awardwinning novels downbelow station and cyteen, both set in her allianceunion universe. Downbelow station is a complex book,but the narrator did a good job in keeping the different voices distinguishable,and he has been added to my list of favorite readers. Buy downbelow station by c j cherryh online at alibris.