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Downbelow Station is a science fiction novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh, published in 1981 by DAW Books.It won the Hugo Award in 1982, [1] was shortlisted for a Locus Award that same year, [1] and was named by Locus magazine as one of the top 50 science fiction novels of all time in 1987.
The Alliance–Union universe is a fictional universe created by American writer C. J. Cherryh. It is the setting for a future history series extending from the 21st century into the far future . To date, the corpus of the Alliance–Union universe consists of 27 science fiction novels along with a series of seven short story anthologies edited ...
Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction.She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award–winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance–Union universe, and her Foreigner series.
Several themes recur throughout the works of American science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh.. Cherryh's protagonists often attempt to uphold existing social institutions and norms in the service of the greater good while the antagonists often attempt to exploit, subvert or radically alter the predominant social order for selfish gain.
C. J. Cherryh at Norcon 12, Oslo, Norway, August 1994. American writer C. J. Cherryh 's career began with publication of her first books in 1976, Gate of Ivrel and Brothers of Earth . She has been a prolific science fiction and fantasy author since then, publishing over 80 novels, short-story compilations, with continuing production as her blog ...
The Merchanter novels are several loosely connected novels by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh set in her Alliance-Union universe.These science fiction novels explore her merchanter subculture: the extended families that own and operate the ships that supply goods, transportation, news and trade to the various worlds and space stations in the human Earth, Alliance and Union space.
Devil to the Belt is an omnibus release from 2000 containing two science fiction novels by American writer C. J. Cherryh, Heavy Time (1991), and Hellburner (1992). [1] They are set in Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe and are prequels to her Hugo Award–winning 1981 novel Downbelow Station.
In 1982, C. J. Cherryh's Downbelow Station became the first DAW book to win the Hugo Award for best novel. [3] Until June 1984, all DAW books were characterized by yellow spines, and a prominent yellow cover box containing the company's logo as well as a chronological publication number.