false 57045 15 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&mdash;a future history spanning 5,000 years of human civilization. <i>Downbelow Station</i> is the book that won Cherryh a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1982. A blockbuster space opera of the rebellion between Earth and its far-flung colonies, it is a classic science fiction masterwork. 55573 book 1981 Downbelow Station (Company Wars 3/Alliance-Union Universe) total:505|5:114|4:203|3:153|2:31|1:4| 505 1907 695 38 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 02:47:38 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 02:48:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Sat Mar 29 19:29:34 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 18:57:26 -0700 2008
Signy Mallory is one of the more memorable ships' captains in SF, making Ki...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:26:56 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 05:01:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 00:26:56 -0700 2009 2
Pell is the last station that hasn't been captured or destroyed by the Union in their relentless advance to Earth. The story opens with one of the last Earth controlled...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 07:57:41 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 14:42:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 24 10:55:38 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 05:21:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jan 12 10:42:32 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 10:42:32 -0800 2009 1 Downbelow Station addresses issues of labor exploitation current since the very first slave raids of the bronze age and makes a clear statement: that every individual deserves to be free, even if that individual is a cute ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 24 05:03:21 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 05:06:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Sun Jun 14 20:45:12 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 20:53:03 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 01:09:43 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 11:46:36 -0700 2009 Three
C.J. Cherryh has long been a favorite hard-core sci-fi author of mine.]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Fri Dec 12 22:02:58 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 22:04:02 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Sun Aug 17 13:59:58 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 14:05:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:48:36 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 13:59:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 15 23:29:25 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 23:31:31 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 13:00:46 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 02:00:32 -0700 2009
I'm not sure why because it's got all the same elements I love in the other books - fast paced dystopian environment with good ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 31 08:29:53 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 08:35:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 05:57:33 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 06:01:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:14:24 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 09:35:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 10:47:25 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 17 16:34:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 05:09:22 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 05:53:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 15 17:51:35 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 17:53:00 -0700 2008 more...]]>