Alliance Unbound
Just finished reading "Alliance Unbound" by C.J. Cherryh and Jane S. Francher, published by DAW Books.
"Alliance Unbound" is the second book in her and Francher's [her wife's] Hinder Stars sequence, which is set in Cherryh's Hugo Award Winning Alliance-Union Universe.
Alliance Rising takes place entirely on Alpha Station, one of Sol's (Earth's) oldest space stations, orbiting Barnard's Star. Merchant ships are run by families and there is a faster-than-light drive, but using it requires discovering "jump points" and, so far, one that goes to Sol isn't known. Instead, Sol sends "pusher ships" on 10-year journeys to Alpha (and back), along with a continuous stream of data sent in both directions.
As the story opens, the Pell-built ship Finity's End suddenly appears at Alpha, along with several other Family ships that don't normally go there. The Sol-based Earth Company has been diverting Alpha resources to build a big ship, "The Rights of Man", based on plans stolen from Pell (and from which Finity was derived.) "Rights" hasn't had a successful run yet, though. and EC loyalists on Alpha are keen on getting aboard Finity to see what they can learn. It turns out that Finity is there to convince other merchant ships to form an alliance to protect their interests. But there's more going on.
Cherryh is known for her tightly written plots filled with intrigue, well drawn characters, and plot twists I am eagerly awaiting the next installment of the Cherryh's and Fancher's Hinder Stars series.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QZ7JM6T?...
"Alliance Unbound" is the second book in her and Francher's [her wife's] Hinder Stars sequence, which is set in Cherryh's Hugo Award Winning Alliance-Union Universe.
Alliance Rising takes place entirely on Alpha Station, one of Sol's (Earth's) oldest space stations, orbiting Barnard's Star. Merchant ships are run by families and there is a faster-than-light drive, but using it requires discovering "jump points" and, so far, one that goes to Sol isn't known. Instead, Sol sends "pusher ships" on 10-year journeys to Alpha (and back), along with a continuous stream of data sent in both directions.
As the story opens, the Pell-built ship Finity's End suddenly appears at Alpha, along with several other Family ships that don't normally go there. The Sol-based Earth Company has been diverting Alpha resources to build a big ship, "The Rights of Man", based on plans stolen from Pell (and from which Finity was derived.) "Rights" hasn't had a successful run yet, though. and EC loyalists on Alpha are keen on getting aboard Finity to see what they can learn. It turns out that Finity is there to convince other merchant ships to form an alliance to protect their interests. But there's more going on.
Cherryh is known for her tightly written plots filled with intrigue, well drawn characters, and plot twists I am eagerly awaiting the next installment of the Cherryh's and Fancher's Hinder Stars series.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QZ7JM6T?...
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