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Forty Thousand in Gehenna

The Alliance-Union Universe
by C. J. Cherryh
Forty Thousand in Gehenna (The Alliance-Union Universe) by C. J. Cherryh
★ 8.26 / 4
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The 40.000 colonists on Gehenna are abandoned for political reasons. When the re-supply ships fail to arrive, the colony begins to collapse. But the real story is yet to come.

Over a period of 200 years, the descendants of the colonists who couldn't impost Terran conditions on Gehenna became a part of Gehennan ecology themselves, by entering a partnership with the planet's native intelligence – the lizardlike, burrowing calibans.

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Release date: 1983

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C. J. Cherryh

C. J. Cherryh

C. J. Cherryh (born 1942) is the pen name of Carolyn Janice Cherry, a multiple-award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer. She currently resides in Spokane County, Washington.

Cherryh is pronounced ”Cherry”. The author appended a silent ”h” to her real name because her first editor felt that ”Cherry” sounded too much like a romance writer.

The asteroid 77185 Cherryh has been named in her honour.

The Alliance-Union Universe

Mankind has flown to the stars, expanding far into the void. But relations between the colonies and Earth become tense, resulting in the forming of the Merchanters' Alliance and The Union.

The Alliance-Union Universe consists of 16 total books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

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Brothers of Earth (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 8.00 / 2
Hunter of Worlds (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 8.00 / 1
Serpent's Reach (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 8.00 / 2
Downbelow Station (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 7.00 / 6
Wave Without a Shore (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 5.00 / 1
Port Eternity (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 6.00 / 1
Merchanter's Luck (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 7.00 / 3
Forty Thousand in Gehenna (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 8.26 / 4
Voyager in Night (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 6.00 / 2
Cuckoo's Egg (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 8.50 / 2
Merovingen Nights: Angel with the Sword (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 7.00 / 2
Rimrunners (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 8.00 / 4
Heavy Time (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 8.00 / 3
Hellburner (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 7.34 / 3
Tripoint (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 8.34 / 3
Finity's End (The Alliance-Union Universe)
★ 6.00 / 2


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