Science Fiction · TenseDuring the Company Wars, Pell Station is the transit point between the Earth and Union sectors
Downbelow Station
A neutral station caught between Earth and Union during the Company Wars
DAW Books published the novel in 1981. It is set in C. J. Cherryh's Alliance–Union universe during the Company Wars, in late 2352 and early 2353. It centers on Pell Station, which orbits Pell's World ("Downbelow") in the Tau Ceti system and serves as a transit point between the Earth and Union sectors. Signy Mallory, Conrad Mazian, Angelo Konstantin and Elene Quen are among the characters. The first edition has 438 pages.
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Who
Signy Mallory, Conrad Mazian, Angelo Konstantin, Elene Quen and Josh Talley.
World
Pell Station in the Tau Ceti system, in 2352 and 2353.
What makes it different
The working title was The Company War, but editor Donald A. Wollheim felt it lacked commercial appeal. Mayfair Games published a board game based on it in 1983.
Feel
Political and tense.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Downbelow StationWikipedia