Hellburner is one of my favorite cherryh books, and a rare example of a sequel which is better than the original. Sf veteran cherryh s view of the future is unrelentingly cynical, and her protagonists are often ordinary people caught between corrupt corporations and selfserving politicians. Direct sequel to heavy time 1991 and part of cherryh s mediumfuture company wars spacefaring saga cyteen, etc. Still they are nice to look at and in asnew condition too.
Cherryh is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels. If you like subtle humor, great characterization, and a complex plot, youll enjoy this book if you enjoy anything to do with flying, test pilots, fighter aircraft, and the right stuff youll love it. Heres a list to get things started copied and trimmed from the link to cherryhs website above the company wars. Cherryh s upcoming new science fiction novel hammerfall avon eos, 701, is the perfect opportunity to revisit this authors strong backlist, including the. I would strongly recommend that anyone interested in hthb first read ds. Il nest pas accessible en francais et cest bien dommage. The novels in this universe, except hellburner and heavy time, and cyteen and regenesis, can be read completely out of order. Cherryh hardback, 1992 at the best online prices at ebay. Third in company wars series, preceded by heavy time, and hellburner.
Cherryh explained that the characters in the books were an invention of hers when she was thirteen years old. After much searching i purchased signed copies of heavy time and hellburner to put on the bookshelf. Cherryh earths colonial enterprise, founded on a stringof planetless stars, fell apart when orders to solve problems lagged a long time behind the reality of the situation. Cherryth is a fourtime winner of the coveted hugo award and is one of todays bestselling and most critically acclaimed writers of fantasy and science fiction. She is the creator and author of the allianceunion universe including the chanur saga, the merovingen nights series, fortresstristen series and the foreigner series.
They only arrived last week and now i can get them in ebook format. The book is set in cherryhs allianceunion universe during the company wars. I also purchased a signed copy of finitys end direct from yard dog. Hellburner book by c j cherryh half price books marketplace. Forced to help jinxed pilot paul dekker, ben pollard becomes entangled. Devil to the belt is an omnibus release from 2000 containing two science fiction novels by american writer c. In the year 2324, there is an uneasy alliance that includes earth, a colonized mars, the miners and companies that exploit the. The actual sequence of the allianceunion stories is. Hellburner has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Cherryh returns to the bestselling universe of heavy time, cyteen, and then hes forced to perform a mission of mercy and lands on an isolated, intrigueriddled space station.
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