Forty Thousand in Gehenna

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Forty Thousand in Gehenna

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Author(s):

C J Cherryh

First Pub:

1983

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

See 8

1 - Departure

2 - The Voyage Out

3 - Landing

4 - The Second Generation

5 - Outside

6 - Re-Entry

7 - Elai

8 - Outward

Internal ID:

13835

Series:

Cyteen ->

Unionside*

#1 of 3

Unionside*

A series of books written by C J Cherryh that takes place in the Alliance-Union Universe.

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1) Forty Thousand in Gehenna
2) Cyteen
3) Regenesis

Alliance-Union Universe

#14 of 27

Alliance-Union Universe

A collection of novels written by C.J. Cherryh which all take place in the same universe though some are very loosely connected. The order of these is from isfdb.org even though I normally like to order them by publication date. Since this mega-series encompasses so many other series, I've used this method instead.

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1) Alliance Rising
2) Downbelow Station
3) Merchanter's Luck
4) Rimrunners
5) Heavy Time
6) Hellburner
7) Tripoint
8) Finity's End
9) The Pride of Chanur
10) Chanur's Venture
11) The Kif Strike Back
12) Chanur's Homecoming
13) Chanur's Legacy
14) Forty Thousand in Gehenna
15) Cyteen
16) Regenesis
17) Port Eternity
18) Voyager in Night
19) Cuckoo's Egg
20) Kesrith
21) Shon'jir
22) Kutath
23) Serpent's Reach
24) Wave Without a Shore
25) The Scapegoat
26) Brothers of Earth
27) Hunter of Worlds

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

T-190 hours Communication, Union Ministry of Defense, to US Venture in dock at Cyteen Station ORIG: CYTHQ/MINDEF/CODE111A/USVENTURE ATTN: Mary Engles, capt. US VENTURE Accept coded packet; navigation instructions contained herein.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

So they would go and see.

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 01-Feb-2024

Last Updated: 07-Mar-2024

Publications

01-Sep-1984

DAW Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1984

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$3.50

Pages*:

445

Catalog ID:

UE1952

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

33469

Publisher:

DAW Books

ISBN:

0-879-97952-6

ISBN-13:

978-0-879-97952-2

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

David A Cherry - Map
James Gurney - Cover Artist

FORTY THOUSAND IN GEHENNA

"Set in the same future as the Hugo-winning Downbelow Station, but fully self-contained, this is a story on the classic theme of human underestimation of the alien. 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 impose Terran conditions on Gehenna become a part of Gehennan ecology themselves, by entering a partnership with the planet's native intelligence the lizardlike, burrowing calibans.

"Cherryh tantalizes our minds with these enigmatic aliens, captures our hearts with her characters and involves us completely with her mix of broad and narrow views of a new culture's rise. Once again, Cherryh proves herself a consistently thoughtful and entertaining writer."

- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First DAW Printing, September 1984
First printing based on the number line
Canada: $3.95

Mystery Club Selection

Author(s)

C J Cherryh
Birth: 01 Sep 1942 St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Awards

No awards found

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