40,000 in Gehenna by C.J. Cherryh

[randy_byers]

Comments

[holyoutlaw]

I read the very first C.J. Cherryh novel long ago, but haven't read anything since. So, after rereading that, what should I read next?

Your writing about her work intrigues me.

[randy_byers]

You might try Cuckoo's Egg, which I reviewed recently and is a pretty concise exploration of some of her favorite themes and ideas.

[holyoutlaw]

Will do. I see with a quick glance at Wikipedia that "Downbelow Station" was not her first novel, and was part of a different series than you've been reading. But still!

[randy_byers]

Downbelow Station is in fact set in the Union-Alliance future history, as is 40,000 in Gehenna. But it isn't even close to her first novel. It was, however, the first of her novels to win a Hugo.