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Book Review: Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
Title: Downbelow Station (The Company Wars Book 1)
Author: C.J. Cherryh
Published: New York: Daw, 2008 (1981)
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 461
Total Page Count: 171,026
Text Number: 500
Read Because: fan of the author, ebook borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: Pell Stations stands, neutral and vulnerable, in the center of a war brewing between what's left of Earth's forces and what's become of colonist's expansion onto further worlds. Downbelow Station is a slow burn, a space opera setting up an entire fictional universe. But once it warms up, it's unexpectedly compelling—not just for the politics, but for the human element. Cherryh's style is dense, emotionally- and philosophically-laden, and her cast has powerful motivations and flaws. And the plot here is brutal—I wish, without spoiling too much, that the main cast were less exempt from worst-case outcomes, but on the whole this balances its large, awful scale with intense local investment. Though by no means perfect, I found myself enthralled and I recommend it.
Author: C.J. Cherryh
Published: New York: Daw, 2008 (1981)
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 461
Total Page Count: 171,026
Text Number: 500
Read Because: fan of the author, ebook borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: Pell Stations stands, neutral and vulnerable, in the center of a war brewing between what's left of Earth's forces and what's become of colonist's expansion onto further worlds. Downbelow Station is a slow burn, a space opera setting up an entire fictional universe. But once it warms up, it's unexpectedly compelling—not just for the politics, but for the human element. Cherryh's style is dense, emotionally- and philosophically-laden, and her cast has powerful motivations and flaws. And the plot here is brutal—I wish, without spoiling too much, that the main cast were less exempt from worst-case outcomes, but on the whole this balances its large, awful scale with intense local investment. Though by no means perfect, I found myself enthralled and I recommend it.