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A review by grayjay
Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
2.0
This is a long, space war novel with many characters and many points of view.
The main conflict revolves around a Planet called Pell's World (or Downbelow) and the station orbiting it, which is home to the only discovered intelligence besides humans, an Ewok-like race refered to as the Downers. Pell's World is an important port between Earth and the planets controlled by Union, and when open conflict emerges between Union, the Earth Company, and governments of Earth it is centred around control over this planet.
There are several characters on either side of the conflict including the fiery and independent Captain Mallory of the Earth Company fleet, the benevolent and charismatic Damon Konstantin of Pell Station, and the mysterious Joshua Tally of Union, who requests his mind wiped a the beginning of the book.
These three characters were interesting but the novel itself, I found mostly dull. It's a very military novel about political maneuvering and strategic planning. Not really my style.
The main conflict revolves around a Planet called Pell's World (or Downbelow) and the station orbiting it, which is home to the only discovered intelligence besides humans, an Ewok-like race refered to as the Downers. Pell's World is an important port between Earth and the planets controlled by Union, and when open conflict emerges between Union, the Earth Company, and governments of Earth it is centred around control over this planet.
There are several characters on either side of the conflict including the fiery and independent Captain Mallory of the Earth Company fleet, the benevolent and charismatic Damon Konstantin of Pell Station, and the mysterious Joshua Tally of Union, who requests his mind wiped a the beginning of the book.
These three characters were interesting but the novel itself, I found mostly dull. It's a very military novel about political maneuvering and strategic planning. Not really my style.