A review by justiceofkalr
Alliance Rising by C.J. Cherryh, Jane S. Fancher

5.0

This was a great return to Cherry's Alliance-Union universe, set before any of the other books she's so far published. It's a really cool look at the Merchanter's Alliance forming and the days before the EC made it out from Earth. There's a lot of politics and economics talks regarding the stations and the ships that trade among them, but it never feels boring or bogged down despite that. There's plenty of plotting and maneuvering that keeps the plot moving forward. I'm really excited to see where she goes next with this!