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Forty Thousand in Gehenna (Alliance-Union Universe)
Forty Thousand in Gehenna - Alliance-Union Universe Author:C. J. Cherryh Set in the same future as the Jugo-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 Hehenna are abondoned for political reasons. When the re-supply ships fail to arrive, the colomy begins to collapse. But the real story is yet to come. — Over a... more » 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« less