Author: CHERRYH, C. J.
Title: Forty Thousand in Gehenna
Description: New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1983. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Illustrated by Ron Walotsky. Cover Art; This book is in Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some beginning rubbing and wear to the spine ends. This book is part of the Alliance / Union Universe. Dust jacket art by Ron Walotsky. "Quietly they have boarded the US Venture - 452 born - men and 42,363 cloned workers, known as azi. Their mission, shrouded in deep secrecy, is a bold political move by the Union in its continuing conflict with the merchanter Alliance. For the Union aims to colonize worlds on the very edge of Alliance space, and, in so doing, force the Alliance to expend its resources in an effort to evict them. At least, that is the plan..." "Cherryh (pronounced "Cherry") appended a silent "h" to her real name because her first editor, Donald A. Wollheim, felt that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer. Her initials, C. J, were used to disguise the fact that she was female at a time when almost all science fiction authors were male. The author has an asteroid, 77185 Cherryh, named after her. Referring to this honor, the asteroid's discoverers wrote of Cherryh: "She has challenged us to be worthy of the stars by imagining how mankind might grow to live among them." Cherryh was the Guest of Honor at FenCon IX in Dallas/Fort Worth on September 21–23, 2012.". Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Science Fiction C. J. Cherryh The Alliance / Union Universe Ron Walotsky Space Travel Space Exploration World Building epic science fiction
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Title: Forty Thousand in Gehenna
Description: New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1983. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Illustrated by Ron Walotsky. Cover Art; This book is in Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some beginning rubbing and wear to the spine ends. This book is part of the Alliance / Union Universe. Dust jacket art by Ron Walotsky. "Quietly they have boarded the US Venture - 452 born - men and 42,363 cloned workers, known as azi. Their mission, shrouded in deep secrecy, is a bold political move by the Union in its continuing conflict with the merchanter Alliance. For the Union aims to colonize worlds on the very edge of Alliance space, and, in so doing, force the Alliance to expend its resources in an effort to evict them. At least, that is the plan..." "Cherryh (pronounced "Cherry") appended a silent "h" to her real name because her first editor, Donald A. Wollheim, felt that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer. Her initials, C. J, were used to disguise the fact that she was female at a time when almost all science fiction authors were male. The author has an asteroid, 77185 Cherryh, named after her. Referring to this honor, the asteroid's discoverers wrote of Cherryh: "She has challenged us to be worthy of the stars by imagining how mankind might grow to live among them." Cherryh was the Guest of Honor at FenCon IX in Dallas/Fort Worth on September 21–23, 2012.". Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: Science Fiction C. J. Cherryh The Alliance / Union Universe Ron Walotsky Space Travel Space Exploration World Building epic science fiction
Price: US$ 10.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 34409
- Book number: 34409
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