![]() But the powerful Earth Fleet was sitll a presence in the Beyond, and Pell Station was to become the last stronghold in a titanic struggle between the vast, dynamic forces of the rebel Union and those who defended Earth's last, desperate grasp for the stars. The importance of Earth faded and the Company reaped ever smaller profits as the economic focus of space turned outward. Then came Cyteen, and later others, and a new and frighteningly different society grew in the farther reaches of space. Earth was no longer the anchor which kept this vast empire from coming adrift, the one living mote in a sterile universe.īut Pell was just the first living planet. The discovery of Pell's World forever altered the power balance of the Beyond. Then came Pell, the first station centered around a newly discovered living planet. ![]() ![]() The Earth Company which ran this immense operation reaped incalculable profits and influenced the affairs of nations. The Great Circle the interstellar freighters traveled was long, but not unmanageable, and the early Stations were emotionally and politically dependent on Mother Earth. ![]() There are several sides to the conflict here: The Company, now in charge of an isolationist Earth the Fleet, once the. ![]() The Beyond started with the Stations orbiting the stars nearest Earth. Downbelow Station showcases Cherrys inarguable talent for complex but understandable geopolitical plots, many-layered characterization, and truly alien cultures that humans are never really going to fully understand. The Hugo Award-winning classic sci-fi novel, now available in a trade edition. ![]()
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