Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
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Next stop: "Downbelow Station". SFcrowsnest readers, hop aboard as C.J. Cherryh takes us to Pell's Station, an oasis of neutrality amidst the war between the Earth Company and the Union. Oh, but don't get too comfy because in space, neutrality is a luxury that's often short-lived.
Downbelow Station is the heart of politics, commerce, and refuge, located in orbit above the planet Downbelow. Here, humans and the indigenous Hisa strive for coexistence. But as the war escalates, the station is flooded with refugees and becomes a pawn in the struggle for cosmic dominance.
Cherryh's "Downbelow Station" is a space opera redefined. With tense action, a web of politics, and a throng of characters, this novel is as much about human nature as it is about the stars. Can Pell's Station survive as the shadow of war stretches across the stars? Only time, and a few hundred pages, will tell.