Troubled Waters
by C. J. Cherryh
Merovingen Nights (03), Alliance-Union Universe: Publication (21), Alliance-Union Universe (25 (Merovingen Nights 03))
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with this entry (#3) the shared worlds series of Merovingen Nights anthologies (which actually begins where C.J. Cherryh's Alliance-Union novel Angel With a Sword ends) hits its stride. though the writers are still credited separately, for the first time it feels more like a novel than a collection of stories. the overall setting is interesting because the genres overlap: this is a fantasy world nested inside the sf underpinnings of Cherryh's original creation. the inhabitants are perilously perched on a planet their ancestors clung to after their original settlement was destroyed by an alien race who meant to eradicate all their technology. current generations are either waiting for rescue from the absent earth-origin culture they show more belong to that seeded these stars, or conversely for the alien race to return to finish the job. this has led to an extreme stratification of society, a reluctant suppressing of the tech knowledge that remains, a politics of enclaves based on corruption and spying, and some interesting different religious sects with very different ideas on how they can best survive. all the characters (centered around engaging heroine Altair Jones, who just won't quit) are worth getting to know, and so is the resulting society and damaged ecosystem. there are a number of new and intriguing characters added here, and the momentum builds nicely out of well-developed plotlines. show less
This is the third of the shared world anthologies following the initial Angel With A Sword, featuring stories by: Lynn Abbey, Nancy Asire, C. J. Cherryh, Leslie Fish, Mercedes Lackey, Chris Morris, Janet Morris and Roberta Rogow.
For some inexplicable reason, Amazon lists this as a Mercedes Lackey book. It's Cherryh's world, so it's her book, as far as I'm concerned.
For some inexplicable reason, Amazon lists this as a Mercedes Lackey book. It's Cherryh's world, so it's her book, as far as I'm concerned.
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A multiple award-winning author of more than thirty novels, C. J. Cherryh received her B.A. in Latin from the University of Oklahoma, and then went on to earn a M.A. in Classics from Johns Hopkins University. Cherryh's novels, including Tripoint, Cyteen, and The Pride of Chanur, are famous for their knife-edge suspense and complex, realistic show more characters. Cherryh won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1977. She was also awarded the Hugo Award for her short story Cassandra in 1979, and the novels Downbelow Station in 1982 and Cyteen in 1989. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Troubled Waters
- Original publication date
- 1988-05
- People/Characters
- Ruin al-Banna (Wolfling); Cassiopeia "Cassie" Boregy; Ito Boregy (Cardinal); Vega Boregy; Michael "Mike" Chamoun; Ariadne Delaney (show all 30); Black Cal Halloran (Caelum Alpha Halloran); Altair Jones; Tatiana Kalugin; Andromeda Kamat; Marina Kamat; Richard Kamat; Sonja Keisel; Ma Klickett; Justice "Justus" Lee; Chance Magruder; Krishna Malenkov; Hilda Meier; Mintaka "Min" Fahd; Thomas "Tom" Mondragon; Moghi; Rattail "Rat"; Father Alfonso Rhajmurti; Rif; Raven "Raver" Singh; Eleanora Slade; Del Suleiman; Sunny (cat); Deneb "Denny," "Denny Diaz" Takahashi; Rigel "Raj," "Raj Tai" Takahashi
- Important places
- Merovingen, Merovin
- First words
- The winter came with spits of snow this year, not a great many flakes, but a chill all the same, down a cold wind; and that foretold bitter nights when there might actually be small sheets of ice in the still spurs of the can... (show all)als, deep in cuts where no sun ever came.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)You could do a lot of things in Merovingen.
But nobody laid hands on the Trade. - Publisher's editor
- Cherryh, C. J.
- Disambiguation notice
- Many copies of this anthology list the editor (C. J. Cherryh) first; she created the setting and is also one of the contributors. However, some sources (e.g. amazon, at the moment) list Mercedes Lackey first (the first non-ed... (show all)itor contributor). (Amazon currently lists contributors before editors and isn't dealing with Cherryh's dual role as editor and contributor to list her first). These are all the same work, however.
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- Fiction and Literature, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
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- PS648 .F3 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
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