Chelsea
I read this in the middle of Cyteen to understand some of the references to it in that book.
40,000 in Gehenna is basically fine if you like pulp sci-fi or are really into the alliance-union universe. It's not as packed with interesting ideas as some of Cherryh's other work. That's not to say there's nothing here -- you just have to dig through some not-very-interesting set building to get to it. I think Cyteen's references back to this book actually do more with the ideas than the book itself does.
I read this in the middle of Cyteen to understand some of the references to it in that book.
40,000 in Gehenna is basically fine if you like pulp sci-fi or are really into the alliance-union universe. It's not as packed with interesting ideas as some of Cherryh's other work. That's not to say there's nothing here -- you just have to dig through some not-very-interesting set building to get to it. I think Cyteen's references back to this book actually do more with the ideas than the book itself does.