Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
BROTHERS OF EARTH
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
HUNTER OF WORLDS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Glossary of Foreign Terms
Praise for the novels of At the Edge of Space :
“This is top-flight adventure, with plenty of action and very good plotting. But it’s a great deal more. It’s a novel of the evils and virtues of power, of spirituality and purpose, of prejudice and of love in many forms.... The writing is clear and direct, but it never lacks feeling. The characters are shown simply and they develop into people we know and respond to deeply. This is an admirable display of good writing without any unnecessary pyrotechnics to exaggerate it. If I seem to be raving a bit, I am. I read few books that please me totally as much as this one.”
—Lester Del Rey, Analog
“An uncommonly convincing and moving novel.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
And for the science fiction of CJ Cherryh:
“Cherryh provides a riveting plot that emphasizes intense human/alien interactions instead of physical violence. Perhaps undervalued because she writes in traditional forms that don’t appeal to the literati, while too difficult for some fans of space opera, Cherryh remains one of the most talented writers in the field.”— Publishers Weekly
“One of SF’s most powerful imaginations.” —Booklist
“A seriously probing, thoughtful, intelligent piece of work, with more insight in half a dozen pages than most authors manage in half a hundred.” —Kirkus
“Cherryh is a born storyteller.”
—The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
DAW Titles by
C.J. CHERRYH
THE FOREIGNER UNIVERSE
FOREIGNER
INVADER
INHERITOR
PRECURSOR
DEFENDER
EXPLORER
THE ALLIANCE-UNION UNIVERSE
DOWNBELOW STATION
MERCHANTER’S LUCK
FORTY THOUSAND IN GEHENNA
SERPENT’S REACH
BROTHERS OF EARTH
HUNTER OF WORLDS
THE FADED SUN Omnibus:
Kesrith| Shon’jir| Kutath
The Chanur Novels
THE CHANUR SAGA Omnibus:
The Pride Of Chanur| Chanur’s Venture| The Kif Strike Back
CHANUR’S HOMECOMING
CHANUR’S LEGACY
THE MORGAINE CYCLE
THE MORGAINE SAGA Omnibus:
Gate of Ivrel| Well of Shiuan| Fires of Azeroth
EXILE’S GATE
OTHER WORKS:
THE DREAMING TREE Omnibus:
The Tree of Swords and Jewels| The Dreamstone
ALTERNATE REALITIES Omnibus:
Port Eternity| Wave Without a Shore| Voyager in Night
ANGEL WITH THE SWORD
CUCKOO’S EGG
VISIBLE LIGHT
SUNFALL
BROTHERS OF EARTH
Copyright © 1976 by C.J. Cherryh
HUNTER OF WORLDS
Copyright © 1977 by C.J. Cherryh
AT THE EDGE OF SPACE
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The Hanan Rebellion
Someday far, far in the future, in the 4000s, a segment of humanity fairly well splits itself off from the rest of human space and takes armed exception to intervention in their territories.
Out of this era come two stories set on the very fringes of human exploration, in Hanan space. Don’t worry that in one of them humanity seems to be on the decline . . . we’re widespread by then, and this is a local issue. Science fiction is a literature of optimism, and we’re a hardy breed . . . as witness the people caught up in these two tales.
Brothers of Earthwas, right along with Gate of Ivrel(see: The Morgaine Saga), my first novel. Hunter of Worldswas right along with these two, very early. Some have asked me where the influence for the culture might lie—and I’ll surprise no few critics who think they know by saying really it’s closer to Roman than anything you’ll see on television.