Community Reviews
Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
dark 50%
informative 50%
mysterious 50%
tense 50%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
445 pages | first published 1983
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Methuen
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set in the same future as the Hugo-winning Downbelow Station, but fully self contained, this is a story on the classic human theme of human underestimation of the alien. The 40,000 colonists on Gehenna are abandoned for political reasons. When the...Book Information
445 pages | first published 1983
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Methuen
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set in the same future as the Hugo-winning Downbelow Station, but fully self contained, this is a story on the classic human theme of human underestimation of the alien. The 40,000 colonists on Gehenna are abandoned for political reasons. When the...Book information
Community Reviews
Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
dark 50%
informative 50%
mysterious 50%
tense 50%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating