


Also published in a three-volume edition as The Betrayal, The Rebirth and The Vindication, about which Cherryh has written, "There was a paperbound publication that split the novel into three parts, but this has ended: the current and, by my wishes, all future publications, will have Cyteen as one unified book.".Cyteen (1988) – Hugo Award and Locus Award winner, British Science Fiction Award nominee, 1989.

Also published in the Alliance Space (2008) omnibus.Also published in The Deep Beyond (2005) omnibus.Alliance Rising (2019) (credited to C.Finity's End (1997) – Locus Award nominee, 1998.Devil to the Belt (2000) – single-volume edition of the above two books.Rimrunners (1989) – Locus Award nominee, 1990.also published in the Alliance Space (2008) omnibus.Downbelow Station (1981) – Hugo Award winner, Locus Award nominee, 1982.Those two books are chronologically the earliest in the series. Major characters in one work may be referenced or appear briefly in another.Īccording to the author, the novels in this universe, except Heavy Time and Hellburner (which were subsequently re-published in one volume as Devil to the Belt), can be read in any order. The Alliance–Union universe is a science fiction future history series, in which the development of political entities and cultures occurs over a long time period.
