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Merchanter's Luck
''Merchanter's Luck'' is a science fiction novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh. It is set in the author's Alliance-Union universe, in which humanity has split into three major power blocs: Union, the Merchanter's Alliance and Earth. In the context of the Alliance-Union universe, the book is one of Cherryh's Merchanter novels. ''Merchanter's Luck'' was reprinted in 2008 along with Cherryh's novel ''Forty Thousand in Gehenna'' in an omnibus volume entitled ''Alliance Space''. Plot summary Sandor ("Sandy") Kreja is the sole survivor of a moderately prosperous merchanter family that had operated in Union space. When he was a young boy, all but two of his relatives were killed or taken by the renegade Mazianni, once soldiers in the service of Earth, who had refused to accept the end of the Company War and turned pirate in order to keep on fighting. The three remaining Krejas had continued to run their aged freighter, ''Le Cygne'', as best they could, but an accident had kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barclay Shaw
Barclay Shaw (born 1949) is an American professional artist best known for his fantasy and science fiction artwork. He has been nominated five times for the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist and has earned a top ten ranking six times in the annual Locus Poll Award for Best Artist. In 1995, his work "Wonderland (wood)" won the Chesley Award for Best Three-Dimensional Art. Early life Shaw graduated from Kent School in 1968. In the 1970s he studied at the New England School of Art and Design. He worked for an advertising agency before becoming well known as an illustrator. Sackmann, E. ''Great Masters of Fantasy Art'' Taco 1986 p.52 Career Since 1978, Shaw has painted more than 500 book and magazine covers, including covers for books by such science fiction luminaries as Isaac Asimov, C. J. Cherryh, Larry Niven, A.E. Van Vogt and Frederik Pohl. His work includes more than 20 cover paintings for ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction''. Beside his paintings, he works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |