Episode 93 - Downbelow Station: Chekov's Hisa

Jun 11, 2026

This month we read Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryh, which won the Hugo for best novel in 1982. Phew!

DM: Haley

Music by Pets of Belonging

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LINKAPALOOZA

Haley's review of Mandalorian and Grogu
Lori on Narrated

Articles we discussed:
https://reactormag.com/warfare-and-survival-downbelow-station-by-c-j-cherryh/
https://www.andyjohnson.xyz/home/book-review-downbelow-station-1981-by-cj-cherryh
https://blogendorff.com/2018/04/21/book-review-downbelow-staton/
https://reactormag.com/norway-has-her-standards-cj-cherryhs-downbelow-station/ 

Further CJ Cherryh Listening:

A Meal of Thorns (with Arkady Martine)

Hugos There