Two of C.J. Cherryh's highly popular novels of the world of the Merchanters, "Heavy Time" and "Hellburner", are available in one volume. In the future world of the Merchanters and the Alliance, emerging new forces, including the Union and the Fleet, are challenging the strangle-holds of global governments and world-spanning cartels. But it will be ordinary people who are trapped in the turmoil when interstellar powers collide.

Genre: Science Fiction