context: Cherryh, set in her Alliance-Union universe, in which humanity has split into three major power blocs: Union, the Merchanter's Alliance and Earth.
source: Chronologically, the book follows immediately after the author's Downbelow Station and is one of Cherryh's series of Merchanter novels.
reference_original: Cronologicamente o livro continua imediatamente após "Downbelow Station", da mesma autora, e faz parte da série Merchanter de Cherryh.
reference_flipped: Cronologicamente o livro continua imediatamente após "Downbelow Station", do mesmo autor, e faz parte da série Merchanter de Cherryh.