C. J. Cherryh

C. J. Cherryh

C. J. Cherryh (born 1942) is the pen name of Carolyn Janice Cherry, a multiple-award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer. She currently resides in Spokane County, Washington.

Cherryh is pronounced ”Cherry”. The author appended a silent ”h” to her real name because her first editor felt that ”Cherry” sounded too much like a romance writer.

The asteroid 77185 Cherryh has been named in her honour.

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Books by C. J. Cherryh
Brothers of Earth
★ 6.00 / 1
Gate of Ivrel (The Morgaine Cycle #1)
★ 6.66 / 6
Hunter of Worlds
★ 8.00 / 1
The Faded Sun: Kesrith (The Faded Sun Trilogy #1)
★ 7.26 / 4
The Faded Sun: Shon'Jir (The Faded Sun Trilogy #2)
★ 8.00 / 3
Well of Shiuan (The Morgaine Cycle #2)
★ 7.00 / 4
Hestia
N/A
The Faded Sun: Kutath (The Faded Sun Trilogy #3)
★ 8.00 / 3
Fires of Azeroth (The Morgaine Cycle #3)
★ 6.76 / 4
Serpent's Reach
★ 8.00 / 2
Sunfall
★ 5.00 / 1
Wave Without a Shore
★ 5.00 / 1
Downbelow Station
★ 7.00 / 6
Merchanter's Luck
★ 7.00 / 3
The Pride of Chanur (The Chanur Novels #1)
★ 8.50 / 4
Port Eternity
★ 6.00 / 1
Forty Thousand in Gehenna
★ 8.26 / 4
The Dreamstone (Ealdwood #1)
★ 9.50 / 4
The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood #2)
★ 9.50 / 4
Chanur's Venture (The Chanur Novels #2)
★ 8.26 / 4
Voyager in Night
★ 6.00 / 2
Merovingen Nights: Angel with the Sword
★ 7.00 / 2
The Kif Strike Back (The Chanur Novels #3)
★ 8.26 / 4
Cuckoo's Egg
★ 8.50 / 2
Visible Light
N/A
The Gates of Hell (Heroes in Hell #2)
N/A
Kings in Hell (Heroes in Hell #4)
N/A
Legions of Hell (Heroes in Hell #6)
N/A
Glass and Amber
N/A
Chanur's Homecoming (The Chanur Novels #4)
★ 8.34 / 3
Cyteen (Cyteen #1)
★ 9.20 / 5
Exile's Gate (The Morgaine Cycle #4)
★ 7.00 / 2
The Paladin
★ 6.40 / 5
A Dirge for Sabis (The Sword of Knowledge #1)
N/A
Reap the Whirlwind (The Sword of Knowledge #3)
N/A
Wizard Spawn (The Sword of Knowledge #2)
N/A
Rimrunners
★ 8.00 / 4
Rusalka (The Russian Stories #1)
★ 7.00 / 3
Chernevog (The Russian Stories #2)
★ 7.00 / 2
Heavy Time
★ 8.00 / 3
Yvgenie (The Russian Stories #3)
★ 7.00 / 2
The Goblin Mirror
★ 7.00 / 2
Chanur's Legacy (The Chanur Novels #5)
★ 8.66 / 3
Hellburner
★ 7.34 / 3
Faery in Shadow
★ 8.00 / 1
Foreigner (The Foreigner Universe #1)
★ 8.50 / 4
Tripoint
★ 8.34 / 3
The Sword of Knowledge
N/A
Rider at the Gate (The Finisterre Universe #1)
★ 7.00 / 3
Fortress in the Eye of Time (The Fortress Series #1)
★ 9.34 / 3
Invader (The Foreigner Universe #2)
★ 8.66 / 3
Cloud's Rider (The Finisterre Universe #2)
★ 8.00 / 1
Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel
★ 2.00 / 1
Inheritor (The Foreigner Universe #3)
★ 8.66 / 3
The Dreaming Tree
★ 10.00 / 1
Finity's End
★ 6.00 / 2
Fortress of Eagles (The Fortress Series #2)
N/A
Fortress of Owls (The Fortress Series #3)
N/A
Precursor (The Foreigner Universe #4)
★ 9.00 / 2
Fortress of Dragons (The Fortress Series #4)
N/A
Hammerfall (The Gene Wars #1)
N/A
Defender (The Foreigner Universe #5)
★ 8.50 / 2
Explorer (The Foreigner Universe #6)
★ 9.00 / 2
Forge of Heaven (The Gene Wars #2)
N/A
The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh
N/A
Destroyer (The Foreigner Universe #7)
★ 8.50 / 2
Pretender (The Foreigner Universe #8)
★ 8.50 / 2
Fortress of Ice (The Fortress Series #5)
N/A
Deliverer (The Foreigner Universe #9)
★ 8.50 / 2
Regenesis (Cyteen #2)
★ 8.50 / 2
Conspirator (The Foreigner Universe #10)
★ 8.50 / 2
Deceiver (The Foreigner Universe #11)
★ 8.50 / 2
Betrayer (The Foreigner Universe #12)
★ 9.00 / 2
Intruder (The Foreigner Universe #13)
★ 8.50 / 2
Protector (The Foreigner Universe #14)
★ 8.50 / 2
Peacemaker (The Foreigner Universe #15)
★ 9.00 / 1
Tracker (The Foreigner Universe #16)
★ 9.00 / 1
Visitor (The Foreigner Universe #17)
★ 10.00 / 1
Convergence (The Foreigner Universe #18)
★ 9.00 / 1
Emergence (The Foreigner Universe #19)
★ 9.00 / 1
Alliance Rising (The Hinder Stars #1)
★ 7.00 / 2
Resurgence (The Foreigner Universe #20)
★ 8.00 / 1
Divergence (The Foreigner Universe #21)
⧗ 9.00 / 2
Alliance Unbound (The Hinder Stars #2)
⧗ 8.00 / 1

Series by C. J. Cherryh

The Alliance-Union Universe (16 books)
- The Morgaine Cycle (4 books)
- The Chanur Novels (5 books)
- The Faded Sun Trilogy (3 books)
- Cyteen (2 books)
- The Hinder Stars (2 books)
The Foreigner Universe (21 books)
The Fortress Series (5 books)
The Finisterre Universe (2 books)
The Gene Wars (2 books)
Ealdwood (3 books)
The Russian Stories (3 books)
Heroes in Hell (12 books)
The Sword of Knowledge (4 books)

Speculative Fiction Novels

(The Hinder Stars #2 / 2)
2024 | science fiction, space opera | Release date October 15, 2024
(The Foreigner Universe #21 / 21)
2020 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #20 / 21)
2020 | science fiction, space opera
(The Hinder Stars #1 / 2)
2019 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #19 / 21)
2018 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #18 / 21)
2017 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #17 / 21)
2016 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #16 / 21)
2015 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #15 / 21)
2014 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #14 / 21)
2013 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #13 / 21)
2012 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #12 / 21)
2011 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #11 / 21)
2010 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #10 / 21)
2009 | science fiction, space opera
(Cyteen #2 / 2)
2009 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #9 / 21)
2007 | science fiction, space opera
(The Fortress Series #5 / 5)
2006 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Foreigner Universe #8 / 21)
2006 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #7 / 21)
2005 | science fiction, space opera
2004 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
(The Gene Wars #2 / 2)
2004 | science fiction
(The Foreigner Universe #6 / 21)
2003 | science fiction, space opera
(The Foreigner Universe #5 / 21)
2001 | science fiction, space opera
(The Gene Wars #1 / 2)
2001 | science fiction
(The Fortress Series #4 / 5)
2000 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Foreigner Universe #4 / 21)
1999 | science fiction, space opera
(The Fortress Series #3 / 5)
1999 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Fortress Series #2 / 5)
1998 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1997 | science fiction, space opera
(Ealdwood)
1997 | fantasy, high fantasy, collection
(The Foreigner Universe #3 / 21)
1996 | science fiction, space opera
1996 | science fiction
(The Finisterre Universe #2 / 2)
1996 | science fiction, fantasy
(The Foreigner Universe #2 / 21)
1995 | science fiction, space opera
(The Fortress Series #1 / 5)
1995 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Finisterre Universe #1 / 2)
1995 | science fiction, fantasy
(The Sword of Knowledge)
1995 | fantasy
(The Foreigner Universe #1 / 21)
1994 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1994 | science fiction, space opera
1993 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Chanur Novels #5 / 5)
1992 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1992 | science fiction, space opera
1992 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Russian Stories #3 / 3)
1991 | fantasy, historical fantasy
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1991 | science fiction, space opera
(The Russian Stories #2 / 3)
1990 | fantasy, historical fantasy
(The Russian Stories #1 / 3)
1989 | fantasy, historical fantasy
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1989 | science fiction, space opera
(The Sword of Knowledge #3 / 3)
1989 | fantasy
(The Sword of Knowledge #2 / 3)
1989 | fantasy
(The Sword of Knowledge #1 / 3)
1989 | fantasy
(The Morgaine Cycle #4 / 4)
1988 | science fiction, fantasy
(Cyteen #1 / 2)
1988 | science fiction, space opera
1988 | fantasy
(The Chanur Novels #4 / 5)
1987 | science fiction, space opera
(Heroes in Hell #6 / 12)
1987 | fantasy
(Heroes in Hell #4 / 12)
1987 | fantasy
1987 | science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, short stories
(Heroes in Hell #2 / 12)
1986 | fantasy
1986 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
(The Chanur Novels #3 / 5)
1985 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1985 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1985 | science fiction, fantasy
(The Chanur Novels #2 / 5)
1984 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1984 | science fiction, space opera
(Ealdwood #2 / 2)
1983 | fantasy, high fantasy
(Ealdwood #1 / 2)
1983 | fantasy, high fantasy
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1983 | science fiction, space opera
(The Chanur Novels #1 / 5)
1982 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1982 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1982 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1981 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1981 | science fiction, space opera
1981 | science fiction, short stories
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1980 | science fiction, space opera
(The Morgaine Cycle #3 / 4)
1979 | science fiction, fantasy
(The Faded Sun Trilogy #3 / 3)
1979 | science fiction, space opera
1979 | science fiction
(The Morgaine Cycle #2 / 4)
1978 | science fiction, fantasy
(The Faded Sun Trilogy #2 / 3)
1978 | science fiction, space opera
(The Faded Sun Trilogy #1 / 3)
1978 | science fiction, space opera
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1977 | science fiction, space opera
(The Morgaine Cycle #1 / 4)
1976 | science fiction, fantasy
(The Alliance-Union Universe)
1976 | science fiction, space opera