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C J Cherryh

(Carolyn Janice Cherry)

(b.1942)

SFWA Grand Master C.J. Cherryh has written more than seventy books, including the highly popular Foreigner science fiction series. She won the Hugo Award for her novels Downbelow Station and Cyteen, and her short story "Cassandra." She has also won the Campbell Award, Locus Award, and more.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy

New Books

October 2023

Defiance
(Foreigner, book 22)

Series

Morgaine
   1. Gate of Ivrel (1976)
   2. Well of Shiuan (1978)
   3. Fires of Azeroth (1979)
   4. Exile's Gate (1988)

Hanan Rebellion
1. Brothers of Earth (1976)
2. Hunter of Worlds (1977)

Faded Sun
   1. Kesrith (1978)
   2. Shon'Jir (1978)
   3. Kutath (1979)

Alliance-Union
Serpent's Reach (1980)
Forty Thousand in Gehenna (1983)

Chanur Saga
   1. The Pride of Chanur (1981)
   2. Chanur's Venture (1984)
   3. The Kif Strike Back (1985)
   4. Chanur's Homecoming (1986)
   5. Chanur's Legacy (1992)

Alliance-Union : Company Wars
   1. Downbelow Station (1981)
   2. Merchanter's Luck (1982)
   3. Rimrunners (1989)
   4. Heavy Time (1991)
   5. Hellburner (1992)
   6. Tripoint (1994)
   7. Finity's End (1997)

Age of Exploration
   1. Port Eternity (1982)
   2. Voyager in Night (1984)
   3. Cuckoo's Egg (1985)

Arafel
1. The Dreamstone (1983)
2. The Tree of Swords and Jewels (1983)

Merovingen Nights
   0. Angel with the Sword (1985)
   1. Festival Moon (1987)
   2. Fever Season (1987)
   3. Troubled Waters (1988)
   4. Smuggler's Gold (1988)
   5. Divine Right (1989)
   6. Flood Tide (1990)
   7. Endgame (1991)

Alliance-Union : Cyteen
   1. The Betrayal (1989)
   2. The Rebirth (1989)
   3. The Vindication (1989)
   4. Regenesis (2009)

Rusalka
   1. Rusalka (1989)
   2. Chernevog (1990)
   3. Yvgenie (1991)

Foreigner
   1. Foreigner (1994)
   2. Invader (1995)
   3. Inheritor (1996)
   4. Precursor (1999)
   5. Defender (2001)
   6. Explorer (2002)
   7. Destroyer (2005)
   8. Pretender (2006)
   9. Deliverer (2007)
   10. Conspirator (2009)
   11. Deceiver (2010)
   12. Betrayer (2011)
   13. Intruder (2012)
   14. Protector (2013)
   15. Peacemaker (2014)
   16. Tracker (2015)
   17. Visitor (2016)
   18. Convergence (2017)
   19. Emergence (2018)
   20. Resurgence (2020)
   21. Divergence (2020)
   22. Defiance (2023) (with Jane S Fancher)

Tristen
   1. Fortress in the Eye of Time (1995)
   2. Fortress of Eagles (1998)
   3. Fortress of Owls (1998)
   4. Fortress of Dragons (2000)
   5. Fortress of Ice (2006)

Finisterre
1. Rider at the Gate (1995)
2. Cloud's Rider (1996)

Gene Wars
1. Hammerfall (2001)
2. Forge of Heaven (2004)

Hinder Stars (with Jane S Fancher)
1. Alliance Rising (2019)
2. Alliance Unbound (2024)

Novels

   Hestia (1979)
   Wave without a Shore (1981)
   Glass and Amber (1987)
   The Paladin (1988)
   The Goblin Mirror (1992)
   Faery in Shadow (1993)
   Lois and Clark (1996)
   Devil to the Belt (2000)

Collections

   Sunfall (1981)
   Alien Stars (1985) (with Joe Haldeman and Timothy Zahn)
   Visible Light (1986)
   Alternate Realities (2000)
   The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh (2004)

Omnibus editions

The Deep Beyond (2005)
Alliance Space (2008)

Series contributed to

Heroes in Hell
   2. The Gates of Hell (1986) (with Janet Morris)
   3. Rebels in Hell (1986) (with Janet Morris)
   4. Kings in Hell (1987) (with Janet Morris)
   6. Legions of Hell (1987)
   8. Masters in Hell (1987) (with others)

Sword of Knowledge
   1. A Dirge for Sabis (1989) (with others)
   2. Reap the Whirlwind (1989) (with others)
   3. Wizard Spawn (1989) (with others)

Anthologies containing stories by C J Cherryh

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 3 (1977)
Nebula Winners 14 (1980)
Fantasy Annual V (1982)
The John W Campbell Awards Volume 5 (1984)
Stealer's Sky (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fifth Annual Collection (1992)
Strange Dreams (1993)
Women of Wonder (1995)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
The Unexplained (1998)
Future on Ice (1998)

Short stories

	The Dark King (1976)
	Cassandra (1978)		Nebula Awards (nominee) Hugo
	The Dreamstone [short story] (1979)
	Ealdwood [short story] (1981)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	The General (Peking) (1981)
	The Haunted Tower (London) (1981)
	Highliner (New York) (1981)
	Ice (Moscow) (1981)
	Nightgame (Rome) (1981)
	The Only Death in the City (Paris) (1981)
	Willow (1982)
	Companions (1984)
	Pots (1985)
	The Scapegoat (1985)		Hugo (nominee)
	Winds of Fortune (1989)
	Gwydion and the Dragon (1991)		World Fantasy (nominee)

Awards

	John W. Campbell Best New Author winner (1977)
	John W. Campbell Best Book winner (1977) : Gate of Ivrel
	Hugo Best Short Story winner (1979) : Cassandra
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1979) : Kesrith
	Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1979) : Cassandra
	Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1979) : Kesrith
	Hugo Best Novel winner (1982) : Downbelow Station
	World Fantasy Best Novella nominee (1982) : Ealdwood [short story]
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1983) : The Pride of Chanur
	Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (1984) : Voyager in Night
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1986) : Cuckoo's Egg
	Hugo Best Novella nominee (1987) : The Scapegoat
	Hugo Best Novel winner (1989) : The Betrayal
	World Fantasy Best Novella nominee (1992) : Gwydion and the Dragon
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1995) : Fortress in the Eye of Time
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1995) : Invader
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1995) : Rider at the Gate
	Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (1998) : Finity's End
	John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2002) : Hammerfall

C J Cherryh recommends

The Alpha Enigma (2020)
(Team PSI, book 1)
W Michael Gear
"A marginal colony on a living world—where human life and human will are tested to the limits. An intriguing and inventive new work from Michael Gear, first of a trilogy. Recommended!"

Cry Pilot (2019)
(Cry Pilot, book 1)
Joel Dane
"I picked it up, I started reading. I kept reading...Intense, involving, with intriguing world development."

From Unseen Fire (2018)
(Aven Cycle, book 1)
Cass Morris
"A unique and well-studied fantasy take on the Roman world—an alternate world of another name, where ambition is a driving force and magic is real."

Battlestorm (2016)
(Midgard, book 3)
Susan Krinard
"A brilliant concept- Norse fantasy in a modern setting. Highly recommended!"

War Surf (2005)
(Future World, book 3)
M M Buckner
"An innovative and exciting read. A treat."

The Second Coming (2004)
(Millenium , book 1)
John Dalmas
"An outstanding writer."