C.J. Cherryh

## About the Author

* **Genres**: Science Fiction, Fantasy
* **Themes**: She uses the theme of the outsider finding his (or her) place in society and how individuals interact with The Other. A number of Cherryh's novels focus on military and political themes. One underlying theme of her work is an exploration of gender roles.
* **Writing Style**: Detailed world building
* **Books:** C.J. Cherryh Books

### Biography

Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award-winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance-Union universe. She is known for "world building", depicting fictional realms with great realism supported by vast research in history, language, psychology, and archeology.

Cherryh (pronounced "Cherry") appended a silent "h" to her real name because her first editor, Donald A. Wollheim, felt that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer. She used only her initials, C.J., to disguise that she was female at a time when the majority of science fiction authors were male.

The author has an asteroid, 77185 Cherryh, named after her. Referring to this honor, the asteroid's discoverers wrote of Cherryh: "She has challenged us to be worthy of the stars by imagining how mankind might grow to live among them."

## Series

### Alliance–Union Universe

* Genres: Colonization, Space Opera, Genetic Engineering (cloning)
* Theme:

#### The Company Wars

* According to the author, the novels in this universe, except *Heavy Time* and *Hellburner* (which were subsequently re-published in one volume as *Devil to the Belt*), can be read in any order. Those two books are chronologically the earliest in the series.
	1. Downbelow Station (Company Wars Book 1) (1981, reissued 2008)
	2. Alliance Space (Alliance-Union Universe) (2008) - Omnibus
		+ Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars Book 2) (1982)
		+ Forty Thousand in Gehenna (The Era of Rapprochement Book 2) (1983)
	3. Rimrunners (The Company Wars Book 3) (1989, audiobook 2022, no ebook?)
	4. Devil to the Belt (Alliance-Union Universe) (2000) – Omnibus
		+ Heavy Time (The Company Wars Book 4) (1991)
		+ Hellburner (The Company Wars Book 5) (1992)
	5. Tripoint (The Company Wars Book 6) (1994)
	6. Finity's End (The Company Wars Book 7) (1997)

#### The Hinder Stars

* Authors: C.J. Cherryh and Jane S. Fancher
	1. Alliance Rising (The Hinder Stars Book 1) (2019)
	2. Untitled (in progress)

#### The Era of Rapprochement

* 1. The Deep Beyond (Alliance-Union Universe) (2005) - omnibus
		+ Cuckoo’s Egg
		+ Serpent's Reach (The Era of Rapprochement Book1) (1980)
	2. Alliance Space (Alliance-Union Universe) (2008) omnibus
		+ Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars Book 2) (1982)
		+ Forty Thousand in Gehenna (The Era of Rapprochement Book 2) (1983)
	3. The Scapegoat (1985) – novella
	4. Cyteen (1988, reissued 2012) – audiobook and HB
		+ The Betrayal (Cyteen I) (1988)
		+ Rebirth (Cyteen II) (1989)
		+ The Vindication (Cyteen III) (1989)
	5. Regenesis (Alliance-Union Universe) (2009) - Direct sequel to *Cyteen*.

### The Foreigner Universe

* Genres: Sci Fi Colonization
	1. Foreigner (Foreigner series Book 1) (1994)
	2. Invader (Foreigner series Book 2) (1995)
	3. Inheritor (Foreigner series Book 3) (1996)
	4. Precursor (Foreigner series Book 4) (1999)
	5. Defender (Foreigner series Book 5) (2001)
	6. Explorer (Foreigner series Book 6) (2003)
	7. Destroyer (Foreigner series Book 7) (2005)
	8. Pretender (Foreigner series Book 8) (2006)
	9. Deliverer (Foreigner series Book 9) (2007)
	10. Conspirator (Foreigner series Book 10) (2009)
	11. Deceiver (Foreigner series Book 11) (2010)
	12. Betrayer (Foreigner series Book 12) (2011)
	13. Intruder (Foreigner series Book 13) (2012)
	14. Protector (Foreigner series Book 14) (2013)
	15. Peacemaker (Foreigner series Book 15) (2014)
	16. Tracker (Foreigner series Book 16) (2015)
	17. Visitor (Foreigner series Book 17) (2016)
	18. Convergence (Foreigner series Book 18) (2017)
	19. Emergence (Foreigner series Book 19) (2018)
	20. Resurgence (Foreigner series Book 20) (2020)
	21. Divergence (Foreigner Book 21) (2020)

## Other Works

For a complete Bibliography, visit C.J. Cherryh Bibliography at wikipedia

### 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)

### 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
* Hugo Best Novel winner (1982) : *Downbelow Station*
* Hugo Best Novel winner (1989) : *The Betrayal*