C. J. Cherryh bibliography

C. J. Cherryh at Norcon 12, Oslo, Norway, August 1994.

C. J. Cherryh's career began with publication of her first books in 1976, Gate of Ivrel and Brothers of Earth. She has been a prolific science fiction and fantasy author since then, publishing over 60 novels, short-story compilations, with continuing production as her blog attests. Ms. Cherryh has received the Hugo and Locus Awards for some of her novels.

Her novels are divided into various spheres, focusing mostly around the Alliance-Union universe, the Foreigner universe and her fantasy novels.

The Alliance-Union universe

Main article: Alliance-Union universe

The Alliance-Union universe is a science fiction future history series, in which the development of political entities and cultures occurs over a long time period. Major characters in one work may be referenced or appear briefly in another.

The Company Wars

According to the author, the novels in this universe, except Hellburner and Heavy Time (which were subsequently re-published in one volume entitled Devil to the Belt), can be read in any order.

• Heavy Time (1991)
• Hellburner (1992)
  • Devil to the Belt (2000)—single-volume edition of the above two books
• Downbelow Station (1981)—Hugo winner, Locus SF Award nominee, 1982
• Merchanter's Luck (1982)
  • also published in the Alliance Space (2008) omnibus
• Rimrunners (1989)—Locus SF Award nominee, 1990
• Tripoint (1994)
• Finity's End (1997)—Locus SF Award nominee, 1998

The Era of Rapprochement

• Serpent's Reach (1980)
  • also published in The Deep Beyond (2005) omnibus
• Forty Thousand in Gehenna (1983)
  • also published in the Alliance Space (2008) omnibus
• Cyteen (1988)—Hugo and Locus SF Award winner, British Science Fiction Award nominee, 1989
  • also published in a 3-volume edition as The Betrayal, The Rebirth and The Vindication, about which Cherryh has written, "There was a paperbound publication that split the novel into three parts, but this has ended: the current and, by my wishes, all future publications, will have Cyteen as one unified book."
• Regenesis (2009)

The Chanur novels

Main article: The Chanur novels

• The Pride of Chanur (1981)—Hugo and Locus SF Award nominee, 1983
• Chanur's Venture (1984)—Locus SF Award nominee, 1985
• The Kif Strike Back (1985)
  • The Chanur Saga (2000)—single-volume edition of the above three books
• Chanur's Homecoming (1986)
• Chanur's Legacy (1992)
  • Chanur's Endgame (2007)—single-volume edition of the above two books

The Mri Wars

Main article: Faded Sun Trilogy

• The Faded Sun: Kesrith (1978)—Hugo and Locus SF Award nominee, 1979 ; Nebula Award nominee, 1978
• The Faded Sun: Shon'Jir (1978)
• The Faded Sun: Kutath (1979)
  • The Faded Sun Trilogy (UK, 1987 and US, 2000)—single-volume edition of the above three books

Merovingen Nights (Mri Wars Period)

Main article: Merovingen Nights

• Angel with the Sword (1985)
  • Merovingen Nights—shared world series of anthologies (see "As Editor" below)

The Age of Exploration

These novels share a common theme, but are unrelated to each other and can be read in any order.

• Port Eternity (1982)
  • also published in the Alternate realities (2000) omnibus
• Voyager in Night (1984)—Philip K. Dick Award nominee, 1984
  • also published in the Alternate realities (2000) omnibus
• Cuckoo's Egg (1985)—Hugo Award nominee, 1986
  • also published in The Deep Beyond (2005) omnibus

The Hanan Rebellion

• Brothers of Earth (1976)
• Hunter of Worlds (1977)
  • At the Edge of Space (2003)—single-volume edition of the above two books

The Morgaine Cycle

Main article: The Morgaine Stories

• Gate of Ivrel (1976)
• Well of Shiuan (1978)
• Fires of Azeroth (1979)
  • Above three collected in the following editions:
    • The Book of Morgaine (1979)
    • The Chronicles of Morgaine (1989)
    • The Morgaine Saga (2000)
• Exile's Gate (1988)

Miscellaneous

• Wave Without a Shore (1981)
  • also published in the Alternate realities (2000) omnibus
• The Scapegoat (1985)—novella

Other science fiction

The Foreigner universe

Main article: Foreigner universe

• Trilogy arc 1
  • Foreigner (1994)—Locus SF Award nominee, 1995
  • Invader (1995)—Locus SF Award nominee, 1996
  • Inheritor (1996)
• Trilogy arc 2
  • Precursor (1999)
  • Defender (2001)—Locus SF Award nominee, 2002
  • Explorer (2003)
• Trilogy arc 3
  • Destroyer (2005)
  • Pretender (2006)
  • Deliverer (2007)
• Trilogy arc 4
  • Conspirator (2009)
  • Deceiver (2010)
  • Betrayer (2011)
• Trilogy arc 5
  • Intruder (2012)

Finisterre universe

Main article: Finisterre universe

• Rider at the Gate (1995)
• Cloud's Rider (1996)

Gene Wars

Main article: The Gene Wars universe

• Hammerfall (2001)—Campbell Award nominee, 2002
• Forge of Heaven (2004)

Miscellaneous

• "Cassandra" (1978)—short story
• Hestia (1979)

Fantasy works

The Fortress series

Main article: The Fortress Series

• Fortress in the Eye of Time (1995)—Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1996
• Fortress of Eagles (1998)—Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1989
• Fortress of Owls (1999)—Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 2000
• Fortress of Dragons (2000)
• Fortress of Ice (2006)

Ealdwood

Main article: Ealdwood Stories

• "Ealdwood" (1981 novellette)
• The Dreamstone (1983 novel)—rewrite of the 1979 short story "The Dreamstone" and the novelette "Ealdwood"
• The Tree of Swords and Jewels (1983 novel)
  • Arafel's Saga (1983)—single-volume edition of The Dreamstone (novel) and The Tree of Swords and Jewels
  • The Dreaming Tree (1997)—single-volume edition of The Dreamstone (novel) and The Tree of Swords and Jewels with revisions

The Russian stories

Main article: The Russian Stories

• Rusalka (1989)—Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1990
• Chernevog (1990)
• Yvgenie (1991)

Heroes in Hell

Main article: Heroes in Hell

• The Gates of Hell (1986), novel with Janet Morris
• Kings in Hell (1986), novel with Janet Morris
• Legions of Hell (1987)

Miscellaneous fantasy

• The Brothers (1986)—novella
• The Paladin (1988)—Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1989
• The Goblin Mirror (1992)
• Faery in Shadow (1993)
• Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel (1996)
• Faery Moon (2009)—a major revision of Faery in Shadow, plus its prequel, The Brothers

Collections

Omnibuses

• The Book of Morgaine (1979)—Gate of Ivrel (1976), Well of Shiuan (1978) and Fires of Azeroth (1979)
• Arafel's Saga (1983)—The Dreamstone (1983) and The Tree of Swords and Jewels (1983)
• The Chronicles of Morgaine (1989)—Gate of Ivrel (1976), Well of Shiuan (1978) and Fires of Azeroth (1979)
• The Dreaming Tree (1997)—The Dreamstone (1983) and The Tree of Swords and Jewels (1983)
• The Morgaine Saga (2000)—Gate of Ivrel (1976), Well of Shiuan (1978) and Fires of Azeroth (1979)
• The Faded Sun Trilogy (2000)—Kesrith (1978), Shon'Jir (1978) and Kutath (1979)
• The Chanur Saga (2000)—The Pride of Chanur (1981), Chanur's Venture (1984) and The Kif Strike Back (1985)
• Devil to the Belt (2000)—Heavy Time (1991) and Hellburner (1992)
• Alternate Realities (2000)—Wave Without a Shore (1981), Port Eternity (1982) and Voyager in Night (1984)
• At the Edge of Space (2003)—Brothers of Earth (1976) and Hunter of Worlds (1977)
• The Deep Beyond (2005)—Serpent's Reach (1980) and Cuckoo's Egg (1985)
• Alliance Space (2008)—Merchanter's Luck (1982) and Forty Thousand in Gehenna (1983)

Short fiction

• Sunfall (1981)—short stories and novelettes
• Visible Light (1986)—short stories, novelettes and novellas
• Glass and Amber (1987)—short stories and essays
• The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh (2004)—short stories, novelettes and novellas, including those in Sunfall, Visible Light

Other works

As editor

The Merovingen Nights shared-world anthologies are set on the world of Merovin in Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe. They are collections of interrelated short stories written by Cherryh and others. Cherryh's novel Angel with the Sword precedes book #1 in this series.

• Festival Moon (1987)—Merovingen Nights #1
• Fever Season (1987)—Merovingen Nights #2
• Troubled Waters (1988)—Merovingen Nights #3
• Smuggler's Gold (1988)—Merovingen Nights #4
• Divine Right (1989)—Merovingen Nights #5
• Flood Tide (1990)—Merovingen Nights #6
• Endgame (1991)—Merovingen Nights #7

As translator

From French to English:

• The Green Gods (1980), by N. C. Henneberg (Nathalie and Charles Henneberg)
• Stellar Crusade (1980), by Pierre Barbet
• The Book of Shai (1982), by Daniel Walther
• Shai's Destiny (1985), by Daniel Walther

Other credits

Main article: The Sword of Knowledge

Cherryh did not write the three novels in the Sword of Knowledge series, but received co-author's credit because she penned a foreword to each. The publisher removed Cherryh's introductions from most or all editions of these works.

• A Dirge for Sabis (1989), by Cherryh and Leslie Fish
• Wizard Spawn (1989), by Cherryh and Nancy Asire
• Reap the Whirlwind (1989), by Cherryh and Mercedes Lackey
  • The Sword of Knowledge (1995)—compilation of the three titles in a single volume

Scholarship

Works about C. J. Cherryh written by others.

• The Cherryh Odyssey (2004), by Edward Carmien—a collection of essays by academics, critics and authors about C. J. Cherryh

External links

• Bibliography of C. J. Cherryh at the author's official site.
• C. J. Cherryh: Bio and Bibliography at the author's official site.
• Universes of C. J. Cherryh at the author's official site.
• C. J. Cherryh at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
• C. J. Cherryh at Fantastic Fiction.
• C. J. Cherryh bibliography at SciFan.
• Complete Bibliography of C. J. Cherryh (through 1995) at Meetpoint.