C. J. Cherryh bibliography
American writer C. J. Cherryh 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 80 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
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 Heavy Time and Hellburner, can be read in any order. Those two books are chronologically the earliest in the series.- Downbelow Station – Hugo Award winner, Locus Award nominee, 1982
- Merchanter's Luck
- * also published in the Alliance Space omnibus
- Rimrunners – Locus Award nominee, 1990
- Heavy Time
- Hellburner
- * Devil to the Belt – single-volume edition of the above two books
- Tripoint
- Finity's End – Locus Award nominee, 1998
The Hinder Stars
- Alliance Rising – Prometheus Award winner 2020
- Untitled
The Era of Rapprochement
- Serpent's Reach
- * Also published in The Deep Beyond omnibus
- Forty Thousand in Gehenna
- * Also published in the Alliance Space omnibus
- The Scapegoat – novella
- Cyteen – Hugo Award and Locus Award winner, British Science Fiction Award nominee, 1989
- * Also published in a three-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
The Chanur novels
- The Pride of Chanur – Hugo Award and Locus Award nominee, 1983
- Chanur's Venture – Locus Award nominee, 1985
- The Kif Strike Back
- * The Chanur Saga – single-volume edition of the above three books
- Chanur's Homecoming
- Chanur's Legacy
- * Chanur's Endgame – single-volume edition of the above two books
The Mri Wars
- The Faded Sun: Kesrith – Hugo Award and Locus Award nominee, 1979; Nebula Award nominee, 1978
- The Faded Sun: Shon'Jir
- The Faded Sun: Kutath
- * The Faded Sun Trilogy – single-volume edition of the above three books
Merovingen Nights (Mri Wars Period)
- Angel with the Sword
- * Merovingen Nights – shared world series of anthologies
The Age of Exploration
- Port Eternity
- * also published in the Alternate Realities omnibus
- Voyager in Night – Philip K. Dick Award nominee, 1984
- * also published in the Alternate Realities omnibus
- Cuckoo's Egg – Hugo Award nominee, 1986
- * also published in The Deep Beyond omnibus
The Hanan Rebellion
- Brothers of Earth
- Hunter of Worlds
- * At the Edge of Space – single-volume edition of the above two books
The Morgaine Cycle
- Gate of Ivrel
- Well of Shiuan
- Fires of Azeroth
- * Above three collected in the following editions:
- **The Book of Morgaine
- **The Chronicles of Morgaine
- **The Morgaine Saga
- Exile's Gate
Miscellaneous
- Wave Without a Shore
- * also published in the Alternate realities omnibus
The Foreigner universe
- Trilogy arc 1
- * Foreigner – Locus SF Award nominee, 1995
- * Invader – Locus SF Award nominee, 1996
- * Inheritor
- Trilogy arc 2
- * Precursor
- * Defender – Locus SF Award nominee, 2002
- * Explorer
- Trilogy arc 3
- * Destroyer
- * Pretender
- * Deliverer
- Trilogy arc 4
- * Conspirator
- * Deceiver
- * Betrayer
- Trilogy arc 5
- * Intruder
- * Protector
- * Peacemaker
- Trilogy arc 6
- * Tracker
- * Visitor – Locus SF Award nominee, 2017
- * Convergence
- Trilogy arc 7
- * Emergence
- * Resurgence
- * Divergence
Other science fiction
Finisterre universe
- Rider at the Gate
- Cloud's Rider
Gene Wars
- Hammerfall – John W. Campbell Award nominee, 2002
- Forge of Heaven
Miscellaneous
- "Cassandra" – short story, Hugo Award winner, 1979
- Hestia
Fantasy works
The Fortress series
- Fortress in the Eye of Time – Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1996
- Fortress of Eagles – Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1999
- Fortress of Owls – Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 2000
- Fortress of Dragons
- Fortress of Ice
Ealdwood
- "Ealdwood"
- The Dreamstone – includes material from Cherryh's short story "The Dreamstone" and the novella "Ealdwood"
- The Tree of Swords and Jewels
- Arafel's Saga – single-volume edition of The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels
- Ealdwood – single-volume edition of The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels with revisions and a new ending
- The Dreaming Tree – single-volume edition of The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels with the Ealdwood revisions
The Russian stories
- Rusalka – Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1990
- * Rusalka – revised ebook edition
- Chernevog
- * Chernevog – revised ebook edition
- Yvgenie
- * Yvgenie – revised ebook edition
''Heroes in Hell''
- The Gates of Hell, novel with Janet Morris
- Kings in Hell, novel with Janet Morris
- Legions of Hell
Miscellaneous fantasy
- The Brothers – novella
- The Paladin – Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1989
- The Goblin Mirror
- Faery in Shadow
- * Faery Moon – revised ebook edition of Faery in Shadow, plus its prequel, "The Brothers"
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Collections
Omnibuses
- The Book of Morgaine – Gate of Ivrel, Well of Shiuan and Fires of Azeroth
- Arafel's Saga – The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels
- The Chronicles of Morgaine – Gate of Ivrel, Well of Shiuan and Fires of Azeroth
- Ealdwood – The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels with revisions and a new ending
- The Dreaming Tree – The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels with revisions and a new ending
- The Morgaine Saga – Gate of Ivrel, Well of Shiuan and Fires of Azeroth
- The Faded Sun Trilogy – Kesrith, Shon'Jir and Kutath
- The Chanur Saga – The Pride of Chanur, Chanur's Venture and The Kif Strike Back
- Devil to the Belt – Heavy Time and Hellburner
- Alternate Realities – Wave Without a Shore, Port Eternity and Voyager in Night
- At the Edge of Space – Brothers of Earth and Hunter of Worlds
- The Deep Beyond – Serpent's Reach and Cuckoo's Egg
- Chanur's Endgame – Chanur's Homecoming and Chanur's Legacy
- Alliance Space – Merchanter's Luck and Forty Thousand in Gehenna
Short fiction
- Sunfall – short stories and novelettes
- Visible Light – short stories, novelettes and novellas
- Glass and Amber – short stories and essays
- The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh – short stories, novelettes and novellas, including those in Sunfall and Visible Light
Anthologies
- Altered States: a cyberpunk sci-fi anthology – "Mech"
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 – Merovingen Nights #1
- Fever Season – Merovingen Nights #2
- Troubled Waters – Merovingen Nights #3
- Smuggler's Gold – Merovingen Nights #4
- Divine Right – Merovingen Nights #5
- Flood Tide – Merovingen Nights #6
- Endgame – Merovingen Nights #7
As translator
- The Green Gods, by N. C. Henneberg
- Stellar Crusade, by Pierre Barbet
- The Book of Shai, by Daniel Walther
- Shai's Destiny, by Daniel Walther
Other credits
- A Dirge for Sabis, by Cherryh and Leslie Fish
- Wizard Spawn, by Cherryh and Nancy Asire
- Reap the Whirlwind, by Cherryh and Mercedes Lackey
- *The Sword of Knowledge – compilation of the three titles in a single volume
Scholarship
- The Cherryh Odyssey, by Edward Carmien – a collection of essays by academics, critics and authors about C. J. Cherryh