Cherryh, C. J.

Overview

Works:	478 works in 1,524 publications in 9 languages and 55,917 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Science fiction Fantasy fiction Paranormal fiction Psychological fiction Novels Fantasy fiction, American
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Author of introduction
Classifications:	PS3553.H358, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about C. J Cherryh

Something about the author( )
The Cherryh odyssey( Book )
C.J. Cherryh : citizen of the universe : a working bibliography by Phil Stephensen-Payne( Book )
Are we not men too? : women and the sex-gender role reversal motif in science fiction by Jessica Georgina Harvey( )
Gender, power and identity in the Chanur series by Heidi Fogelberg( )

[Papers of Joan Hunter Holly] by J. Hunter Holly( )
[Personal papers of Theodore Sturgeon] by Theodore Sturgeon( )
Aspects of linguistics and communication in selected works of C.J. Cherryh by Samuel H Kennedy( )
A subversive in hyperspace: C.J. Cherryh's feminist transformation of space opera by Susan J Eisenhour( Book )

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Most widely held works by C. J Cherryh

Foreigner : a novel of first contact by C. J Cherryh( Book )

25 editions published between 1994 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of humans stranded on an alienplanet where registered assassination is a way of life. They are the descendants of a space ship which lost itsway 500 years earlier. They live on an island and theonly contact they are allowed with the mainland isthrough one human, the foreigner of the novel

Downbelow station by C. J Cherryh( Book )

48 editions published between 1981 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,284 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The station at Pell's Star, traditionally neutral, holds the key to victory in a struggle between the decaying stellar empire of Earth and the rebel forces of the colonies

Hammerfall by C. J Cherryh( Book )

16 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and held by 1,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Marak is sent on a quest across his desert planet to find the source of the madness the torments so many of his people, including himself

Invader by C. J Cherryh( Book )

14 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 1,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In a world where human and humanoid settlements exist side by side, peace is shattered by the arrival of a human spaceship, the new arrivals being far less tolerant of humanoids. As rumor of war spreads, the planet's fate is once again in the hands of Ben Cameron, the official go-between for humans and humanoids. By the author of Foreigner

Cyteen by C. J Cherryh( Book )

37 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in 7 languages and held by 1,125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two friends become trapped in a veil of suspicion in a futuristic cybernetic world

Inheritor by C. J Cherryh( Book )

11 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 1,098 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The plight of a man who can see both sides of a problem. He is Ben Cameron of Mospheira, a planet shared by humans and aliens, and he is the only one who speaks both languages. War threatens and as the official go-between Cameron's job is to find a compromise, but how to reconcile people who only talk one language? By the author of Invader

Explorer by C. J Cherryh( Book )

11 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 1,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cherryh's second trilogy set in her Foreigner Universe comes to a thrilling conclusion with "Explorer" where a human delegate trapped in a distant star system faces a dangerous alien ship

Precursor by C. J Cherryh( Book )

14 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,062 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On a planet inhabited by humans and aliens, preparations are underway to resist an invasion from outside. The hero is diplomat Bren Cameron, whose skills as a translator have maintained harmony between humans and aliens

Fortress in the eye of time by C. J Cherryh( Book )

21 editions published between 1993 and 2009 in English and held by 1,052 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

It was a shadow age and a shadow place. Deep in a forest, in a ruined castle, an ancient wizard creates a Shaping, in the form of a young man. The wizard sends the yong man on a journey to right the wrongs of a long-forgotten wizard war, and to call new wars into being

Defender by C. J Cherryh( Book )

13 editions published between 1989 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is the second book in Cherryh's second trilogy set in her Foreigner Universe

Pretender by C. J Cherryh( Book )

8 editions published between 2005 and 2014 in English and held by 1,014 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Exhausted from a two-year rescue mission in space, the crew of the starship Phoenix return home to find disaster: civil war has broken out, the powerful Western Association has been overthrown, and Tabini-aiji, its forceful leader, is missing. In a desperate move, paidhi Bren Cameron and Tabini's grandmother Ilisidi, the aiji-dowager, along with with Cajeiri, Tabini's eight-year-old heir, make planetfall and succeed in reaching the mainland. The brilliant and forceful Ilisidi seeks refuge at the estate of an old ally, and Tabini-aiji arrives at the door. As word of Tabini's whereabouts circulates, clans allied with Tabini descend upon the estate, providing a huge civilian presence that everyone involved hopes will deter impending attacks by the usurpers. But as more and more supporting clans arrive, Bren finds himself increasingly isolated, and it becomes clear that both his extremely important report of alien contact in space, and even his life, rest on the shoulders of only two allies: Ilisidi and Cajeiri. Can one elderly ateva and and eight-year-old boy?himself a prime target for assassination?protect Bren, a lone human involved in a civil war that most atevi believe he caused? The long-running Foreigner series can also be enjoyed by more casual genre readers in sub-trilogy installments. Pretender is the 8th Foreigner novel. It is also the 2nd book in the third subtrilogy

Heavy time by C. J Cherryh( Book )

14 editions published between 1991 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 1,009 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two asteroid miners intercept signals from a derelict spacecraft and find clues to a secret that might change the fate of the world

Fortress of eagles by C. J Cherryh( Book )

25 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A tale of medieval-style intrigue and warfare in a fantasy land. The land's king wants to marry a woman who is regent in a neighboring kingdom, but his politicians oppose him. He will succeed

Deliverer by C. J Cherryh( Book )

13 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in English and held by 983 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While the world of the atevi fragments into two antagonistic political camps, eight-year-old Cajeiri, the heir of Tabini-aiji--and the first atevi to have an understanding of the humans--becomes a target for those who oppose his father's rule

Forge of heaven by C. J Cherryh( Book )

17 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in English and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A deadly cataclysm threatens the survival of a tiny planet that holds the key to peace between Earth and the alien world Ondat, a situation that is complicated by the arrival of an unexpected ship that could restart the Gene Wars

Regenesis by C. J Cherryh( Book )

9 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Regenesis continues the story of Ariane Emory PR, the genetic clone of one of the greatest scientists humanity has ever produced, and of her search for the murderer of her progenitor--the original Ariane Emory

Fortress of owls by C. J Cherryh( Book )

17 editions published between 1999 and 2014 in English and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The adventures of a swordsman who has been created out of nothing by a magician. As he has been in existence for only a year, Tristen is green in the ways of the world and through his eyes are seen facets of our culture. By the author of Fortress in the Eye of Time

Rimrunners by C. J Cherryh( Book )

18 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in English and Spanish and held by 942 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elizabeth Martin is stranded on Thule Station without papers and signs on to Loki, a vessel being used as bait to attack the Freebooters. She becomes caught between two factions struggling for control of the vessel

Rusalka by C. J Cherryh( Book )

12 editions published between 1989 and 1993 in English and Dutch and held by 941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Inspired by "the folk-tales of pre-Christian Russia," this novel centers around "the Rusalka, the ghost of a murdered girl, still seeking to exist by drawing the energy of life from all nearby living things."

Rider at the gate by C. J Cherryh( Book )

13 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and French and held by 941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On a planet where telepathy exists between humans and animals, a horse kills its woman rider, then uses its telepathy to kill other people. The woman's boyfriend sets out to destroy it

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