Cherryh, C. J.

Overview

Works:	483 works in 1,531 publications in 9 languages and 55,800 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( )
A subversive in hyperspace: C.J. Cherryh's feminist transformation of space opera by Susan J Eisenhour( Book )

[Personal papers of Theodore Sturgeon] by Theodore Sturgeon( )
Gender, power and identity in the Chanur series by Heidi Fogelberg( )
Aspects of linguistics and communication in selected works of C.J. Cherryh by Samuel H Kennedy( )
[Papers of Joan Hunter Holly] by J. Hunter Holly( )

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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 1,501 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 1,190 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 1,161 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 )

38 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in 7 languages and held by 1,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Explorer by C. J Cherryh( Book )

11 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 1,094 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

Inheritor by C. J Cherryh( Book )

12 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 1,093 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

Precursor by C. J Cherryh( Book )

14 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,058 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 1,050 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 1,041 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 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Exhausted from a two-year rescue mission to a distant sector of space, and with resources strained by four thousand extra mouths to feed, the crew of the starship Phoenix yearns for the luxuries of home. But when the ship makes the final jump into atevi space, they learn the worst: supplies to their home station have been cut off; civil war has broken out on the atevi mainland; the powerful Western Association has been overthrown; and Tabini-aiji is missing and may be dead.--Jacket

Heavy time by C. J Cherryh( Book )

14 editions published between 1991 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 1,006 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 1,002 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 979 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 968 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 954 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 943 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

Rusalka by C. J Cherryh( Book )

12 editions published between 1989 and 1993 in English and Dutch and held by 939 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 937 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

Rimrunners by C. J Cherryh( Book )

18 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in English and Spanish and held by 934 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

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