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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, and her Foreigner series. She is known for worldbuilding, 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." Biography Cherryh was born in 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri and raised primarily in Lawton, Oklahoma. She began writing stories at the age of ten when she became frustrated with the cancellation of her favorite TV show, Flash Gordon. In 1964, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin from the University of Oklahoma: 79 (Phi Beta Kappa), with academic specializations in archaeology, mythology, and the history of engineering. In 1965, she received a Master of Arts degree in classics from Johns Hopkins University: 79 in Baltimore, Maryland, where she was a Woodrow Wilson fellow. After graduation, Cherryh taught Latin, Ancient Greek, the classics, and ancient history at John Marshall High School in the Oklahoma City public school system.: 79 While her job was teaching Latin, her passion was the history, religion, and culture of Rome and Ancient Greece. During the summers, she would conduct student tours of the ancient ruins in England, France, Spain, and Italy. In her spare time, she would write, using the mythology of Rome and Greece as plots for her stories of the future. Cherryh did not follow the professional path typical of science fiction writers at the time, which was to first publish short stories in science fiction and fantasy magazines and then progress to novels; she did not consider writing short stories until she had had several novels published. Cherryh wrote novels in her spare time away from teaching and submitted these manuscripts directly for publication. Initially, she met with little success; various publishers lost manuscripts she had submitted.: 80 She was thus forced to retype them from her own carbon copies, time-consuming but cheaper than paying for photocopying. (Using carbon paper to make at least one copy of a manuscript was standard practice until the advent of the personal computer.) Cherryh's breakthrough came in 1975 when Donald A. Wollheim purchased the two manuscripts she had submitted to DAW Books, Gate of Ivrel and Brothers of Earth.: 80 About the former, Cherryh stated in an interview on Amazing Stories: It was the first time a book really found an ending and really worked, because I had made contact with Don Wollheim at DAW, found him interested, and was able to write for a specific editor whose body of work and type of story I knew. It was a good match. It was a set of characters I'd invented when I was, oh, about thirteen. So it was an old favorite of my untold stories, and ended up being the first in print. The two novels were published in 1976, Gate of Ivrel preceding Brothers of Earth by several months (although she had completed and submitted Brothers of Earth first). The books won her immediate recognition and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1977. Although not all of her works have been published by DAW Books, during this early period Cherryh developed a strong relationship with the Wollheim family and their publishing company, frequently travelling to New York City and staying with the Wollheims in their Queens family home. Other companies who have published her novels include Baen Books, HarperCollins, Warner Books, and Random House (under its Del Rey Books imprint). She published six additional novels in the late 1970s. In 1979, her short story "Cassandra" won the Best Short Story Hugo, and she quit teaching to write full-time. She has since won the Hugo Award for Best Novel twice, first for Downbelow Station in 1982 and then again for Cyteen in 1989. In addition to developing her own fictional universes, Cherryh has contributed to several shared world anthologies, including Thieves' World, Heroes in Hell, Elfquest, Witch World, Magic in Ithkar, and the Merovingen Nights series, which she edited. Her writing has encompassed a variety of science fiction and fantasy subgenres and includes a few short works of non-fiction. Her books have been translated into Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, and Swedish. She has also translated several published works of fiction from French into English. She now lives near Spokane, Washington with her wife, the science fiction/fantasy author and artist Jane Fancher. She enjoys skating and travelling and regularly makes appearances at science fiction conventions. Her brother David A. Cherry is a science fiction and fantasy artist. Writing style Cherryh uses a writing technique she has variously labeled "very tight limited third person", "intense third person", and "intense internal" voice. In this approach, the only things the writer narrates are those that the viewpoint character specifically notices or thinks about. The narration may not mention important features of the environment or situation with which the character is already familiar, even though these things might be of interest to the reader, because the character does not think about them owing to their familiarity. World building Cherryh's works depict fictional worlds with great realism supported by her strong background in languages, history, archaeology, and psychology. In her introduction to Cherryh's first book, Andre Norton compared the effect of the work to Tolkien's: "Never since reading The Lord of the Rings have I been so caught up in any tale as I have been in Gate of Ivrel." Another reviewer commented, "Her blend of science and folklore gives the novels an intellectual depth comparable to Tolkien or Gene Wolfe." Cherryh creates believable alien cultures, species, and perspectives, causing the reader to reconsider basic assumptions about human nature. Her worlds have been praised as complex and realistic because she presents them through implication rather than explication. She describes the difficulties of translating/expressing concepts between differing languages. This is best demonstrated in both the Chanur and Foreigner series. She has described t.... Discover the C J Cherryh popular books. Find the top 100 most popular C J Cherryh books.
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Regenesis
C. J. CherryhThe longawaited sequel to the Hugo awardwinning novels Cyteen and Downbelow Station. The direct sequel to Cyteen, Regenesis continues the story of Ariane Emory, Personal Replica...
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Destroyer
C. J. CherryhThe seventh novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…It has been two years since the starship Phoenix ...
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The Faded Sun Trilogy Omnibus
C. J. CherryhAll three books in C.J. Cherryh's epic The Faded Sun trilogy, Kesrith, Shon'jir, and Kutath, collected in one volume.They were the mritall, secretive, boun...
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Hestia
Carolyn J. CherryhZwischen zwei KulturenDer Ingenieur Sam Merritt soll auf dem Planeten Hestia einen Damm bauen. Die menschlichen Kolonisten versprechen sich davon, endlich dem engen Flusstal, in de...
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Explorer
C. J. CherryhThe sixth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…It has been nearly ten years since the starship Pho...
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Fortress of Ice
C. J. CherryhTwo surprising allies have emerged to aid the embattled ruler in a struggle he must win: Cefwyn's two young sons. Aewyn Marhanen is the prince destined to rule. Aewyn's halfbrother...
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The Kif Strike Back
C. J. CherryhThe third volume of the Chanur saga, set in the AllianceUnion universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain Pyanfar Chanur and her human crewmate Tully.When the kif seized Hilfy ...
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Precursor
C. J. CherryhThe fourth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…Over three years have passed since the reappearanc...
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Alternate Realities
C. J. CherryhPort EternityTheir names were Lancelot, Elaine, Percivale, Gawain, Mordred, Lynette and Vivien, and they were made people, clone servants who worked aboard The Maid, an anachronist...
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Die Heimkehr der Chanur
Carolyn J. CherryhAlles oder nichtsDas Auftauchen der Menschen als Raumfahrer hat das Mächtegleichgewicht in der Galaxis erschüttert. Andere Spezies treiben zum Teil seit Jahrtausenden interstellare...
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Conspirator
C. J. CherryhThe tenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…The civil war among the alien atevi has ended....
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40000 in Gehenna
Carolyn J. CherryhAusgesetztMan hat sie nach Gehenna verschifft, einen kaum erforschten erdähnlichen Planeten in der neutralen Zone der Galaxis, 40 000 Männer, Frauen und Kinder. Es war von Anfang a...
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Divergence
C. J. CherryhThe twentyfirst book in the beloved Foreigner saga continues the adventures of diplomat Bren Cameron, advisor to the atevi head of state.The overthrow of the atevi head of state, T...
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Visitor
C. J. CherryhThe seventeenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…The human and atevi inhabitants of Alpha...
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Invader
C. J. CherryhThe second novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…Nearly two centuries after the starship Phoenix di...
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Schwerkraftzeit
Carolyn J. CherryhAuf der Suche nach dem GlückIm 24. Jahrhundert nach Christus ist die Menschheit zu den Sternen aufgebrochen und hat das Sonnensystem besiedelt. Vor allem der Asteroidengürtel lockt...
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Fortress of Eagles
C. J. CherryhTristen is both more and less than a man. A summoning, a shaping, he was brought to life by a wizard, to serve a king yet to be crowned. Now the wizard is dead: a united Ylesuin, ...
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The Complete Morgaine
C. J. CherryhTogether for the first time in one volumeall four novels in the dark science fiction epic, the Morgaine Cycle. The gates were relics of a lost era, a linked network of portals that...
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The Book of Swords
Gardner Dozois, George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch & Garth NixNew epic fantasy in the grand traditionincluding a neverbeforepublished Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettab...
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Deceiver
C. J. CherryhThe eleventh novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…The civil war among the alien atevi has end...
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Emergence
C. J. CherryhThe nineteenth book in the beloved Foreigner space opera series begins a new era for human diplomat Bren Cameron, as he navigates the tenuous peace between human refugees and the a...
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Intruder
C. J. CherryhThe thirteenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…Civil war on the world of the atevi is ov...
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Convergence
C. J. CherryhThe eighteenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequencesAlpha Station, orbiting the world of the a...
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Forge of Heaven
C. J. CherryhFrom C.J. Cherryh, one of science fiction′s greatest writers and a 3time Hugo Award "Best Novel" winner, comes the exciting and longawaited followup to Hammerfall, the second novel...
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The Deep Beyond
C. J. CherryhThis omnibus volume combines two AllianceUnion novels: Hugo Award nominee Cuckoo’s Egg and Locus Best Novel Award nominee Serpent’s Reach. In Cuckoo’s Egg: They named him Tho...
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Pretender
C. J. CherryhThe eighth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…Exhausted from a twoyear rescue mission in space, ...
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Pells Stern -
Carolyn J. CherryhDer CompanyKrieg beginntDie raumfahrende Menschheit hat sich entlang des Spiralarms der Galaxis ausgebreitet. In immer größerer Entfernung von der Erde werden Planeten besiedelt, u...
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Chanurs Legat
Carolyn J. CherryhEin Höllentrip quer durch die GalaxisHilfy Chanur, Pyanfars Nicht, ist die Kapitänin des Handelsschiffes Chanurs Legat – und in den Menschen Tully verliebt, mit dem sie einst von d...
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The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh
C. J. CherryhAll of C.J. Cherryh's awardwinning short fiction, collected in one volume for the first time...“It’s rare that I’m not working on a novel. Short stories often happen between novels...
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Downbelow Station
C. J. CherryhThe Hugo Awardwinning classic scifi novel about interstellar war.The Beyond started with the Stations orbiting the stars nearest Earth. The Great Circle the interstellar freighters...
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Betrayer
C. J. CherryhThe twelfth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…In the wake of civil war, Bren Cameron, the ...
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Resurgence
C. J. CherryhNow in mass market, the twentieth book in the beloved Foreigner saga returns to the trials of diplomat Bren Cameron, as he navigates the tenuous peace he has struck between human r...
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Protector
C. J. CherryhThe fourteenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…Civil war on the world of the atevi is fi...
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Das Schiff der Chanur
Carolyn J. CherryhBlinder Passagier im AllDie Hani sind galaktische Händler. Ihre Schiffe sind ausschließlich von Frauen „bemannt“, die alle einem Familienclan angehören. So auch die Stolz der Chanu...
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Inheritor
C. J. CherryhThe third novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…Six months have passed since the reappearance of th...
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Alliance Space
C. J. CherryhTwo AllianceUnion novels, Merchanter's Luck and Forty Thousand in Gehenna, bound in one omnibus volume for the first time!Merchanter's LuckHis name was Sandor and he was the owner ...
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The Pride of Chanur
C. J. CherryhThe first volume of the Chanur saga, set in the AllianceUnion universe, featuring the alien crew of spaceship The Pride of Chanur and the human Tully.No one at Meetpoint Station ha...
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Der Biss der Schlange
Carolyn J. CherryhZone Hydra: Unter QuarantäneDie Region der Hydra ist ein absolut unzugänglicher Sektor der Galaxis in der Nähe der Erde. Er wird von den Majat, einer insektoiden Spezies, bewohnt, ...
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Deliverer
C. J. CherryhThe ninth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…In the aftermath of civil war, the world of th...
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Geklont
Carolyn J. CherryhJeder Mensch ist einmaligAriane Emory leitet Reseune, das modernste gentechnische Institut der Menschheit. Sie ist auf ihrem Fachgebiet absolute Spitze, und als sie sich entscheide...
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Alliance Rising
C. J. Cherryh & Jane S. FancherSFWA Grand Master Cherryh returns to the Hugoaward winning AllianceUnion Universe with a thrilling entry in her farreaching scifi saga.For years, the stations of the Hinder Stars, ...
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Defender
C. J. CherryhThe fifth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences…Nearly ten years after the unexpected return of the...
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The Dreaming Tree
C. J. CherryhThe classic fantasy duology, combining The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels in an omnibus for the first timeIt was that transitional time of the world, when man first b...