C.J. Cherryh Books In Order

Publication Order of The Morgaine Cycle Books

Publication Order of Hanan Rebellion Books

Publication Order of The Faded Sun Books

Publication Order of Alliance-Union Books

Publication Order of Hinder Stars Books

Publication Order of Chanur Books

Publication Order of Alliance-Union: Company Wars Books

Chronological Order of Alliance-Union: Company Wars Books

Publication Order of Age of Exploration Books

Publication Order of Arafel Books

Publication Order of Heroes In Hell Books

Publication Order of Merovingen Nights Books

Publication Order of Alliance-Union: Cyteen Books

Publication Order of Rusalka Books

Publication Order of The Sword of Knowledge Books

Publication Order of Foreigner Books

Publication Order of Finisterre Books

Publication Order of Fortress Books

Publication Order of The Gene Wars Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Publication Order of Heroes In Hell Books

Publication Order of Blood Of Ten Chiefs Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

Carolyn Janice Cherryh, (the ‘’h’’ is silent hence the name is pronounced as ‘Cherry’), was born on 1st September 1942 in Louis, Missouri and grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma.

C. J. Cherryh got inspired to write in 1952 at the age of 10 after the cancellation of her favorite childhood show, Flash Gordon. At the age of 23, she acquired a Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Latin the University Of Oklahoma with academic specializations in archeology, mythology and history of Engineering. A year later in 1965, she received yet another Bachelor Degree in Classic from John Hopkins University from where she was a registered Woodrow Wilson fellow.

She was employed as a teacher of Latin, ancient Greek, the Classics and ancient history at the John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City Public school system. Though C. J Cherryh taught a wide array of subjects at school, her passion was history, religion, culture of Rome and Ancient Greek. It is this passion drove her to conduct student tours in ancient ruins in England, Spain, Italy and France during summer breaks. It is with the experiences and knowledge acquired during this student tours with a soft blend of her passion that she knew about Greece and Roman mythology which played a significant role in the construction of the plots for the stories she was to write later on.

In her free times, C. J. Cherryh wrote and instantly submitted novels for publication. She did not abide by the very predictable professional trail of science fiction writers at that particular time. Science fiction writers were then famous for writing short stories which were featured in fantasy magazines and science fiction publications, from which they proceeded to novel writing after establishing a foundation for their science fiction and fantasy writing careers. C. J. Cherryh did not confirm to these unwritten rules. In fact, it is not until she had a number of her novels published then and only then did she consider writing short stories.

In her early writing endeavors, C. J. Cherryh was met with absolutely no luck. Most the publishers for whom she submitted her articles either lost them or thought they were not good enough to be published. She, therefore, had to retype the manuscripts on carbon paper copies on a carbon paper type-writer since this option was economical compared to the cost of photocopying.

C. J. Cherryh was met with little luck until in 1975, when Donald A. Wollhein bought the two manuscripts that she had submitted to DAW Books: ‘Gate of Ivrel’ and ‘Brothers of Earth’. In her interview with Amazing Stories, C. J. Cherryh recalled that it was begging of a new dawn since a book she wrote had actually gotten a break through. C. J. Cherryh elaborated how she contacted Donald A. Wollhein about the book and how he had exhibited interest in her work. Prompting him to purchase them. She was finally having a break through!

C. J. Cherryh explained that the characters in the books were an invention of hers when she was thirteen years old. C. J. Cherryh celebrated it because the books were an elaboration of her untold stories and they were finally being jotted down in print. The books were published in 1976. A year later, C. J. Cherry was recognized for her work and this led to an unforeseen recognition by the John Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

C. J. Cherryh developed a strong sense of connection to the Wollhein household which led her to frequently travel to New York City to spend time with the Wollhein family in their Queens, New York home. It is this fondness to the Wollheins and C.J. Cherryh that ensured they published a good chunk her work, though publishers like Baen Books, HerperCollins, Warner Books and Random House (Del Rey Books) also published her work including the six books written by her in the late 1970s.

C. J. Cherryh’s book, “Cassandra”, won her a Best Short Story Hugo Award in 1979. Later in 1982 and 1989 C. J. Cherryh once again scooped a Hugo’s Best Novel award.

“GATE OF IVREL” & “BROTHERS OF EARTH”. –C. J CHERRYH. : REVIEW & ANALYSIS.

GATE OF IVREL (1976).

CHARACTERIZATION:

“Gate of Ivrel” has seven characters namely: Vanye, an exiled warrior. He was disowned by his clan and forced to retreat to Morgaine’s vale, a place where only the desperate would go to. Morgaine, who is woman with the mission to shut down the gate of Ivrel so that other species may not launch their wrath on human beings.

Next up is Nhi Erji, who is Vanye’s half-brother, Chyla who is a respected counselor of Leth and Leth is a plutant. And Chya Roh who is Vanye’s cousin and last but not least the master of the Gate of Ivrel whose name is Thiye Thiye’s son.

PLOT SUMMARY:

The very conservative and change-resistant land of Andur-Kursh is divided into numerous facets with numerous power-thirsty clans. The loyalty of nobility of a warrior is issued to clan and Vanye gets to be one of them.

Vanye kills his brother and maims another brother with a sword. He is then brought before his father, before whom he refuses to honorable kill himself therefore he is made an outcast and exiled from the ways of Andur-Kursh.

After being cat out of the clan, Vanye assigns himself purpose by assisting Morgaine to shut down the gate of Ivrel. In a jaw-dropping turn of events and riveting drama, C. J. Cherryh displays unimaginative levels of creativity. As you read this book, you are not only grabbed by its consistent flow and unpredictable character behaviors.

RATING:

I feel that C. J. Cherryh outdid herself considering that this was her first book. I would recommend this book to both beginners and advanced readers of both non-fiction and fiction novels. This story is breath-taking and even as you read it, you are tempted to live the fantasy in your own reality.

I give this book a review of 9 stars out of ten stars.

“BROTHERS OF EARTH.’’ (1976)

CHARACTERIZATION:

Kurt Morgan, the main character and protagonist in this book. He is a crew’s person for Alliance Ship Endymion.

PLOT:

The Alliance Ship Endymion crushes in space after a battle with the Hanan forces. Morgan evacuates the ship in order to save his life and lands on an alien planet of the Nemet race. A portion of the Nemet race saves him then he is caught up in the whirl-wind of the economic and political struggles of Nemet.

He later learns that he is not the only being of the human race that were in the Nemet alien race. However, his interaction with a female outcast threatens the life of the Nemet race as the female outcast threatens to unveil weapon of mass destruction.

RATING.

A good read for beginner readers not forgetting that the easy flow of the plot ensures that both junior and senior readers enjoy this read.

I rate this book a seven star out of ten stars.

BOOKS TO MOTION PICTURES & SOUNDS.

An audio drama of ’The Foreigner’’ series was set for production in 2013. It was adopted by Audio Cinema Entertainment audio dramatist Stable Jak who closely woked on this project with C. J. Cherryh.

The budget estimate for audio drama was set at $250,000 and was set to be done in a spun of six hours. The roles of three prominent characters were already dished out to Bren Cameron who was set play Wednesday Wolf, Green Hammend who is an award winner for the Helen Hayes award took the character Jago and Lisidi was played by Jane Cater.

The rest of the roles were not yet given to any thespians. The Foreigner series was derived from the book by C. J. Cherry, The Foreigner Universe which is a fictional universe with a story that that aims the spotlight at the descendants of a ship that was lost during transit from Earth en route to a brand new space station.

The story revolves around Bren Cameron who is a human paidhi, a translator and diplomat to the ruling court.
CONTRIBUTIONS.

C. J. Cherryh has had immense contribution to Heroes in Hell, Witch World, Elf quest, Magic World, Thieves World and the Merovingen Night series in which she listed which she edited. C. J. Cherry work has been translated to Russian, Swedish, Slovak, Spanish, French, Romanian, German, Hebrew, Italian, Hungarian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Portuguese and French.

RECENT ACTIVITIES.

C. J. Cherry is happily married to Jane Fancher, a science fiction and fantasy author. They live together in their Spokane home in Washington DC. She constantly refers to her wife, Jane Fancher as her ‘good friend’ with whom she participates with in a lot of activities which are all her hobbies.

C. J. Cherry enjoys ice skating, art, aquariums, weaving, dinosaurs, travelling, marine baseball, photography, making sketches once in a while hates house work. She also plans to participate with her wife, Jane, in the adult USFSA track. C. J. Cherryh also has a brother, David Cherry.

3 Responses to “C.J. Cherryh”

1. Dal Allen: 4 months ago

   Love you C.J. ! Gate of Ivrel blew my mind &
   been a admirer ever since.Loved the Foreigner series but think it’s time to move on, after rebuilding the station & traveling to meet other races it seems to have peaked( like to see you revisit Chanur world.How do you “enjoy dinosaurs”?

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2. RuthDJ: 2 years ago

   Spokane is in Washington, the state, not Washington DC.

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   • Debi Worthen: 2 months ago

     When is the next Foreigner book coming out. Loved all your books but the Foreigner series is my favorite.

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