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C.J. Cherryh Books in Order
Every C.J. Cherryh book in publication order — 95 in total, spanning 1976–2020.
Publication Order of The Morgaine Cycle Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gate of Ivrel | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Well of Shiuan | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Fires of Azeroth | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Exile's Gate | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Hanan Rebellion Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brothers of Earth | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Hunter of Worlds | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Faded Sun Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kesrith | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Shon'jir | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Kutath | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Alliance-Union Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serpent's Reach | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Forty Thousand in Gehenna | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Hinder Stars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliance Rising | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Chanur Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pride of Chanur | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Chanur's Venture | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Kif Strike Back | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Chanur's Homecoming | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Chanur's Legacy | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Alliance-Union: Company Wars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downbelow Station | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Merchanter's Luck | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Rimrunners | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Heavy Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Hellburner | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Tripoint | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Finity's End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downbelow Station | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Merchanter's Luck | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Rimrunners | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Heavy Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Hellburner | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Tripoint | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Finity's End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of Alliance-Union: Company Wars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Eternity | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Voyager in Night | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cuckoo's Egg | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Age of Exploration Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dreaming Tree | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Tree of Swords and Jewels | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Arafel Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebels In Hell | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Gates of Hell | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Masters in Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Kings in Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Legions of Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Heroes In Hell Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel with the Sword | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Alien Stars | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Once Upon a Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Merovingen Nights Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Betrayal | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Rebirth | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Vindication | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Regenesis | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Alliance-Union: Cyteen Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusalka | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Chernevog | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Yvgenie | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Rusalka Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dirge for Sabis | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Wizard Spawn | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Reap the Whirlwind | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Sword of Knowledge Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foreigner | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Invader | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Inheritor | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Precursor | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Defender | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Explorer | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Destroyer | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Pretender | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Deliverer | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Conspirator | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Deceiver | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Betrayer | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Intruder | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Protector | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Peacemaker | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Tracker | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Visitor | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Convergence | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Emergence | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Resurgence | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Divergence | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Foreigner Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rider at the Gate | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Cloud's Rider | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Finisterre Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortress in the Eye of Time | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Fortress of Eagles | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Fortress of Owls | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Fortress of Dragons | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Fortress of Ice | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Fortress Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammerfall | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Forge of Heaven | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Gene Wars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hestia | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Wave Without a Shore | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Glass and Amber | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Paladin | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Goblin Mirror | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Faery in Shadow | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Lois & Clark | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunfall | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Visible Light | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masters in Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 95, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gate of Ivrel | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Brothers of Earth | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Hunter of Worlds | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Well of Shiuan | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Kesrith | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Shon'jir | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Fires of Azeroth | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Kutath | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Hestia | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Serpent's Reach | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Pride of Chanur | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Downbelow Station | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Downbelow Station | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Wave Without a Shore | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Sunfall | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Merchanter's Luck | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Merchanter's Luck | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Port Eternity | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Forty Thousand in Gehenna | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Dreaming Tree | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Tree of Swords and Jewels | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Chanur's Venture | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Voyager in Night | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Kif Strike Back | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Cuckoo's Egg | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Angel with the Sword | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Alien Stars | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Chanur's Homecoming | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Rebels In Hell | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Gates of Hell | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Visible Light | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Masters in Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Kings in Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Legions of Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Glass and Amber | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Masters in Hell | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Exile's Gate | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Betrayal | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Paladin | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Rimrunners | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Rimrunners | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Rebirth | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Vindication | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Rusalka | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | A Dirge for Sabis | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Wizard Spawn | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Reap the Whirlwind | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Chernevog | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Heavy Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Heavy Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Once Upon a Time | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Yvgenie | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Chanur's Legacy | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Hellburner | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Hellburner | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Goblin Mirror | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Faery in Shadow | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Tripoint | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Tripoint | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Foreigner | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Invader | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Rider at the Gate | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Fortress in the Eye of Time | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Inheritor | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Cloud's Rider | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Lois & Clark | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Finity's End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Finity's End | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Fortress of Eagles | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Precursor | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Fortress of Owls | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Fortress of Dragons | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Defender | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Hammerfall | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Explorer | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Destroyer | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Forge of Heaven | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Pretender | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | Fortress of Ice | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Deliverer | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Regenesis | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | Conspirator | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | Deceiver | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | Betrayer | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Intruder | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | Protector | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | Peacemaker | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | Tracker | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | Visitor | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | Convergence | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | Emergence | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | Alliance Rising | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | Resurgence | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 | Divergence | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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