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'''C.J. Cherryh''' ([http://www.cherryh.com/ website], [http://www.cherryh.com/www/progress.htm blog]) is the pseudonym of Carolyn Janice Cherry (born 1942). She amended her name because her first editor (Donald A. Wollheim) told her that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer. She used her initials rather than her full name to create a neuter name. | '''C.J. Cherryh''' ([http://www.cherryh.com/ website], [http://www.cherryh.com/www/progress.htm blog]) is the pseudonym of Carolyn Janice Cherry (born 1942). She amended her name because her first editor (Donald A. Wollheim) told her that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer. She used her initials rather than her full name to create a neuter name. | ||
She lives with [[Jane Fancher]]. | |||
==Partial bibliography== | ==Partial bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Gate of Ivrel]]'' (1976) | * ''[[Gate of Ivrel]]'' (1976) | ||
* ''Brothers of Earth'' (1976) | * ''Brothers of Earth'' (1976) | ||
* "Cassandra" (1979) (won Best Short Story Hugo) | * "[[Cassandra]]" (1979) (won Best Short Story Hugo) | ||
* Faded Sun: Kesrith (1978), Shon'Jir (1979), Kutath (1980) | * Faded Sun: Kesrith (1978), Shon'Jir (1979), Kutath (1980) | ||
* Serpent's Reach (1980) | * Serpent's Reach (1980) | ||
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; Merovingen Nights shared world series | ; Merovingen Nights shared world series | ||
;Alliance-Union universe | |||
* ''[[Downbelow Station]]'' (1982) (Hugo Award for Best Novel) | * ''[[Downbelow Station]]'' (1982) (Hugo Award for Best Novel) | ||
* ''[[Cyteen]]'' (1989) (Hugo Award for Best Novel) | * ''[[Cyteen]]'' (1989) (Hugo Award for Best Novel) | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 17 August 2010
C.J. Cherryh (website, blog) is the pseudonym of Carolyn Janice Cherry (born 1942). She amended her name because her first editor (Donald A. Wollheim) told her that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer. She used her initials rather than her full name to create a neuter name.
She lives with Jane Fancher.
Partial bibliography
- Gate of Ivrel (1976)
- Brothers of Earth (1976)
- "Cassandra" (1979) (won Best Short Story Hugo)
- Faded Sun: Kesrith (1978), Shon'Jir (1979), Kutath (1980)
- Serpent's Reach (1980)
- Wave Without a Shore (1981)
- Merchanter's Luck (1982)
- Cuckoo's Egg (1985)
- Rimrunners (1989)
- Heavy Time (1991)
- Hellburner (1992)
- Tripoint (1994)
- Lois and Clark: A Superman Novel (1996 tie-in novel)
- Forge of Heaven (2004)
- Sunfall (short story collection)
- Voyager in Night
- Finisterre books
- Russian trilogy
- Faded Sun trilogy
- Company Wars
- Foreigner novels
- Chanur novels
- Morgaine cycle
- Heroes in Hell series
- Ealdwood series
- Fortress series
- Merovingen Nights shared world series
- Alliance-Union universe
- Downbelow Station (1982) (Hugo Award for Best Novel)
- Cyteen (1989) (Hugo Award for Best Novel)
Awards
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1977
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, Downbelow Station (1982)
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, Cyteen (1989)
Scholarship about Cherryh
- Camille Bacon-Smith, Military Command in Women's Science Fiction: C.J. Cherryh's Signy Mallory (2000) by Camille Bacon-Smith.
- Edward Carmien, editor, The Cherryh Odyssey (2004, ISBN 0-8095-1070-7; ISBN 0-8095-1071-5), edited by Edward Carmien.
Further reading
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