About
C. J. Cherryh, born Carolyn Janice Cherry in 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma, and studied Latin and Greek, earning a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. She taught classics and ancient history before turning to writing. Her first novel, Gate of Ivrel, was published in 1976. She is known for her complex universes, including the Alliance-Union universe and the Foreigner series. Winner of three Hugo Awards, she was named a Grand Master by SFWA in 2016.
* 1942-09-01
Major works
- Gate of Ivrel (1976)novel
- Downbelow Station (1981)novel
- Cyteen (1988)novel
- Foreigner (1994)novel
- Cassandra (1978)short story
Key milestones
- 1979Won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story for 'Cassandra'.
- 1982Won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for Downbelow Station.
- 2016Named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Themes
interstellar politicsalien contactidentity and memorysurvival and adaptationcomplexity of civilizations
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