C. J. Cherryh is an American science-fiction and fantasy writer renowned for complex future histories, psychologically convincing alien cultures, and detailed explorations of politics, language, and cultural conflict. Trained as a classicist and linguist, she brings an unusually anthropological approach to speculative fiction, constructing societies whose values and assumptions can be radically different from those of her human protagonists. Her vast Alliance–Union universe includes the Hugo Award-winning Downbelow Station and Cyteen, while series such as Chanur and Foreigner explore the challenges of communication between fundamentally different species. One of the major figures in modern science fiction, Cherryh has built a body of work distinguished by intricate world-building, political complexity, and a persistent fascination with how individuals survive when caught between cultures.

- Kesrith 1978 novel science-fiction, fantasy en

- Shon'Jir 1978 novel science-fiction en

- Kutath 1979 novel science-fiction, fantasy en

- Downbelow Station 1981 novel science-fiction en

- Forty Thousand in Gehenna 1982 novel science-fiction en

- Merchanter's Luck 1982 novel science-fiction en

- Cuckoo's Egg 1985 novel fantasy, science-fiction, identity en

- Cyteen 1988 novel science-fiction en

- Regenesis 2009 novel science-fiction en