C.J. Cherryh Reading Order

3 books (1982–1985)

Start with Port Eternity and read in order.

#	Title
1	Port Eternity 1982Buy 🇺🇸
2	Voyager in Night 1984Buy 🇺🇸
3	Cuckoo's Egg 1985Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1980–1983)

Start with Serpent's Reach and read in order.

#	Title
1	Serpent's Reach 1980Buy 🇺🇸
2	Forty Thousand in Gehenna 1983Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (1981–1997)

Start with Downbelow Station, the first of 7 books in the Alliance-Union: Company Wars series.

#	Title
1	Downbelow Station 1981Buy 🇺🇸
2	Merchanter's Luck 1982Buy 🇺🇸
3	Rimrunners 1989Buy 🇺🇸
4	Heavy Time 1991Buy 🇺🇸
5	Hellburner 1992Buy 🇺🇸
6	Tripoint 1994Buy 🇺🇸
7	Finity's End 1997Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1988–2009)

Start with The Betrayal, the first of 4 books in the Alliance-Union: Cyteen series.

#	Title
1	The Betrayal 1988Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Rebirth 1989Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Vindication 1989Buy 🇺🇸
4	Regenesis 2009Buy 🇺🇸

14 books (1981–2019)

Start with Science Fiction Digest, October-November 1981, the first of 14 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Science Fiction Digest, October-November 1981 1981Buy 🇺🇸
2	Alien Stars 1985Buy 🇺🇸
3	Moonsinger's Friends: An Anthology in Honor of Andre Norton 1985Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Scapegoat (in Alien Stars) 1985Buy 🇺🇸
5	Carmen Miranda's Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three 1990Buy 🇺🇸
6	Drabble II: Double Century 1990Buy 🇺🇸
7	Once Upon a Time 1991Buy 🇺🇸
8	Fifth Annual Collection 1992Buy 🇺🇸
9	DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction 2002Buy 🇺🇸
10	DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies 2002Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Time Traveler's Almanac 2013Buy 🇺🇸
12	Multiverse 2014Buy 🇺🇸
13	The Book of Swords: Part 1 2017Buy 🇺🇸
14	Infinite Stars 2019Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1983–1983)

Start with The Dreaming Tree and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Dreaming Tree 1983Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Tree of Swords and Jewels 1983Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (1986–1993)

Start with The Blood of Ten Chiefs, the first of 5 books in the Blood Of Ten Chiefs series.

#	Title
1	The Blood of Ten Chiefs 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Winds of Change 1989Buy 🇺🇸
3	Wolfsong 1989Buy 🇺🇸
4	Against the Wind 1990Buy 🇺🇸
5	Dark Hours 1993Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (1981–1992)

Start with The Pride of Chanur, the first of 5 books in the Chanur series.

#	Title
1	The Pride of Chanur 1981Buy 🇺🇸
2	Chanur's Venture 1984Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Kif Strike Back 1985Buy 🇺🇸
4	Chanur's Homecoming 1986Buy 🇺🇸
5	Chanur's Legacy 1992Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1995–1996)

Start with Rider at the Gate and read in order.

#	Title
1	Rider at the Gate 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	Cloud's Rider 1996Buy 🇺🇸

24 books (1994–2023)

Start with Foreigner, the first of 24 books in the Foreigner series.

#	Title
1	Foreigner 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	Invader 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	Inheritor 1996Buy 🇺🇸
4	Precursor 1999Buy 🇺🇸
5	Defender 2001Buy 🇺🇸
6	Explorer 2002Buy 🇺🇸
7	Destroyer 2003Buy 🇺🇸
8	Pretender 2006Buy 🇺🇸
9	Deliverer 2007Buy 🇺🇸
10	Conspirator 2009Buy 🇺🇸
11	Deceiver 2010Buy 🇺🇸
12	Betrayer 2011Buy 🇺🇸
13	Deliberations 2012Buy 🇺🇸
14	Intruder 2012Buy 🇺🇸
15	Invitations 2013Buy 🇺🇸
16	Protector 2013Buy 🇺🇸
17	Peacemaker 2014Buy 🇺🇸
18	Tracker 2015Buy 🇺🇸
19	Visitor 2016Buy 🇺🇸
20	Convergence 2017Buy 🇺🇸
21	Emergence 2018Buy 🇺🇸
22	Divergence 2020Buy 🇺🇸
23	Resurgence 2020Buy 🇺🇸
24	Defiance(With: Jane S. Fancher) 2023Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (1995–2006)

Start with Fortress in the Eye of Time, the first of 5 books in the Fortress series.

#	Title
1	Fortress in the Eye of Time 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	Fortress of Eagles 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fortress of Owls 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	Fortress of Dragons 2000Buy 🇺🇸
5	Fortress of Ice 2006Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1976–1977)

Start with Brothers of Earth and read in order.

#	Title
1	Brothers of Earth 1976Buy 🇺🇸
2	Hunter of Worlds 1977Buy 🇺🇸

26 books (1986–2024)

Start with Heroes in Hell, the first of 26 books in the Heroes in Hell series.

#	Title
1	Heroes in Hell 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	Rebels In Hell(By: Janet Morris) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Gates of Hell 1986Buy 🇺🇸
4	Angels in Hell(By: Janet Morris) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
5	Crusaders in Hell 1987Buy 🇺🇸
6	Kings in Hell 1987Buy 🇺🇸
7	Legions of Hell 1987Buy 🇺🇸
8	Masters in Hell 1987Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Little Helliad(By: Janet Morris,Chris Morris) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
10	War in Hell(By: Janet Morris) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
11	Explorers in Hell(By: David Drake) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
12	Prophets in Hell 1989Buy 🇺🇸
13	Bridge Over Hell(By: Janet Morris,Michael A. Armstrong) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
14	Lawyers in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Chris Morris,Michael H. Hanson,David L. Burkhead,Jason Cordova,Bruce Durham,Sarah Hulcy,Larry Atchley Jr.,John Manning,Richard Groller) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
15	Rogues in Hell(By: Bradley H. Sinor,Janet Morris,Nancy Asire,Chris Morris,Shirley Meier,Michael Z. Williamson,Michael H. Hanson,Julie Cochrane,David L. Burkhead,H. David Blalock,Bruce Durham,Sarah Hulcy,Larry Atchley Jr.,John Manning,Richard Groller,Michael A. Armstrong,Bill Snider,Deborah Koren,Jack William Finley,Edward McKeown,Allan Gibreath) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
16	Dreamers in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Nancy Asire,Chris Morris,Michael H. Hanson,Ed McKeown,Sara M. Harvey,David L. Burkhead,Jason Cordova,Sarah Hulcy,Larry Atchley Jr.,John Manning,Richard Groller,Tom Barczak,Yelle Hughes,Bill Snider,Deborah Koren,Shebat Legion,Jack William Finley,Michael A. Ventrella,Bettina Meister,Petra Jorns) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
17	Poets in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Nancy Asire,Chris Morris,Michael H. Hanson,Joe Bonadonna,pdmac,Bruce Durham,Larry Atchley Jr.,Richard Groller,Michael A. Armstrong,Tom Barczak,Matthew Kirshenblatt,Beth W. Patterson,Yelle Hughes,Bill Snider,Deborah Koren,Shebat Legion,Bill Barnhill,Jack William Finley) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
18	Doctors in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Michael H. Hanson,Joe Bonadonna,Matthew Kirshenblatt,Bill Snider,Deborah Koren,ChrisMorris,Andrew P. Weston,Rob Hinkle,Paul Freeman) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
19	Hell Bound(By: Janet Morris,Andrew P. Weston) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
20	Hell Hounds(By: Andrew P. Weston) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
21	Pirates in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Nancy Asire,Chris Morris,Michael H. Hanson,Joe Bonadonna,S.E. Lindberg,Paul Freeman,Andrew P. Weston,Rob Hinkle) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
22	Lovers in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Nancy Asire,Chris Morris,Michael H. Hanson,A.L. Butcher,Joe Bonadonna,S.E. Lindberg,Andrew P. Weston,Michael E. Dellert) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
23	Hell Gate(By: Andrew P. Weston) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
24	Mystics in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Chris Morris,Michael H. Hanson,Gustavo Bondoni,A.L. Butcher,Joe Bonadonna,S.E. Lindberg,Andrew P. Weston) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
25	Liars in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Chris Morris,Michael H. Hanson,Joe Bonadonna,Richard Groller,S.E. Lindberg,Andrew P. Weston) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
26	Monsters in Hell(By: Janet Morris,Joe Bonadonna,S.E. Lindberg,Chris Morris,A. L. Butcher) 2024Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2019–2024)

Start with Alliance Rising and read in order.

#	Title
1	Alliance Rising 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	Alliance Unbound 2024Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1985–1991)

Start with Angel with the Sword, the first of 8 books in the Merovingen Nights series.

#	Title
1	Angel with the Sword 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	Festival Moon(With: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fever Season(With: Pat Tobin) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
4	Smuggler's Gold(With: Chris Morris) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
5	Troubled Waters(With: Chris Morris) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
6	Divine Right(With: Bradley H. Sinor) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
7	Flood Tide(With: Bradley H. Sinor,Nancy Asire) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
8	Endgame(With: Pat Tobin) 1991Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1989–1991)

Start with Rusalka and read in order.

#	Title
1	Rusalka 1989Buy 🇺🇸
2	Chernevog 1990Buy 🇺🇸
3	Yvgenie 1991Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1981–1991)

Start with Ealdwood and read in order.

#	Title
1	Ealdwood 1981Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Scapegoat (in Alien Stars) 1985Buy 🇺🇸
3	Gwydion and the Dragon 1991Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1981–2004)

Start with Sunfall and read in order.

#	Title
1	Sunfall 1981Buy 🇺🇸
2	Visible Light 1986Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh 2004Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1979–1996)

Start with Hestia, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Hestia 1979Buy 🇺🇸
2	Wave Without a Shore 1981Buy 🇺🇸
3	Glass and Amber 1987Buy 🇺🇸
4	Cyteen 1988Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Paladin 1988Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Goblin Mirror 1992Buy 🇺🇸
7	Faery in Shadow 1993Buy 🇺🇸
8	Lois & Clark 1996Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1978–1979)

Start with Kesrith and read in order.

#	Title
1	Kesrith 1978Buy 🇺🇸
2	Shon'jir 1978Buy 🇺🇸
3	Kutath 1979Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2001–2004)

Start with Hammerfall and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hammerfall 2001Buy 🇺🇸
2	Forge of Heaven 2004Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1976–1988)

Start with Gate of Ivrel, the first of 4 books in the The Morgaine Cycle series.

#	Title
1	Gate of Ivrel 1976Buy 🇺🇸
2	Well of Shiuan 1978Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fires of Azeroth 1979Buy 🇺🇸
4	Exile's Gate 1988Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1989–1989)

Start with A Dirge for Sabis and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Dirge for Sabis 1989Buy 🇺🇸
2	Reap the Whirlwind 1989Buy 🇺🇸
3	Wizard Spawn 1989Buy 🇺🇸

19 books (1979–2013)

Start with Thieves' World(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin), the first of 19 books in the Thieves' World series.

#	Title
1	Thieves' World(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1979Buy 🇺🇸
2	Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1980Buy 🇺🇸
3	Shadows of Sanctuary(By: Philip Jose Farmer,John Brunner,Joe Haldeman,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1981Buy 🇺🇸
4	Storm Season(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1982Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Face of Chaos(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1983Buy 🇺🇸
6	Wings of Omen(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1984Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Dead of Winter(By: Robert Lynn Asprin) 1985Buy 🇺🇸
8	Blood Ties(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
9	Soul of the City(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
10	Aftermath(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
11	Shadowspawn(By: Andrew J. Offutt) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
12	Uneasy Alliances(By: Robert Lynn Asprin) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
13	Stealers' Sky(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Shadow of Sorcery(By: Andrew J. Offutt) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
15	Sanctuary(By: Lynn Abbey) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
16	Turning Points(By: Dennis L. McKiernan,Mickey Zucker Reichert,Lynn Abbey,Raymond E. Feist,Diana Paxson) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
17	Enemies of Fortune(With: Jody Lynn Nye,Mickey Zucker Reichert,Lynn Abbey,Robin Wayne Bailey,Andrew J. Offutt,Jeff Grubb,Selina Rosen,Diana Paxson) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
18	Thieves' World: Player's Manual(By: James Ryman) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
19	The Secret of the Blue Star(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley) 2013Buy 🇺🇸