This was the cover for the last book in the Faded Sun trilogy, and the art was later used for the collected edition.
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November 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This was the cover for the last book in the Faded Sun trilogy, and the art was later used for the collected edition.
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Hell yes! Cherryh is one of my fave authors :)
November 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Hell yes! Cherryh is one of my fave authors :)
Good morning! I'm feeling *great*😄, but being glued to the news all week has seriously interfered with reading A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. I like what I’ve managed to read so far, though. The C.J. Cherryh influence is clear in this old-school-ish sf, and that is not a bad thing at all!
November 8, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Good morning! I'm feeling *great*😄, but being glued to the news all week has seriously interfered with reading A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. I like what I’ve managed to read so far, though. The C.J. Cherryh influence is clear in this old-school-ish sf, and that is not a bad thing at all!
Gate of Ivrel by C.J. Cherryh
Frontloaded with so much exposition. More fantasy clan politics than magic or sci-fi.
Vanye is exhausting. I don't care about his family drama or his honor code & wanted more Morgaine as MC.
More interested with their next journey going forward.
3 out of 5
#Booksky
Frontloaded with so much exposition. More fantasy clan politics than magic or sci-fi.
Vanye is exhausting. I don't care about his family drama or his honor code & wanted more Morgaine as MC.
More interested with their next journey going forward.
3 out of 5
#Booksky
November 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Gate of Ivrel by C.J. Cherryh
Frontloaded with so much exposition. More fantasy clan politics than magic or sci-fi.
Vanye is exhausting. I don't care about his family drama or his honor code & wanted more Morgaine as MC.
More interested with their next journey going forward.
3 out of 5
#Booksky
Frontloaded with so much exposition. More fantasy clan politics than magic or sci-fi.
Vanye is exhausting. I don't care about his family drama or his honor code & wanted more Morgaine as MC.
More interested with their next journey going forward.
3 out of 5
#Booksky
Moby Dick (H Melville)
Downbelow Station (CY Cherryh)
Tehanu (U Le Guin)
Downbelow Station (CY Cherryh)
Tehanu (U Le Guin)
November 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Moby Dick (H Melville)
Downbelow Station (CY Cherryh)
Tehanu (U Le Guin)
Downbelow Station (CY Cherryh)
Tehanu (U Le Guin)
This is hands down my favourite bookcover ever.
On one of my most favourite books, too.
C.J. Cherryh is a great author.
Michael Whelan is a great artist.
Together?
Unstoppable.
Simple as.
On one of my most favourite books, too.
C.J. Cherryh is a great author.
Michael Whelan is a great artist.
Together?
Unstoppable.
Simple as.
November 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is hands down my favourite bookcover ever.
On one of my most favourite books, too.
C.J. Cherryh is a great author.
Michael Whelan is a great artist.
Together?
Unstoppable.
Simple as.
On one of my most favourite books, too.
C.J. Cherryh is a great author.
Michael Whelan is a great artist.
Together?
Unstoppable.
Simple as.
But the simple truth is Works of Vermin isn't for everyone. Not everybody likes to spend 100 or so pages a little bit confused about things.
Fortunately the genre is a big tent that encompasses Gene Wolfe and Ada Palmer to John Scalzi And C J Cherryh
Fortunately the genre is a big tent that encompasses Gene Wolfe and Ada Palmer to John Scalzi And C J Cherryh
November 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
But the simple truth is Works of Vermin isn't for everyone. Not everybody likes to spend 100 or so pages a little bit confused about things.
Fortunately the genre is a big tent that encompasses Gene Wolfe and Ada Palmer to John Scalzi And C J Cherryh
Fortunately the genre is a big tent that encompasses Gene Wolfe and Ada Palmer to John Scalzi And C J Cherryh
—Last read: The Last Contract of Isako [Fonda Lee]
—current read: Intruder (foreigner series) [CJ Cherryh]
—Next read: Wool (Silo Series) [Hugh Howey]
—current read: Intruder (foreigner series) [CJ Cherryh]
—Next read: Wool (Silo Series) [Hugh Howey]
₊♡𓂃 bookish checkpoint ୧⋆｡🌷
— last book I read: Shadowbeast by Michelle Franklin
— currently reading: A Spot of Tea and Sorcery by Sylvia Mercedes
— what I want to read next: The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab
— last book I read: Shadowbeast by Michelle Franklin
— currently reading: A Spot of Tea and Sorcery by Sylvia Mercedes
— what I want to read next: The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab
₊♡𓂃 bookish checkpoint ୧⋆｡🌷
— last book i read: husband material (why did the author ruin ittt)
— currently reading: silent hearts
— what i want to read next: evening stars of southern tibet
— last book i read: husband material (why did the author ruin ittt)
— currently reading: silent hearts
— what i want to read next: evening stars of southern tibet
November 3, 2026 at 12:06 PM
—Last read: The Last Contract of Isako [Fonda Lee]
—current read: Intruder (foreigner series) [CJ Cherryh]
—Next read: Wool (Silo Series) [Hugh Howey]
—current read: Intruder (foreigner series) [CJ Cherryh]
—Next read: Wool (Silo Series) [Hugh Howey]
Check out C. J. Cherryh as well.
Her book, "The Paladin," is a masterclass in both writing and mentor/mentee relationship, presenting exposition in character as the information is relevant to the character's choices, and finally in the value of leaving things unsaid.
Her book, "The Paladin," is a masterclass in both writing and mentor/mentee relationship, presenting exposition in character as the information is relevant to the character's choices, and finally in the value of leaving things unsaid.
November 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Check out C. J. Cherryh as well.
Her book, "The Paladin," is a masterclass in both writing and mentor/mentee relationship, presenting exposition in character as the information is relevant to the character's choices, and finally in the value of leaving things unsaid.
Her book, "The Paladin," is a masterclass in both writing and mentor/mentee relationship, presenting exposition in character as the information is relevant to the character's choices, and finally in the value of leaving things unsaid.
In this week's Q&A, learn all about how becoming a father helped J.R. Dewitt write his story "Preggo Bomb"!
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Q&A With J.R. Dewitt
J.R. Dewitt returns to Analog with “Preggo Bomb,” a story dealing with pregnant mechas, in our September/October issue! In addition to his writing career, his love of CJ Cherryh, and mo…
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November 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
In this week's Q&A, learn all about how becoming a father helped J.R. Dewitt write his story "Preggo Bomb"!
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If you want alien aliens you need books, not movies. A few good inventors of non-humanoid aliens: Alan Dean Foster, Piers Anthony, C.J. Cherryh.
November 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
If you want alien aliens you need books, not movies. A few good inventors of non-humanoid aliens: Alan Dean Foster, Piers Anthony, C.J. Cherryh.
This was the cover art that made me pick up my first CJ Cherryh in my high-school library. Thank you for that introduction to one of my enduring favourite authors.
November 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This was the cover art that made me pick up my first CJ Cherryh in my high-school library. Thank you for that introduction to one of my enduring favourite authors.
Hammerfall (Gene Wars, volume 1) by C J Cherryh
A madman is dispatched on a mission of planetary importance by a so-called goddess.
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A madman is dispatched on a mission of planetary importance by a so-called goddess.
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Your Vision of Paradise
2001’s Hammerfall is the first volume in C. J. Cherryh’s Gene Wars science fiction series.
Marak Trin was his father Tain’s right hand, his trusted officer in the great, futile rebellion against the I...
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November 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Hammerfall (Gene Wars, volume 1) by C J Cherryh
A madman is dispatched on a mission of planetary importance by a so-called goddess.
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/your-...
A madman is dispatched on a mission of planetary importance by a so-called goddess.
jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/your-...
Cordelia's Honor y el resto de vorkosigan de Lois McMaster Bujold, Valor's Choice de Tanya Huff - Long way to a small angry planet de Becky chambers, Murderbot de Martha Wells, Foreigner de CJ Cherryh, Gideon the ninth de Tamsyn Muir, Space Opera de Cat Valente, no foreign sky de R neumeier
November 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Cordelia's Honor y el resto de vorkosigan de Lois McMaster Bujold, Valor's Choice de Tanya Huff - Long way to a small angry planet de Becky chambers, Murderbot de Martha Wells, Foreigner de CJ Cherryh, Gideon the ninth de Tamsyn Muir, Space Opera de Cat Valente, no foreign sky de R neumeier
I mean these are all good books, but a bit of a sausage fest, don'tcha think?
Andre Norton?
C. J. Cherryh?
Ursula K. Le Guin.
and the list goes on!
Andre Norton?
C. J. Cherryh?
Ursula K. Le Guin.
and the list goes on!
Pick up one of these tales of androids, space exploration, and dark futures
10 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time, Ranked
Pick up one of these tales of androids, space exploration, and dark futures
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November 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I mean these are all good books, but a bit of a sausage fest, don'tcha think?
Andre Norton?
C. J. Cherryh?
Ursula K. Le Guin.
and the list goes on!
Andre Norton?
C. J. Cherryh?
Ursula K. Le Guin.
and the list goes on!
#1, re the blog post... Preach it! I think CJ Cherryh was one of the few who made aliens individuals (even the methane breathers, whose thought patterns were so alien to us we barely understood them)
TBF, a lot of other authors have, especially recently; but that's the one that popped into my head.
TBF, a lot of other authors have, especially recently; but that's the one that popped into my head.
November 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
#1, re the blog post... Preach it! I think CJ Cherryh was one of the few who made aliens individuals (even the methane breathers, whose thought patterns were so alien to us we barely understood them)
TBF, a lot of other authors have, especially recently; but that's the one that popped into my head.
TBF, a lot of other authors have, especially recently; but that's the one that popped into my head.
Starting a re-read.
November 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Starting a re-read.
Off the top of my head, I know of several authors who used linguistics as part of their works - J.R.R. Tolkien, of course, CS Lewis, Frank Herbert, C.J. Cherryh, and Andy Weir. In fact, C.J. Cherryh is a particularly notable example.
October 31, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Off the top of my head, I know of several authors who used linguistics as part of their works - J.R.R. Tolkien, of course, CS Lewis, Frank Herbert, C.J. Cherryh, and Andy Weir. In fact, C.J. Cherryh is a particularly notable example.
Pretty open minded these days. My go-tos are largely fantasy and sci-fi. Pratchett, Glen Cook, CJ Cherryh, Bujold, NK Jemison, Yoon Ha Lee, Martha Wells, Elizabeth Bear, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Miles/Christian Cameron, Christopher Buehlman.
Been itching for a good mystery or heist, too.
Been itching for a good mystery or heist, too.
November 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Pretty open minded these days. My go-tos are largely fantasy and sci-fi. Pratchett, Glen Cook, CJ Cherryh, Bujold, NK Jemison, Yoon Ha Lee, Martha Wells, Elizabeth Bear, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Miles/Christian Cameron, Christopher Buehlman.
Been itching for a good mystery or heist, too.
Been itching for a good mystery or heist, too.
friend was at a bookstore in the city and there was a bunch of cherryh half off and these are what i didnt have/wanted. i gave her my copies of explorer and invader in exchange lol she gave them to me as a gift it was very sweet ;_;
November 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
friend was at a bookstore in the city and there was a bunch of cherryh half off and these are what i didnt have/wanted. i gave her my copies of explorer and invader in exchange lol she gave them to me as a gift it was very sweet ;_;
And those are different from human arms.
(It'll make more sense in the book I promise.)
My MC gets recruited into the alien's plans.
It's like if I cross how Robin Hobb writes the motivations of defeated peoples crossed with C. J. Cherryh alien mindsets.
(It'll make more sense in the book I promise.)
My MC gets recruited into the alien's plans.
It's like if I cross how Robin Hobb writes the motivations of defeated peoples crossed with C. J. Cherryh alien mindsets.
November 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
And those are different from human arms.
(It'll make more sense in the book I promise.)
My MC gets recruited into the alien's plans.
It's like if I cross how Robin Hobb writes the motivations of defeated peoples crossed with C. J. Cherryh alien mindsets.
(It'll make more sense in the book I promise.)
My MC gets recruited into the alien's plans.
It's like if I cross how Robin Hobb writes the motivations of defeated peoples crossed with C. J. Cherryh alien mindsets.
My Q&A about my latest story "Preggo Bomb" is up now! If you love weird stories about pregnant mechas, or just wanted to know where the inspiration comes between mixing Kafka and Mechwarrior, then take a read. @analogsf.bsky.social theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/11/06/q...
Q&A With J.R. Dewitt
J.R. Dewitt returns to Analog with “Preggo Bomb,” a story dealing with pregnant mechas, in our September/October issue! In addition to his writing career, his love of CJ Cherryh, and mo…
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November 7, 2026 at 3:49 AM
My Q&A about my latest story "Preggo Bomb" is up now! If you love weird stories about pregnant mechas, or just wanted to know where the inspiration comes between mixing Kafka and Mechwarrior, then take a read. @analogsf.bsky.social theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2026/11/06/q...
Reputedly, I textually resemble @kithrup.bsky.social in my use of the words "duology", "scalzi" and "iain"; @matociquala.bsky.social in my use of "cherryh", "antiprotons", and "jemisin"; and @maxgladstone.bsky.social in my use of the words "buttondown", "litrpg", "tanagra", "jalad", and "darmok".
October 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Reputedly, I textually resemble @kithrup.bsky.social in my use of the words "duology", "scalzi" and "iain"; @matociquala.bsky.social in my use of "cherryh", "antiprotons", and "jemisin"; and @maxgladstone.bsky.social in my use of the words "buttondown", "litrpg", "tanagra", "jalad", and "darmok".
Hay que evitarlas activamente: Octavia Butler, Úrsula K. LeGuin, Jemisin, Margaret Atwood, Connie Willis, C. J. Cherryh, Anne McCaffrey…
October 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hay que evitarlas activamente: Octavia Butler, Úrsula K. LeGuin, Jemisin, Margaret Atwood, Connie Willis, C. J. Cherryh, Anne McCaffrey…