Go📖 About Faded Sun
Faded Sun is a series universe written by C.J. Cherryh. The complete collection runs to 18 books across 6 series, published between 1978 and 2024.
The main series is Publication Order of The Faded Sun Books with 3 books. It opens with Kesrith (1978) and currently runs to Kutath (1979).
Series included on this page:
- Publication Order of The Faded Sun Books — 3 books, 1978–1979
- Publication Order of Alliance-Union Books — 2 books, 1980–1983
- Publication Order of Alliance-Union: Company Wars Books — 7 books, 1981–1997
- Chronological Order of Alliance-Union: Company Wars Books — 7 books, 1981–1997
- Publication Order of Alliance-Union: Cyteen Books — 4 books, 1988–2009
- Publication Order of Hinder Stars Books — 2 books, 2019–2024
🎯 Where to Start with Faded Sun
New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Kesrith (1978), book 1 of Publication Order of The Faded Sun Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.
If you would rather follow the story timeline instead of the release sequence, a chronological order is listed below. It begins with Heavy Time (1991).
Each of the 6 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.
