The Faded Sun Books in Order
Part ofCJ Cherryh Books in OrderC. J. Cherryh’s Faded Sun trilogy follows two surviving mri and a human ally seeking the race’s ancestral world after a war leaves their people near extinction.
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The Faded Sun books in publication order
3 books
Kesrith
by CJ Cherryh
1978
After a long war, the regul surrender the desert planet Kesrith to humanity without informing their mri mercenaries. Human soldier Sten Duncan becomes entangled with warrior Niun and priestess Melein as political betrayals threaten the mri's survival.
Shon'jir
by CJ Cherryh
1978
Mri survivors Niun and Melein flee Kesrith with human soldier Sten Duncan, who has become loyal to them. Their journey across space follows an ancient route toward a lost homeworld that may offer their people a future.
Kutath
by CJ Cherryh
1979
Niun, Melein, and their human companion Sten Duncan reach the ancient mri homeworld of Kutath. On a planet nearing its end, their return brings questions about identity and survival while human and regul interests continue to threaten them.
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