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C. J. Cherryh

Foreigner is a series of 21 books by C. J. Cherryh: 5,157 pages in the 14 with a known length, about 95 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

21
books
5,157
pages in 14 of them
95 hours
to read those 14
190 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Foreigner 1994 6.9 h 2 Invader 1995 7.8 h
3 Inheritor 1996 length not known
4 Precursor 1999 length not known
5 Defender 2001 length not known
6 Explorer 2003 length not known
7 Destroyer 2005 6.5 h 8 Pretender 2006 6.8 h
9 Deliverer 2007 length not known
10 Conspirator 2009 6.8 h 11 Deceiver 2010 6.5 h 12 Betrayer 2011 6.0 h
13 Intruder 2012 length not known
14 Protector 2013 7.0 h 15 Peacemaker 2014 6.9 h 16 Tracker 2015 7.2 h 17 Visitor 2016 7.0 h 18 Convergence 2017 6.1 h 19 Emergence 2018 6.3 h
20 Resurgence 2020 length not known
21 Divergence 2020 6.8 h

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The books

  1. 1

    Foreigner 1994 6.9 h

    The story of humans stranded on an alienplanet where registered assassination is a way of life.

  2. 2

    Invader 1995 7.8 h

    From back cover Daw paperback February 1996: SECOND CONTACT Nearly two centuries after the starship Phoenix disappeared into the heavens, leaving an isolated colony of humans on…

  3. 3

    Inheritor 1996 length not known

  4. 4

    Precursor 1999 length not known

  5. 5

    Defender 2001 length not known

  6. 6

    Explorer 2003 length not known

  7. 7

    Destroyer 2005 6.5 h

    C.J. Cherryh, one of the most prolific and acclaimed SF writers in the world, delivers the seventh book in her Foreigner series, and the first book in the new Foreigner…

  8. 8

    Pretender 2006 6.8 h

    The epic tale of the human survivors of a lost spacecraft, marooned on a planet inhabited by a hostile alien race, follows the civilization's rise from the age of steam through…

  9. 9

    Deliverer 2007 length not known

  10. 10

    Conspirator 2009 6.8 h

    Cajeiri, the young son of the powerful leader of the Western Association, has become a target for forces bent on destroying his father's rule.

  11. 11

    Deceiver 2010 6.5 h

    The civil war among the alien atevi is over-- but peace and tranquility are not in the cards for Bren.

  12. 12

    Betrayer 2011 6.0 h

    After the civil war among the alien atevi has ended, Tabini-aiji, ruler of the Western Association, and his son, Cajeiri, return to Bujavid and face threats from rebels who remain…

  13. 13

    Intruder 2012 length not known

  14. 14

    Protector 2013 7.0 h

    Bren and Illisidi must protect young prince Cajeiri and the human children who have come to visit for his birthday from the dangerous split compromising the Assassin's Guild.

  15. 15

    Peacemaker 2014 6.9 h

    "At last--Cajeiri has his young guests from the starship, three young folk entranced by weather and trees and creatures with minds of their own.

  16. 16

    Tracker 2015 7.2 h

    With the Assassins' Guild functioning again after a year of upheaval and rebellion, Bren Cameron takes a position on the court to champion a trade agreement, but tranquility in…

  17. 17

    Visitor 2016 7.0 h

    It's been a year of upheaval, since Bren Cameron's return from space - a year since he and the aiji-dowager, one of his most powerful atevi allies, returned home from their…

  18. 18

    Convergence 2017 6.1 h

    "Alpha Station, orbiting the world of the atevi, has taken aboard five thousand human refugees from a destroyed station in a distant sector of space.

  19. 19

    Emergence 2018 6.3 h

    The nineteenth book in the beloved Foreigner space opera series begins a new era for human diplomat Bren Cameron, as he navigates the tenuous peace between human refugees and the…

  20. 20

    Resurgence 2020 length not known

  21. 21

    Divergence 2020 6.8 h

How much is left

After book 1, Foreigner about 88 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 2, Invader about 80 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 3, Inheritor about 80 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 4, Precursor about 80 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 5, Defender about 80 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 6, Explorer about 80 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 7, Destroyer about 73 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 8, Pretender about 67 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 9, Deliverer about 67 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 10, Conspirator about 60 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 11, Deceiver about 53 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 12, Betrayer about 47 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 13, Intruder about 47 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 14, Protector about 40 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 15, Peacemaker about 33 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 16, Tracker about 26 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 17, Visitor about 19 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 18, Convergence about 13 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 19, Emergence about 7 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 20, Resurgence about 7 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 94 hours 33 minutes

14 of 21 books, 5,157 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

190 days (about 28 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.