[PAR] [TLE] The Merchanter novels [SEP] The Merchanter novels are several loosely connected novels by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh set in her Alliance-Union universe.  These science fiction novels explore her merchanter subculture: the extended families that own and operate the ships that supply goods, transportation, news and trade to the various worlds and space stations in the human Earth, Alliance and Union space.  The novels are related by a common setting and theme – a misfit (made so by circumstance) who finds his or her proper home – rather than plot and character; none of the books is a direct sequel of another in the conventional sense. [PAR] [TLE] C. J. Cherryh [SEP] Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction.  She has written more than 60 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award-winning novels "Downbelow Station" (1981) and "Cyteen" (1988), both set in her Alliance-Union universe.  She is known for "world building," depicting fictional realms with great realism supported by vast research in history, language, psychology, and archeology.  Her series of fantasy novels set in the Alliance-Union universe, the Morgaine Stories, have sold in excess of 3 million copies.
[PAR] [TLE] The Merchanter novels [ SEP ] The Merchanter novels are several loosely connected novels by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh set in her Alliance - Union universe . These science fiction novels explore her merchanter subculture : the extended families that own and operate the ships that supply goods , transportation , news and trade to the various worlds and space stations in the human Earth , Alliance and Union space . The novels are related by a common setting and theme – a misfit ( made so by circumstance ) who finds his or her proper home – rather than plot and character ; none of the books is a direct sequel of another in the conventional sense . [PAR] [TLE] C. J. Cherryh [ SEP ] Carolyn Janice Cherry ( born September 1 , 1942 ) , better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh , is an American writer of speculative fiction . She has written more than 60 books since the mid-1970s , including the Hugo Award - winning novels " Downbelow Station " ( 1981 ) and " Cyteen " ( 1988 ) , both set in her Alliance - Union universe . She is known for " world building , " depicting fictional realms with great realism supported by vast research in history , language , psychology , and archeology . Her series of fantasy novels set in the Alliance - Union universe , the Morgaine Stories , have sold in excess of 3 million copies .
What year was the author of The Merchanter novels born?
What year was the author of The Merchanter novels born ?
1942
1942