The Resume

(September 1, 1942- )
Born Carolyn Janice Cherry
Wrote 'Downbelow Station,' 'Cyteen,' 'Merchanter's Luck,' 'Rimrunners,' 'The Gate of Ivrel,' 'Pride of Chanur,' 'The Kif Strike Back,' 'Chanur's Homecoming,' 'Heavy Time,' 'Hellburner,' and 'Forty Thousand in Gehenna'

Why he might be annoying:

Her publisher suggested she add an 'h' to her surname because it 'sounded like a romance novelist's.'
Her books are densely plotted and can be difficult to follow.
She used her first and middle initials because when she started writing, most SF writers were men.

Why he might not be annoying:

She excels at world-building and developing characters.
Her books have tough, well-written female characters.
She has written both science fiction and fantasy.
She wrote several novels set in the futuristic Alliance-Union universe.
She has a master's degree in classics.
She has won four Hugo awards and one Locus award.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Hugo Award Winners
• I Write Sci-Fi
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16267)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 66.13% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 51.67% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying