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Elizabeth Moon
At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention, Glasgow, August 2005
At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention, Glasgow, August 2005
OccupationNovelist
Period
June 1, 1988–Present
GenreMilitary science fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy
SpouseRichard Sloan Moon (1969–present)
Website
http://www.sff.net/people/Elizabeth.Moon/

Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.[1]

Biography

Moon was born Susan Elizabeth Norris and grew up in McAllen, Texas. Moon started writing when she was a child and attempted her first book, which was about her dog, at age 6. Because of this, she was inspired to write creatively and began writing science fiction in her teens (while still considering it a sideline).[2]

She earned a Bachelor's degree in History from Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1968. She later earned a second B.A. degree in Biology. In 1968, she joined the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant while on active duty. She married Richard Sloan Moon in 1969 and they have a son, Michael, born in 1983.[2]

She first got serious about writing in her mid-thirties and had a newspaper column in a county weekly newspaper. Her first novel was The Sheepfarmer's Daughter which won the Compton Crook Award. Most of her writings contain military science fiction themes, though biology, politics and personal relationship issues also feature strongly. The Serrano Legacy is a space opera. The Speed of Dark is a Nebula Award-winning near-future story told from the viewpoint of an autistic computer programmer, inspired by her own autistic son Michael.

Elizabeth Moon has many interests outside of writing. She has a musical background, having played the accordion during her university days[3] as well as singing in choirs.[2][3]

Moon is also an experienced paramedic and has served in various capacities in local government.

After Moon wrote a blog entry about immigrants, assimilation and Muslims on September 11, 2010[4] which "dismayed, angered and offended" the co-chairs of WisCon 35 (a feminist science fiction convention to be held in May 2011)[5] and other people associated with WisCon, her invitation to be a guest of honor at WisCon was rescinded by WisCon's parent body.[6]

Awards

Moon was awarded the 2007 Robert A. Heinlein Award, which honors "outstanding published works in hard science fiction or technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space".[7]

Bibliography

Paksenarrion

Main article: The Deed of Paksenarrion

The Deed of Paksenarrion Novels

  • Sheepfarmer's Daughter (June 1988)
  • Divided Allegiance (October 1988)
  • Oath of Gold (January 1989)
“Those Who Walk in Darkness” (March 1990)—short story set during Oath of Gold, included in the collections Lunar Activity and Phases
The Deed of Paksenarrion (February 1992)—paperback omnibus
The Deed of Paksenarrion (October 2003)—hardcover omnibus
The Deed of Paksenarrion (January 2010)—paperback omnibus

The Legacy of Gird Novels

  • Surrender None (June 1990)—prequel to The Deed of Paksenarrion
  • Liar's Oath (May 1992)—sequel to Surrender None
The Legacy of Gird (September 1996)—paperback omnibus
to be available as A Legacy of Honour (paperback omnibus) in November 2010

Paladin's Legacy Novels

  • Oath of Fealty (March 2010)—sequel to Oath of Gold
  • Kings of the North (March 2011)—sequel to Oath of Fealty

Familias Regnant universe

Main article: Familias Regnant universe
Heris Serrano (July 2002)—Baen omnibus edition
The Serrano Legacy: Omnibus One (December 2006)—Orbit GB omnibus
The Serrano Connection: Omnibus Two (September 2007)—Orbit GB omnibus
The Serrano Connection (October 2008)—Baen omnibus edition
The Serrano Succession: Omnibus Three (February 2008)—Orbit GB omnibus

Vatta's War

Main article: Vatta's War
  • Trading in Danger (September 2003)
  • Marque and Reprisal (September 2004)—Moving Target in the UK, New Zealand and Australia
  • Engaging The Enemy (March 2006)
  • Command Decision (February 2007)
  • Victory Conditions (February 2008)

The Planet Pirates Series

The Planet Pirates is based on two books by Anne McCaffrey, Dinosaur Planet and Dinosaur Planet Survivors, (the two are also called The Mystery of Ireta) which also form the core of The Death of Sleep.

Other novels

Collections

Elizabeth Moon’s list of her own short fiction

  • Lunar Activity (ISBN 978-0-671-69870-6, March 1990)—Ten short stories
  • Phases (ISBN 978-0-671-87855-9, December 1997)—Eight stories from Lunar Activity, and others previously uncollected.
both include “Those Who Walk in Darkness”—a Paksenarrion short story
  • Moon Flights (hardcover ISBN 1-59780-109-7, paperback ISBN 978-1-59780-110-2, August 2008)—Fifteen stories, including an original "Vatta's War" story, with an introduction by Anne McCaffrey
    • The limited edition hardcover (ISBN 978-1-59780-108-9, September 2007) contains an additional rare bonus story entitled "Fencing In"

Interviews

See also

References

  1. ^ Nawotka, Edward (2008-04-24). "Nebula Awards puts Austin and Texas writers at center of science fiction world". Dallas Morning News.
  2. ^ a b c Elizabeth Moon, Biographical information on her homepage, accessed September 15, 2007
  3. ^ a b Christopher Dow, Elizabeth Moon's Path to the Stars, Rice University's alumni magazine, The Sallyport, accessed September 15, 2007
  4. ^ Elizabeth Moon (11 September 2010). "Citizenship". Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  5. ^ "WisCon eCube -- Vol. 35, No. 3". 21 September 2010.
  6. ^ Society for the Furtherance & Study of Fantasy & Science Fiction. "Elizabeth Moon". Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  7. ^ Robert A. Heinlein Announcement on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America news site, accessed September 15, 2007

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