Esther Friesner
Esther Friesner | |
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 Esther Friesner in 2006. | |
| Born | July 16, 1951 New York, New York |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genre | Fantasy |
Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner (born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her humorous pieces.
Life
Friesner attended the Hunter College High School, a public magnet high school in New York City, as well as Vassar College. She holds a Ph.D. in Spanish and was a college professor at Yale University before becoming a writer.[1]
Career
In addition to short stories, Freisner has published a number of novels and is a prolific editor of anthologies. Among her recent books are Nobody's Princess, which takes the Greek legend of Helen of Sparta and gives it a new beginning, and its sequel, Nobody's Prize. She is a frequent guest of honor at science fiction conventions, having appeared at Bubonicon, Arisia, Boskone, Baycon and Albacon in the 1990s and into the 21st century.
Freisner is credited as one of the founders of a parody movement in the 1980s called cyberprep.[2]
Awards
Friesner was named Outstanding New Fantasy Writer by Romantic Times in 1986.[1] She won the Skylark Award in 1994.[3] She has been nominated a number of times for the Hugo and Nebula awards, winning the Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 1995 and 1996 for, respectively, "Death and the Librarian" and "A Birth Day".
Bibliography
Chronicles of the Twelve Kingdoms
- Mustapha and His Wise Dog, 1985
- Spells of Mortal Weaving, 1986
- The Witchwood Cradle, 1987
- The Water King's Laughter, 1989
Demons
- Here Be Demons, 1988
- Demon Blues, 1989
- Hooray For Hellywood, 1990
New York by Knight
- New York by Knight, 1986
- Elf Defense, 1988
- Sphynxes Wild, 1989
Gnome Man's Land
- Gnome Man's Land, 1991
- Harpy High, 1991
- Unicorn U, 1992
Majyk
- Majyk by Accident, 1993
- Majyk by Hook Or Crook, 1994
- Majyk by Design, 1995
Becca of Wiserways
- The Psalms Of Herod, 1996
- The Sword Of Mary, 1996
Chicks in Chainmail
- Chicks in Chainmail
- Did You Say Chicks?!
- Chicks 'n Chained Males
- The Chick is in the Mail
- Turn the Other Chick
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Prisoner of Cabin 13 (Book 11 of series)
Star Trek Universe
- Warchild (Sep 1994, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series, Book 7)[4]
- To Storm Heaven (Dec 1997, Star Trek: The Next Generation Numbered series, Book 46)[5]
Princesses of Myth
- Nobody's Princess, 2007
- Nobody's Prize, 2008
- Sphinx's Princess, 2009
- Sphinx's Queen, 2010
- Spirit's Princess, publication date set for April 2012
Official website is http://princessesofmyth.com/
Non-series novels
- Harlot's Ruse, 1986
- The Silver Mountain, 1986
- Druid's Blood, 1988
- Yesterday We Saw Mermaids, 1992
- Split Heirs (with Lawrence Watt-Evans), 1993
- Wishing Season, 1993
- The Sherwood Game, 1995
- Child of the Eagle, 1996
- Playing with Fire, 1997
- Men in Black II (novel), 2002
- E.Godz (with Robert Asprin), 2003
- Temping Fate, 2006
- Threads and Flames, 2010
Collections
- It's Been Fun
- Up The Wall & Other Tales of King Arthur and His Knights
- Death and the Librarian and Other Stories
Poems
- Who Made the Stew on Betelgeuse II
- Lovers
References
- ^ a b jrank. "Esther M. Friesner (1951–) Biography". Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, ed. (2006). Year's Best Fantasy 6. San Francisco: Tachyon Publications. ISBN 10:1-892391-37-6.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ World Fantasy Convention 36. "Esther M. Friesner". Retrieved 17 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ISFDB. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ ISFDB. "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Retrieved 17 March 2011.
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