Julie Czerneda

Julie E. Czerneda
Julie E. Czerneda (foreground) at the Polaris 26 science fiction convention
Born	(1955-04-11) April 11, 1955
Occupation	Novelist short story author editor
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1997–
Genre	Science fiction Fantasy
Notable works	A Thousand Words for Stranger (1997)
Website
www.czerneda.com

Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including four Aurora Award for Best Novel winners (In the Company of Others, A Turn of Light, A Play of Shadow, and The Gossamer Mage), and a number of short stories; she has also edited several anthologies.

Czerneda is a biologist by education, and has been active in writing and editing non-fiction. She has edited and authored a number of educational books about career guidance and the teaching of science. In 2022, Czerneda was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Hall of Fame (CSFFA).

Works

Standalone books

• In the Company of Others (2001) – ISBN 978-0756417826
• The Gossamer Mage (2019) – ISBN 978-0756412340
• To Each This World (November 2022, DAW) – ISBN 978-0756415426

Novellas

• No Place Like Home (2016)

The Clan Chronicles

This continuity was formerly called the Trade Pact Universe.

Trade Pact trilogy

1. A Thousand Words for Stranger (1997) – ISBN 978-0886777692
2. Ties of Power (1999) – ISBN 978-0886778507
3. To Trade the Stars (2002) – ISBN 978-0756400750

Stratification trilogy

Prequel to the Trade Pact trilogy:

1. Reap the Wild Wind (2007) – ISBN 978-0756404871
2. Riders of the Storm (2008) – ISBN 978-0756405618
3. Rift in the Sky (2009) – ISBN 978-0756406097

Reunification series

1. This Gulf of Time and Stars (2015) – ISBN 978-0756408695
2. The Gate to Futures Past (2016) – ISBN 978-0756408701
3. To Guard Against the Dark (2017) – ISBN 978-0756408787

Species Imperative

Trilogy of biology, politics and survival in a multi-species, interstellar future.

1. Survival (2004) – ISBN 978-0756402617
2. Migration (2005) – ISBN 978-0756403461
3. Regeneration (2006) – ISBN 978-0756404116

Esen

With the publication of Search Image, the Web Shifters trilogy is listed as part of the Esen continuity, which features the adventures of the shape-shifter Esen-alit-Quar. A Carisian, a species which plays a significant role in the Clan Chronicles, also appears in Search Image, although there are no common plot points.

Web Shifters

1. Beholder's Eye (1998) – ISBN 978-0756413514
2. Changing Vision (2000) – ISBN 978-0756411954
3. Hidden in Sight (2003) – ISBN 978-0756401399

Web Shifter's Library

1. Search Image (2018) – ISBN 978-0756412449
2. Mirage (2020) – ISBN 978-0756415617
3. Spectrum (2022) – ISBN 978-0756415648

Night's Edge

1. A Turn of Light (2013) – ISBN 978-0756407070
2. A Play of Shadow (2014) – ISBN 978-0756408312
   In 2014 Czerneda announced that DAW Books had bought the next three books in the series.
3. A Change of Place (2024) - ISBN 978-0756410698
4. A Fall of Darkness (announced)
5. A Twist of Magic (announced)

Contributor

• "Prism" (Web Shifters) in DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction Anthology, edited by Elizabeth R. Wollheim and Sheila E. Gilbert (2002) ISBN 0756400643
• ReVisions, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel (2004) – ISBN 0756402409
• Sirius the Dog Star edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Alexander Potter (2004) – ISBN 0756401860, "Brothers Bound" (prequel to the Stratification trilogy in the Clan Chronicles)
• "She's Such a Nasty Morsel" (Web Shifters) in Women of War edited by Alexander Potter and Tanya Huff (2005) – ISBN 0756402867
• "A Touch of Blue" (Web Shifters) in Heroes in Training, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Jim C. Hines (2007) – ISBN 075640438X
• "The Passenger" in Lightspeed Science Fiction and Fantasy magazine, February 2011
• "The Franchise" in Space Stations edited by Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers (sequel to In the Company of Others) – ISBN 0756401763

Career guidance

• Great careers for people interested in living things (1993) – ISBN 0810393875
• Great careers for people who like to work with their hands (1994) – ISBN 0810399636
• Great careers for people interested in communications technology (1996) by Julie E. Czerneda and Victoria Vincent
• Great careers for people fascinated by government and the law (1996) by Anne Marie Males; contributing authors, Julie Czerneda and Victoria Vincent

Edited by Julie E. Czerneda

• Space, Inc. (2003) – ISBN 075640147X
• ReVisions with Isaac Szpindel (2004) – ISBN 0756402409
• Tesseracts 15: A Case of Quite Curious Tales with Susan MacGregor (2004) – ISBN 1894063589
• Fantastic Companions (2005) – ISBN 1550418637
• Mythspring: From the Lyrics and Legends of Canada (2006) with Genevieve Kierans – ISBN 0889953406
• Under Cover of Darkness with Jana Paniccia (2007) – ISBN 0756404045
• Misspelled (2008) – ISBN 0756404754
• Ages of Wonder with Rob St. Martin (2009) – ISBN 0756405432
• Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 (2017) – ISBN 978-1633882713
• The Clan Chronicles: Tales from Plexis (2018), anthology – ISBN 978-0756413934

Science education through science fiction stories in the classroom

• No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction (1998), non-fiction – ISBN 1895579945
• Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination (1998) – ISBN 1895579899

Tales from the Wonder Zone

• Stardust (2001) ISBN 1552440184
• Explorer (2002) ISBN 1552440222
• Orbiter (2002) ISBN 1552440206
• Odyssey (2004) ISBN 155244080X
• Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science (2007) ISBN 0889953724. Winner of the Canadian Science Writers' Award (Youth Book, 2007)

Realms of Wonder

• Summoned to Destiny (2004) ISBN 1550418610
• Fantastic Companions (2005) ISBN 1550418637

Awards

• University of Waterloo Alumni of Honour Award 2007
• Golden Duck Awards
  • 2003 Special award for Best Science and Technology Education, given for the Tales of the Wonder Zone (entire series)
• Prix Aurora Award
  • 2002 Best Long Form in English for In the Company of Others
  • 2002 Best Short Form in English for "Left Foot on A Blind Man"
  • 2004 Best Editor for Space, Inc.
  • 2008 Best Editor for Under Cover of Darkness (with Jana Paniccia)
  • 2014 Best English Novel for A Turn of Light
  • 2015 Best English Novel for A Play of Shadow
  • 2020 Best Novel for The Gossamer Mage
• Romantic Times
  • 2001 Reviewers' Choice Winner: Best Science Fiction Novel for In the Company of Others

See also

• List of University of Waterloo people

References

• Czerneda, Julie E. (2018). Search Image. New York: Daw. ISBN 978-0-7564-1244-9.

External links

• Official Site, run by the author
• Julie E. Czerneda at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• In Other Worlds, a fan site
• Julie E. Czerneda on Fantastic Fiction
• made in Canada at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009) list of Canadian SF writers
• Fantafiction a brief bio and bibliography
• Susan O'Fearna' Bookshelf a listing of publications (including short stories)
• Julie E. Czerneda on LibraryThing