Julie Czerneda
Appearance
Julie E. Czerneda | |
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![]() Julie E. Czerneda (foreground) at the Polaris 26 science fiction convention | |
Born | April 11, 1955 |
Occupation | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Period | 1997– |
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Notable works | A Thousand Words for Stranger (1997) |
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Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including the Prix Aurora winner In the Company of Others, a number of short stories; and has 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.
Works
Standalone books
The Clan Chronicles
This continuity was formerly called the Trade Pact Universe.
Trade Pact trilogy
- A Thousand Words for Stranger (1997), ISBN 0886777690
- Ties of Power (1999,) ISBN 0886778506
- To Trade the Stars (2002), ISBN 0756400759
Stratification trilogy
Prequel to the Trade Pact trilogy:
- Reap the Wild Wind (2007), ISBN 978-0-7564-0456-7
- Riders of the Storm (2008), ISBN 0-7564-0518-1
- Rift in the Sky (2009), ISBN 0756405602
Reunification series
- This Gulf of Time and Stars (2015), ISBN 978-0756408695
- The Gate to Futures Past (2016), ISBN 978-0756408701
- To Guard Against the Dark (2017), ISBN 978-0756408787
Species Imperative
Trilogy of biology, politics and survival in a multi-species, interstellar future.
- Survival (2004) ISBN 0756402611
- Migration (2005) ISBN 0756403464
- Regeneration (2006) ISBN 0756403456
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
Web Shifters
Three book series featuring the adventures of the shape-shifter Esen-alit-Quar.
- Beholder's Eye (1998) ISBN 0886778182
- Changing Vision (2000) ISBN 0886779049
- Hidden in Sight (2003) ISBN 0756401399
Night's Edge
- A Turn of Light (2013) ISBN 0756407079 (Original title: A Turn of Light: Marrowdell)
- A Play of Shadow (2014) ISBN 0756408318 (November 2014 release)
In 2014 Czerneda announced that DAW Books had bought the next three books in the series.[1] - A Change of Place (announced)
- A Fall of Darkness (announced)
- 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
Edited by Julie E. Czerneda
- ReVisions, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel (2004) ISBN 0756402409
- Space, Inc. (2003) ISBN 075640147X
- Fantastic Companions (2005) ISBN 1550418637
- Mythspring: From the Lyrics and Legends of Canada (2006) edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Genevieve Kierans. ISBN 0889953406
- Under Cover of Darkness, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Jana Paniccia (2007) ISBN 0756404045. Winner of the Prix Aurora Award (Best English (Other), 2008)
- Misspelled (2008) ISBN 0756404754
- Ages of Wonder, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Rob St. Martin (2009) ISBN 0756405432
- Tesseracts 15: A Case of Quite Curious Tales, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Susan MacGregor (2004). Tesseracts series. ISBN 1894063589
- Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 (2017) ISBN 978-1-63388-271-3
Science education through science fiction stories in the classroom
- No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction (1998) nonfiction
- 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)[2]
- 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)
- Romantic Times
- 2001 Reviewers' Choice Winner: Best Science Fiction Novel for In the Company of Others
References
- ^ "Installment 2 from A Play of Shadow by Julie E. Czerneda, coming from DAW Books Nov 4, 2014". Julie Cznerda. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
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External links
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Wikiquote has quotations related to Julie Czerneda.
- 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