Elizabeth Moon

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Elizabeth Moon

At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention, Glasgow, August 2005, taken by Szymon Sokół
Born March 7, 1945 (1945-03-07) (age 63)
McAllan, Texas
Occupation Novelist
Writing period
June 1, 1988 - Present
Genres Military science fiction
Science fiction
Fantasy
Spouse(s) Richard Sloan Moon (1969-present)
Official website

Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.[1] She was born Susan Elizabeth Norris and grew up in McAllen, Texas. She lives in Florence, Texas (about 40 miles northeast of Austin). She married Richard Sloan Moon in 1969 and they have a son, Michael, born in 1983.[2]

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[edit] Biography

She attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant during active service with the US Marine Corps, which she joined in 1968 having obtained a Bachelor's degree in History from Rice University. Later she additionally obtained a B.A. in Biology. She is also an experienced paramedic and has served in various capacities in local government. 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 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]

[edit] 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".[4]

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Paksenarrion

[edit] The Deed of Paksenarrion Novels
“Those Who Walk in Darkness” (1990-03-01) – short story set during Oath of Gold, included in the collections Lunar Activity and Phases
The Deed of Paksenarrion (1992-02-01) – omnibus edition
The Deed of Paksenarrion (2003-10-01) – hardcover omnibus

[edit] The Legacy of Gird Novels
  • Surrender None (1990-06-01) – prequel to The Deed of Paksenarrion
  • Liar's Oath (1992-05-01) – sequel to Surrender None
The Legacy of Gird (1996-09-01) – omnibus edition

[edit] Familias Regnant universe

Heris Serrano (2002-07-30) – Baen omnibus edition
The Serrano Legacy: Omnibus One (2006-12-06) – Orbit GB omnibus
The Serrano Connection: Omnibus Two (2007-09-06) – Orbit GB omnibus
The Serrano Connection (2008-10-01) – Baen omnibus edition
The Serrano Succession: Omnibus Three (2008-02-06) – Orbit GB omnibus

[edit] Vatta's War

[edit] 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.

[edit] Other novels

[edit] Collections

Elizabeth Moon’s list of her own short fiction

  • Lunar Activity (1990-03-01) – Ten short stories
  • Phases (1997-12-01) – Eight stories from Lunar Activity, and others previously uncollected.
both include “Those Who Walk in Darkness” – a Paksenarrion short story
  • Moon Flights (September 2007) - Fifteen stories, including an original "Vatta's War" story, with an introduction by Anne McCaffrey (Note: the limited edition contains an additional rare bonus story entitled "Fencing In")

[edit] Interviews

[edit] See also

United States Marine Corps Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nawotka, Edward. "Nebula Awards puts Austin and Texas writers at center of science fiction world", Dallas Morning News, 2008-04-24. 
  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. ^ Robert A. Heinlein Award Announcement on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America news site, accessed September 15, 2007

[edit] External links