Celia S. Friedman
Celia S. Friedman (born January 12, 1957) is an American speculative fiction author.
To date she has published ten novels, several short stories, and a sourcebook for White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game. Originally a costume designer by trade, Friedman began her publishing career in 1986, and quit costuming in 1996 to write full-time.[1] She was nominated for the John W Campbell award for Best New Writer in 1988,[2] her novel This Alien Shore was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1998,[3] and The Coldfire Trilogy was a finalist for NPR's Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote.[4]
Works
No. | Title | Release date | ISBN | Comments |
The Braxi/Azea duology |
1 |
In Conquest Born |
April 1986 | ISBN 0-88677-198-6 | paperback with two covers, each the reverse of the other |
April 1989 | – | hardcover; Science Fiction Book Club edition |
August 1992 | ISBN 0-09-960690-9 | paperback; UK edition |
November 2001 | ISBN 0-7564-0043-0 | paperback; 15th anniversary edition – includes a new intro and glossary. |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
2 |
The Wilding |
July 2004 | ISBN 0-7564-0164-X | hardcover |
July 2005 | ISBN 0-7564-0202-6 | paperback |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
The Coldfire trilogy |
| Dominion | January 9, 2012 | – | eBook; prequel to trilogy |
1 |
Black Sun Rising |
October 1991 | ISBN 0-88677-485-3 | hardcover |
March 1992 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition |
September 1992 | ISBN 0-88677-527-2 | first paperback printing |
September 2005 | ISBN 0-7564-0314-6 | trade paperback |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
2 |
When True Night Falls |
September 1993 | ISBN 0-88677-569-8 | hardcover |
December 1993 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition |
August 1994 | ISBN 0-88677-615-5 | paperback |
October 2005 | ISBN 0-7564-0316-2 | trade paperback |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
3 |
Crown of Shadows |
October 1995 | ISBN 0-88677-664-3 | paperback |
February 1996 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition |
July 1996 | ISBN 0-88677-717-8 | paperback |
November 2005 | ISBN 0-7564-0318-9 | trade paperback |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
The Magister trilogy |
1 |
Feast of Souls |
January 2007 | ISBN 0-7564-0432-0 | hardcover |
February 2008 | ISBN 0-7564-0463-0 | paperback |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
2 |
Wings of Wrath |
February 3, 2009 | ISBN 0-7564-0535-1 | hardcover |
February 2, 2010 | ISBN 0-7564-0594-7 | paperback |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
3 |
Legacy of Kings |
August 23, 2011 | ISBN 0-7564-0693-5 | hardcover |
September 4, 2012 | ISBN 978-0756407483 | paperback |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
Dreamwalker Series |
| Dreamwalker | February 4, 2014 | ISBN 0-75640-888-1 | hardcover |
Standalone books |
|
The Madness Season |
September 1990 | ISBN 0-88677-444-6 | paperback |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
|
This Alien Shore |
August 1998 | ISBN 0-88677-798-4 | hardcover |
June 1999 | ISBN 0-88677-799-2 | paperback |
January 2000 | ISBN 0-00-648375-5 | paperback; United Kingdom edition |
May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| The Erciyes Fragments | April 1998 | ISBN 1-56504-297-2 | hardcover; a Vampire: The Masquerade novella |
Short Works |
| The Dreaming Kind | 1989 | ISBN 0-88677-355-5 | in Catfantastic |
| Downtime | 2002 | ISBN 0-7564-0064-3 | in 30th Anniversary DAW Science Fiction Collection |
| Terms of Engagement | June 2006 | ISSN 1095-8258 | in Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
| Shall We Dance? | 2006 | ISBN 0-7564-0369-3 | in Hags, Sirens, and other Bad Girls of Fantasy |
| Soul Mate | November 30, 2010 | ISBN 1-5960-6336-X | in Speculative Horizons by Subterranean Press |
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