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Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. 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've a son, Michael, born in 1983.

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).

Awards

Sheepfarmers Daughter – 1989 Compton Crook Award (winner)
Remnant Population – 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nomination)
The Speed of Dark – 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novel (winner) – 2003 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nomination)

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".

Bibliography

Paksenarrion

The Deed of Paksenarrion Novels

Sheepfarmer's Daughter (1988-06-01)

Divided Allegiance (1988-10-01)

Oath of Gold (1989-01-02) ť “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 ť The Deed of Paksenarrion (2003-10-01) – hardcover omnibus

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 ť The Legacy of Gird (1996-09-01) – omnibus edition

Familias Regnant universe

Heris Serrano trilogy

Hunting Party (1993-07-01)
Sporting Chance (1994-09-01)
Winning Colors (1995-08-01) ť :Heris Serrano (2002-07-30) – Baen omnibus edition

:The Serrano Legacy: Omnibus One (2006-12-06) – Orbit GB omnibus

Esmay Suiza continuation

Once a Hero (1997-03-01)
Rules of Engagement (1998-12-01) ť :The Serrano Connection: Omnibus Two (2007-09-06) – Orbit GB omnibus

:The Serrano Connection (2008-10-01) – Baen omnibus edition

Suiza and Serrano

Change of Command (1999-12-01)
Against the Odds (2000-12-02) ť :The Serrano Succession: Omnibus Three (2008-02-06) – Orbit GB omnibus

Vatta's War

Trading in Danger (2003-09-30)

Marque and Reprisal (2004-09-28) – Moving Target in the UK and Australia

Engaging The Enemy (2006-03-28)

Command Decision (2007-02-27)

Victory Conditions (2008-02-19)

The Planet Pirates Series

ť 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.

Sassinak (1990-03-01) – Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Moon

The Death of Sleep (1990-06-01) – Anne McCaffrey & Jody Lynn Nye

Generation Warriors (1991-02-01) – Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Moon

The Planet Pirates (1993-10-01) – omnibus edition, McCaffrey, Moon, & Nye

Other novels

Remnant Population (1996-05-01)

The Speed of Dark (2002-10-31)

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. ť 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")

Interviews

Christopher Dow, Elizabeth Moon's Path to the Stars

, Rice University's alumni magazine, The Sallyport, accessed September 15 2007

Maja Branovacki (Lotesse), Interview

on wotmania.com, August 18 2006, accessed September 15 2007

Kurt Weller, Interview

on Plaza of the Mind at Blogspot, March 30 2007, accessed September 15 2007Further Information

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