Lora Johnson was an American
author
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best known for the novel ''Ice.''
Her works included numerous original novels and ''
Star Trek
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'' reference books, including ''
Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise'', the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Journal'' and ''
Worlds of the Federation''. She also authored the ''Star Wars Technical Journal'' and contributed to the canon of the ''
Star Wars
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'' universe. She was a historian of United States spaceflights and was a design consultant on HBO's ''
From the Earth to the Moon
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'' mini-series.
More recently, she created the ''Virtual Alamo'' interactive online exhibit for the University of Texas at Arlington.
Personal life
Gender transition
After suffering prolonged and debilitating stress-induced health problems that nearly ended her life, Johnson dropped out of the public eye in 2008 and underwent correction of a congenital intersex condition, transitioning from
male
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to
female
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A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and ...
.
Awards
Her novel ''Chayatocha'' received the Best of 2003 in literature award from ''Christian Fiction Review'' magazine.
Two of her novels, ''Ice'' and ''The Last Guardian'', were
Christy Award
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finalists.
Partial bibliography
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References
Christian novelists
21st-century American novelists
American science fiction writers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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