This is the bibliography of American

space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes Space warfare in science fiction, space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, i ...

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hard science fiction Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell's ''Islands of Space'' in the Novemb ...

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Catherine Asaro Catherine Ann Asaro (born November 6, 1955) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, singer and teacher. She is best known for her books about the Ruby Dynasty, called the Saga of the Skolian Empire. Biography Catherine Asaro was b ...

Bibliography

Saga of the Skolian Empire

Reading order by date of publication

Note that the stories were published in a non-chronological sequence, from the perspective of the characters. # ''

Primary Inversion ''Primary Inversion'' is a science fiction novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire by Catherine Asaro. As Asaro's debut novel, it first appeared as a hardcover in 1995. It was nominated for the 1996 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Memorial Award a ...

'' (1995), rewritten version available online in Baen Free Library (2008–2012) #* "Light and Shadow" (novelette appearing in ''

Analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable ** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals *** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...

'', ed.

Stanley Schmidt Stanley Albert Schmidt (born March 7, 1944) is an American science fiction author and editor. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact''. Biography Schmidt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from th ...

) (1994) # '' Catch the Lightning'' (1996) # '' The Last Hawk'' (1997) # ''

The Radiant Seas ''The Radiant Seas'' is a novel from the Saga of the Skolian Empire series of books by Catherine Asaro. The book continues from where '' Primary Inversion'' ended and centers on the story of the devastating interstellar Radiance War. It won t ...

'' (1999) #* '' Aurora in Four Voices'' (novella appearing in ''

'', ed. Stanley Schmidt) (1998) # '' Ascendant Sun'' (2000) #* ''A Roll of the Dice'' (novella appearing in ''

'', ed. Stanley Schmidt) (2000) # ''

The Quantum Rose ''The Quantum Rose'' is a science fiction novel by Catherine Asaro which tells the story of Kamoj Argali and Skolian Prince Havyrl Valdoria. The book is situated within Asaro's Saga of the Skolian Empire series. ''The Quantum Rose'' won the 200 ...

'' (2000) (also serialized in ''

'', ed. Stanley Schmidt) (1999) #* "Ave de Paso" (short story appearing in the following anthologies: ''Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction'', ed.

Al Sarrantonio Al Sarrantonio (May 25, 1952 – January 27, 2025) was an American horror and science fiction writer, editor, and publisher who authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. He also edited numerous anthologies. Background and education Sar ...

, (2001); ''Fantasy: The Best of 2001'', ed.

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a SFWA Grand ...

and Karen Haber, (2002); ''Aurora in Four Voices'', ed. Steven Silver (2011)) #* "Soul of Light" (short story appearing in the following anthologies: ''Sextopia'', ed.

Cecilia Tan Cecilia Tan is an American writer, editor, sexuality activist, and founder and manager of Circlet Press, which specializes in science fiction erotica, a once uncommon genre; its publications often feature BDSM themes. She lives in Cambridge, M ...

(2001); ''Erotic Fantastic: The Best of Circlet Press, 1992–2002'', ed.

(2003) # ''

Spherical Harmonic In mathematics and Outline of physical science, physical science, spherical harmonics are special functions defined on the surface of a sphere. They are often employed in solving partial differential equations in many scientific fields. The tabl ...

'' (2001) # '' The Moon's Shadow'' (2003) # ''

Skyfall ''Skyfall'' is a 2012 spy thriller film and the twenty-third in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, ...

'' (2004) #* ''Stained Glass Heart'' (novella appearing in anthology ''Irresistible Forces'', ed. Catherine Asaro) (2004) #* ''Walk in Silence'' (novella appearing in ''

'', ed. Stanley Schmidt) (2003) # ''

Schism A schism ( , , or, less commonly, ) is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body, suc ...

'' (2004) #* "The Edges of Never-Haven" (short story appearing in anthology ''Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy'', ed.

) (2004) #* ''The City of Cries'' (novella appearing in ''Down These Dark Spaceways'', ed. Mike Resnick) (2005) #* "The Shadowed Heart" (novelette appearing in anthology ''The Journey Home'', ed. Mary Kirk (2005), and ''Best New Paranormal Romance'', ed. Paula Guran, (2006)) # '' The Final Key'' (2005) #* "Echoes of Pride" (short story appearing in anthology ''Space Cadets'', ed.

Mike Resnick Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct mag ...

) (2006) Also in 2013; see below #* ''The Ruby Dice'' (novella appearing in ''

Jim Baen's Universe ''Jim Baen's Universe'' (''JBU'') was a bimonthly online fantasy and science fiction magazine created by Jim Baen (founder and long-time publisher of Baen Books). It was recognized by the SFWA as a Qualifying Short Fiction Venue. ''JBU'' beg ...

'', ed. Eric Flint) (2006) # '' The Ruby Dice'' (2008) #* ''The Spacetime Pool'' (novella appearing in Analog 2008; also appeared in the anthology ''The Spacetime Pool'' in 2012; see below). Takes place in an alternate universe that also includes the Skolian saga. # ''Diamond Star'' (2009) # ''Carnelians'' (2011) # ''Aurora in Four Voices'' (anthology, ed. Steven Silver) (2011). Includes " Aurora in Four Voices", "Ave de Paso", "The Spacetime Pool", "Light and Shadow", ''The City of Cries'', "A Poetry of Angles and Dreams" (essay on how Asaro uses math in her fiction), Introduction by Kate Dolan, and Afterword by Aly Parsons. # ''The City of Cries'', eBook, (2012) # ''The Spacetime Pool'' eBook (2012). Includes "The Spacetime Pool", "Light and Shadow," and the math essay "A Poetry of Angles and Dreams" # "The Pyre of New Day" (novelette appearing in anthology ''The Mammoth Book of SF Wars'', ed. Ian Watson and Ian Whates) (2012) # "Echoes of Pride" (appearing in ''Galaxy's Edge'' magazine) (Issue 5, November 2013) # ''Lightning Strike, Book I'', 2014, an expanded version of the first half of ''Catch the Lightning'' # "The Wages of Honor" (novelette appearing in anthology ''Infinite Stars'', ed.

Bryan Thomas Schmidt Bryan Thomas Schmidt (born February 13, 1969) is an American science fiction author and editor. He has edited (or co-edited) twenty-two anthologies, and written a space opera trilogy, and an ongoing, near-future police procedural series set in K ...

) (2017) # ''Lightning Strike, Book II'', 2020, an expanded version of the second half of ''Catch the Lightning''

Reading order by internal chronology

Note: the name(s) between the parentheses denotes the main character. # ''Skyfall'' (Roca Skolia, Eldrinson Althor Valdoria, Kurj Skolia) # "The Wages of Honor" (Eldrin Valdoria and Althor Valdoria) # ''Stained Glass Heart'' (Havyrl Torcellei Valdoria) # ''Schism'' (Sauscony (Soz) Lahaylia Valdoria) # "Echoes of Pride" (Sauscony (Soz) Lahaylia Valdoria) # ''The Final Key'' (Sauscony Lahaylia Valdoria/rest of her family) # "The Edges of Never-Haven" (Denric Winward Valdoria) # "Light and Shadow" (Kelricson Garlin Valdoria) # ''Aurora in Four Voices'' (Sauscony Lahaylia Valdoria) # ''Walk in Silence'' (Jess Fernandez) # "The Pyre of New Day" (Sauscony (Soz) Lahaylia Valdoria) # ''The Last Hawk'' (Kelricson Garlin Valdoria) # ''Primary Inversion'' (Sauscony (Soz) Lahaylia Valdoria) This was the first published book # ''The Radiant Seas'' (Sauscony (Soz) Lahaylia Valdoria/rest of her family) # "Soul of Light" (Althor Valdoria, Coop, Vaz Majda) # "The Shadowed Heart" (Jason Harrick) #* Aftermath of Radiance War – the following four stories have a great deal of overlap but follow different characters # ''Ascendant Sun'' (Kelricson Garlin Valdoria) # ''The Quantum Rose'' (Kamoj Argali, Havyrl Torcellei Valdoria) # ''Spherical Harmonic'' (Dyhianna Selei) # ''The Moon's Shadow'' (Jaibriol Qox Skolia) # ''Diamond Star'' (Del-Kurj Arden Valdoria) # ''A Roll of the Dice'' (Jeremiah Coltman) # ''The Ruby Dice'' (novella, Kelricson Garlin Valdoria) # ''The Ruby Dice'' (full-length novel, Jaibriol Qox Skolia and Kelricson Garlin Valdoria) # ''Carnelians'' (Kelricson Garlin Valdoria, Jaibriol Qox Skolia, Del-Kurj Arden Valdoria) # "Ave de Paso" (Akushtina Santis Pulivok) # ''Catch the Lightning'' (Akushtina Santis Pulivok, Althor Vyan Selei) # ''Lightning Strike, Book I'' (Akushtina Santis Pulivok, Althor Vyan Selei) # ''Lightning Strike, Book II'' (Akushtina Santis Pulivok, Althor Vyan Selei) Note:

Major Bhaajan series

# "Children of the Dust" (prequel novella to the series, available online at www.baen.com), September 15, 2017. #* Also as part of the anthology ''Down these Dark Spaceways'' Published May 2005 by the Science Fiction Book Club. # ''Undercity'', December 2, 2014. The first part of this three-part novel was previously published as the novella ''The City of Cries''. # ''The Bronze Skies'', September 5, 2017 # ''The Vanished Seas'', July 7, 2020 # ''The Jigsaw Assassin '', July 5, 2022

Lost Continent

''Lost Continent'' (aka ''Aronsdale'') series (

Romantic fantasy Romantic fantasy, or "romantasy", is a Genre, subgenre of fantasy fiction that combines fantasy and Romance novel, romance, describing a fantasy story using many of the elements and conventions of the chivalric romance genre. One of the key featur ...

) # ''The Charmed Sphere'' (2004) #* "Moonglow" novella (''Charmed Destinies'', ed. Mary Theresa Hussey (2003)) # ''The Misted Cliffs'' (2005) # ''The Dawn Star'' (2006) # ''The Fire Opal'' (2007) # ''The Night Bird'' (2008) # "The Topaz Desert" (''Lace and Blade'', ed. Deborah Ross, 2008)

Other works

* ''The Veiled Web'' (1999) * ''The Phoenix Code'' (2000) * '' Sunrise Alley'' (2004) * ''Alpha'' (Sequel to ''Sunrise Alley'') (2006) * "Dance in Blue" novelette (''Christmas Forever'', ed.

David Hartwell David Geddes Hartwell (July 10, 1941 – January 20, 2016) was an American critic, publisher, and editor of thousands of science fiction and fantasy novels. He was best known for work with Signet, Pocket, and Tor Books publishers. He was also no ...

, (1993), ''

Wondrous Beginnings ''Wondrous Beginnings'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Steven H. Silver and Martin H. Greenberg, first published in paperback by DAW Books in January 2003. It is a compilation of the first published stories of sevente ...

'', ed. Steven H Silver (2003), and ''A Cosmic Christmas'', ed. Hank Davis (2012)) * "Boot Hill" short story written with

(''Civil War Fantastic'', ed.

Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ...

, (2000) and ''With a Little Help from My Friends: Stories by Hugo and Nebula Winner Mike Resnick in Collaboration with . . .'' ed.

(2002)) * ''The Phoenix Code'' rewritten eBook version (2013) * "Corn Fed Blues," with Kate Dolan (''Deco Punk: The Spirit of an Age'', ed. Judith K. Dial and Thomas A. Easton) (2015)

Editor

* ''Mindsparks the Magazine of Science and Science Fiction'', Editor and founder, Catherine Asaro, 1993–1996 * ''Irresistible Forces'', ed. Catherine Asaro (2004) * '' Nebula Awards Showcase 2013'', ed. Catherine Asaro (2013)

Inclusion in collections with works by other authors

* ''Civil War Fantastic'', ed.

(2000) * ''Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction'', ed.

(2001) * ''Fantasy: the Best of 2001'', ed.

and Karen Haber (2002) * ''Charmed Destinies'', ed. Mary Theresa Hussey (2003) * ''

Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 ''Nebula Awards Showcase 2003'' is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Nancy Kress. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc Books, Roc/New American Library in April 2003. Summary The book collects pieces that won or wer ...

'', ed.

Nancy Kress Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella '' Beggars in Spain'' (1991), which becam ...

(2003) * ''Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy'', ed.

(2004) * ''Projections: Science Fiction in Literature & Film'', ed.

Lou Anders Lou Anders is a US-based author, known for the ''Thrones & Bones'' series of middle grade fantasy novels. Anders is a Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, Hugo Award-winning editor, a Chesley Award for Best Art Director, Chesley Award-winnin ...

(2004) Nonfiction * ''The Journey Home'', ed. Mary Kirk (2005) * ''Down These Dark Spaceways'', ed.

(2005) * ''Year Million'', ed.

Damien Broderick Damien Francis Broderick (22 April 1944 – 19 April 2025) was an Australian science fiction and popular science writer and editor of some 74 books. ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' credits him with the first usage of the term ''virtual ...

Nonfiction (2008) Nonfiction * ''Strange Divisions and Alien Territories: The Sub-genres of Science Fiction'' , ed.

Keith Brooke Keith Brooke is a British science fiction author, Editing, editor, web publisher and anthologist from Suffolk, England. He is the founder and editor of the infinity plus webzine. He also writes children's fiction under the name Nick Gifford. Biog ...

(2012) Nonfiction; chapter written with Kate Dolan * ''The Mammoth Book of SF Wars'', ed. Ian Whates and Ian Watson, (2012) * ''Deco Punk: The Spirit of An Age'', ed. Judith K. Dial and Thomas A. Easton, (2015) * ''Infinite Stars'', ed.

, (2017)

Music

* ''Diamond Star'', Point Valid with Catherine Asaro (2009), CD * ''Goodbye Note'', Asaro and Wolcott (2010), EP * "Deep Snows," Catherine Asaro (2012), Single * "Looking for Sunsets," Catherine Asaro (2013), Demo * "Ancient Ages," Catherine Asaro, songwriter

Arlan Andrews Arlan Keith Andrews, Sr. (born 1940) is an American engineer and writer of science fiction and non-fiction. He attended New Mexico State University, where he earned Bachelor of Science, bachelor, Master of Science, master, and Doctor of Science, ...

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Scientific articles

* "Photoionization of Molecular Oxygen", P.W. Langoff, A. Gerwer, C. Asaro, and B.V. McKoy, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry Symposium 13, 645 (1979). (Conference proceedings for 1980 ''JCP'' article.) * "Photoexcitation and Ionization in Molecular Oxygen: Theoretical Studies of Electronic Transitions in the Discrete and Continuous Spectral Intervals", A. Gerwer, C. Asaro, B.V. McKoy, and P.W. Langhoff, ''Journal of Chemical Physics'' 72, pp. 713–727 (1980) * "Stieltjes-Imaging Calculations of Photodissociation", C. Asaro and A. Dalgarno, ''Journal of Chemical Physics'' 78, pp. 200–205 (1983) * "Bound Vibrational Levels of the Two Lowest ¹Σ⁺ States of LiF", Catherine Asaro and A. Dalgarno, ''

Chemical Physics Letters ''Chemical Physics Letters'' is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in chemical physics and physical chemistry. It was established in 1967 and is published by Elsevier. The editors-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also ...

'' 118:1 pp. 64–66 (1985) * "Polarization Control of Branching Ratios in Photodissociation", Catherine Asaro, Paul Brumer, and Moshe Shapiro, ''

Physical Review Letters ''Physical Review Letters'' (''PRL''), established in 1958, is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal that is published 52 times per year by the American Physical Society. The journal is considered one of the most prestigious in the field of physics ...

'' 60(16) pp. 1634–? (18 April 1988) * "Complex speeds and special relativity", Catherine Asaro, ''

American Journal of Physics The ''American Journal of Physics'' is a monthly, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics. The editor-in-chief is Beth Parks of Colgate University."Current ...

'', 64:4 pp. 421–429 (April 1996) * "Special relativity and complex speeds", Catherine Asaro,

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States ...

Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Workshop, August 1997

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