Julie Czerneda

Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including four Aurora Award for Best Novel winners (''In the Company of Others'', ''A Turn of Light'', ''A Play of Shadow'', and ''The Gossamer Mage''), and a number of short stories; she has also edited several anthologies.

Czerneda is a biologist by education, and has been active in writing and editing non-fiction. She has edited and authored a number of educational books about career guidance and the teaching of science. In 2022, Czerneda was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Hall of Fame (CSFFA).

Works

Standalone books

* '' In the Company of Others'' (2001) –
* ''The Gossamer Mage'' (2019) –
* ''To Each This World'' (November 2022, DAW) –

Novellas

* ''No Place Like Home'' (2016)

The Clan Chronicles

This continuity was formerly called the Trade Pact Universe.

Trade Pact trilogy

# ''A Thousand Words for Stranger'' (1997) –
# ''Ties of Power'' (1999) –
# ''To Trade the Stars'' (2002) –

Stratification trilogy

Prequel to the Trade Pact trilogy:
# ''Reap the Wild Wind'' (2007) –
# ''Riders of the Storm'' (2008) –
# ''Rift in the Sky'' (2009) –

Reunification series

# ''This Gulf of Time and Stars'' (2015) –
# ''The Gate to Futures Past'' (2016) –
# ''To Guard Against the Dark'' (2017) –

Species Imperative

Trilogy of biology, politics and survival in a multi-species, interstellar future.
# ''Survival'' (2004) –
# ''Migration'' (2005) –
# ''Regeneration'' (2006) –

Esen

With the publication of ''Search Image'', the Web Shifters trilogy is listed as part of the Esen continuity, which features the adventures of the shape-shifter Esen-alit-Quar. A Carisian, a species which plays a significant role in the Clan Chronicles, also appears in ''Search Image'', although there are no common plot points.

Web Shifters

# ''Beholder's Eye'' (1998) –
# ''Changing Vision'' (2000) –
# ''Hidden in Sight'' (2003) –

Web Shifter's Library

# ''Search Image'' (2018) –
# ''Mirage'' (2020) –
# ''Spectrum'' (2022) –

Night's Edge

# ''A Turn of Light'' (2013) –
# ''A Play of Shadow'' (2014) –
In 2014 Czerneda announced that DAW Books had bought the next three books in the series.
#''A Change of Place'' (announced)
#''A Fall of Darkness'' (announced)
#''A Twist of Magic'' (announced)

Contributor

* "Prism" (Web Shifters) in ''DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction Anthology'', edited by Elizabeth R. Wollheim and Sheila E. Gilbert (2002)
* ''ReVisions'', edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel (2004) –
* ''Sirius the Dog Star'' edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Alexander Potter (2004) – , "Brothers Bound" (prequel to the Stratification trilogy in the Clan Chronicles)
* "She's Such a Nasty Morsel" (Web Shifters) in ''Women of War'' edited by Alexander Potter and Tanya Huff (2005) –
* "A Touch of Blue" (Web Shifters) in ''Heroes in Training'', edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Jim C. Hines (2007) –
*
The Passenger
in ''Lightspeed Science Fiction and Fantasy'' magazine, February 2011
* "The Franchise" in ''Space Stations'' edited by Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers (sequel to ''In the Company of Others'') –

Career guidance

* ''Great careers for people interested in living things'' (1993) –
* ''Great careers for people who like to work with their hands'' (1994) –
* ''Great careers for people interested in communications technology'' (1996) by Julie E. Czerneda and Victoria Vincent
* ''Great careers for people fascinated by government and the law'' (1996) by Anne Marie Males; contributing authors, Julie Czerneda and Victoria Vincent

Edited by Julie E. Czerneda

*''Space, Inc.'' (2003) –
*'' ReVisions'' with Isaac Szpindel (2004) –
*''Tesseracts 15: A Case of Quite Curious Tales'' with Susan MacGregor (2004) –
*''Fantastic Companions'' (2005) –
* ''Mythspring: From the Lyrics and Legends of Canada'' (2006) with Genevieve Kierans –
* ''Under Cover of Darkness'' with Jana Paniccia (2007) –
* ''Misspelled'' (2008) –
* ''Ages of Wonder'' with Rob St. Martin (2009) –
*'' Nebula Awards Showcase 2017'' (2017) –
*''The Clan Chronicles: Tales from Plexis'' (2018), anthology –

Science education through science fiction stories in the classroom

* ''No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction'' (1998), non-fiction –
* ''Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination'' (1998) –

Tales from the Wonder Zone

* ''Stardust'' (2001)
* ''Explorer'' (2002)
* ''Orbiter'' (2002)
* ''Odyssey'' (2004)
* ''Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science'' (2007) . Winner of the Canadian Science Writers' Award (Youth Book, 2007)

Realms of Wonder

* ''Summoned to Destiny'' (2004)
* ''Fantastic Companions'' (2005)

Awards

* University of Waterloobr>Alumni of Honour Award
2007
* Golden Duck Awards
** 2003 Special award for Best Science and Technology Education, given for the ''Tales of the Wonder Zone (entire series)''Wonder Zone series
Note book titles.
* Prix Aurora Award
** 2002 Best Long Form in English for '' In the Company of Others''
** 2002 Best Short Form in English for "Left Foot on A Blind Man"
** 2004 Best Editor for ''Space, Inc.''
** 2008 Best Editor for ''Under Cover of Darkness'' (with Jana Paniccia)
* Romantic Times
** 2001 Reviewers' Choice Winner: Best Science Fiction Novel for ''In the Company of Others''

See also

* List of University of Waterloo people

References

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External links

Official Site
run by the author
*


a fan site


* list of Canadian SF writers

Fantafiction
a brief bio and bibliography


a listing of publications (including short stories)

Julie E. Czerneda on LibraryThing

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1955 births
Living people
Canadian science fiction writers
Canadian fantasy writers
Canadian women novelists
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
20th-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian novelists
20th-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian women writers