Sonia Orin Lyris is the author of several novels and various

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stories and articles in computing and literary journals. She is the author of ''The Seer''. and the sequel novels forming "The Stranger Trilogy". She has published fiction for

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. Lyris has been a contributing editor to the C-spot and associate editor at the Journal Of Universal Rejection (JofUR). In 2012, she was interviewed in an episode of The Tomorrow Project podcast, where she discussed the relationship between real-world science and science fiction. Lyris lives in

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Bibliography

Novels and series

''The Seer Saga''

* A short prequel to ''The Seer'', previously published as part of * *:''The Stranger Trilogy'' is the sequel to ''The Seer''. * * *

''The Witches of Marigold''

''Magic: The Gathering''

* * * ''And Peace Shall Sleep'' has translations in German, French, and Polish.

Shorter fiction

* * * * **Republished: * * Republished separately in 2012: * * * * * * * * * * *

Collections

* This anthology contains the stories ''Descent'', ''The Green'', and ''Motherhood''.

Nonfiction

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