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Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.<ref name="dmn1">Template:Cite news</ref> Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. Her novel The Speed of Dark won the 2003 Nebula Award. Prior to her writing career, she served in the United States Marine Corps.

Early lifeEdit

Moon was born Susan Elizabeth Norris and grew up in McAllen, Texas. She started writing when she was a child and first tried a book, which was about her dog, at age six. She was inspired to write creatively, and says that she began writing science fiction in her teens, considering it a sideline.<ref name="bio self"/>

She earned a Bachelor's degree in History from Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1968 and later earned a second B.A. in Biology. In 1968, she joined the United States Marine Corps as a computer specialist, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant while on active duty.<ref name="aas890413">Template:Cite news</ref> She married Richard Sloan Moon in 1969 and they have a son, Michael, born in 1983.<ref name="bio self">Moon, Elizabeth. Biographical information. Retrieved September 15, 2007. Template:Webarchive</ref>

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Moon at the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention, Glasgow, August 2005

Writing careerEdit

Moon began writing professionally in her mid-thirties and had a newspaper column in a county weekly newspaper. In 1986, she published her first science fiction in the monthly magazine Analog and the anthology series Sword and Sorceress.<ref name=isfdb>Template:Isfdb name. Retrieved June 18, 2011.</ref> Her stories appeared regularly in Analog the next few years. Her first novel Sheepfarmer's Daughter (1988)<ref name=isfdb /> won the Compton Crook Award and inaugurated the Paksenarrion series.<ref name="aas890413"/>

Most of her work has military science fiction themes, although biology, politics, and personal relationships also feature strongly. The Serrano Legacy is a space opera. Her Nebula-winning novel The Speed of Dark (2003) is a near-future story told from the viewpoint of an autistic data analyst, inspired by her own autistic son Michael.<ref name="Interview with Elizabeth Moon on Plot Twister">Meats, Jessica (June 8, 2011). "An interview with: Elizabeth Moon" Template:Webarchive. Plot Twister: Adventures in the world of fiction. Retrieved March 4, 2014.</ref>

Other interestsEdit

Elizabeth Moon has many interests besides writing. She has a musical background, having played the accordion during her university days<ref name="Sallyport"/> and sung in choirs.<ref name="bio self"/><ref name="Sallyport">Dow, Christopher. Elizabeth Moon's Path to the Stars Template:Webarchive, Rice University's alumni magazine, The Sallyport. Retrieved September 15, 2007.</ref> She is an accomplished fencer, and captain of the SFWA Musketeers, a group of published speculative fiction authors who also fence.<ref name="Musketeers">SFWA Musketeers Template:Webarchive. Retrieved May 13, 2011.</ref>

Moon is also an experienced paramedic and has served in various capacities in local government.

Awards and nominationsEdit

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WorksEdit

PaksenarrionEdit

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The Deed of PaksenarrionEdit

  1. Sheepfarmer's Daughter (June 1988)
  2. Divided Allegiance (October 1988)
  3. Oath of Gold (January 1989)
Those Who Walk in Darkness” (March 1990)—short story set during Oath of Gold, included in the collections Lunar Activity and Phases

In addition, several omibus editions (1992, 2003, 2010) entitled The Deed of Paksenarrion have been released.

The Legacy of GirdEdit

  1. Surrender None (June 1990)—prequel to The Deed of Paksenarrion
  2. Liar's Oath (May 1992)—sequel to Surrender None

Omibus editions: The Legacy of Gird (September 1996); A Legacy of Honour (November 2010)

Paladin's Legacy or Legend of PaksenarrionEdit

  1. Oath of Fealty (March 2010)—sequel to Oath of Gold
  2. Kings of the North (March 2011)
  3. Echoes of Betrayal (February 2012)
  4. Limits of Power (June 2013)
  5. Crown of Renewal (May 2014)

Serrano Legacy (Familias Regnant)Edit

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  • Heris Serrano trilogy
  1. Hunting Party (July 1993)
  2. Sporting Chance (September 1994)
  3. Winning Colors (August 1995)
Heris Serrano (July 2002)—Baen omnibus edition of Hunting Party, Sporting Chance and Winning Colors
The Serrano Legacy: Omnibus One (December 2006)—Orbit GB omnibus
  • Esmay Suiza duology
  1. Once a Hero (Hardcover Template:ISBN, March 1997)
  2. Rules of Engagement (Hardcover Template:ISBN, December 1998)
The Serrano Connection: Omnibus Two (September 2007)—Orbit GB omnibus
The Serrano Connection (October 2008)—Baen omnibus edition
  • Suiza and Serrano duology
  1. Change of Command (Hardcover Template:ISBN, December 1999)
  2. Against the Odds (Hardcover Template:ISBN, December 2000)
The Serrano Succession: Omnibus Three (February 2008)—Orbit GB omnibus

Vatta's WarEdit

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  1. Trading in Danger (Hardcover Template:ISBN, October 2003)
  2. Marque and Reprisal (Hardcover Template:ISBN, October 2004)—Moving Target in the UK, New Zealand and Australia
  3. Engaging the Enemy (Hardcover Template:ISBN, March 2006)
  4. Command Decision (Hardcover Template:ISBN, February 2007)
  5. Victory Conditions (Hardcover Template:ISBN, February 2008)

Vatta's PeaceEdit

  1. Cold Welcome (Hardcover Template:ISBN, April 2017)
  2. Into the Fire (Hardcover Template:ISBN, February 2018)

Planet PiratesEdit

The Planet Pirates trilogy is based on two books by Anne McCaffrey, Dinosaur Planet and Dinosaur Planet Survivors (1978 and 1984, jointly reissued as The Ireta Adventure in 1985 and The Mystery of Ireta in 2004), which also form the core of The Death of Sleep. ISFDB catalogs all five novels as the Ireta series.<ref name=ireta/>
  1. Sassinak (Baen Books, March 1990), Anne McCaffrey and Moon
  2. The Death of Sleep (Baen, June 1990), McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye
  3. Generation Warriors (Baen, February 1991), McCaffrey and Moon

Omnibus edition: The Planet Pirates (Baen, October 1993), McCaffrey, Moon, and Nye<ref name=ireta> Template:Isfdb series (ISFDB). Retrieved March 4, 2014.</ref>

Other novelsEdit

Short storiesEdit

CollectionsEdit

  • Lunar Activity (Template:ISBN, March 1990)—Ten short stories
  • Phases (Template:ISBN, December 1997)—Eight stories from Lunar Activity, and others previously uncollected.
Both include "Those Who Walk in Darkness"—a Paksenarrion short story
  • Moon Flights (hardcover Template:ISBN, paperback Template:ISBN, August 2008)—Fifteen stories, including an original "Vatta's War" story, with an introduction by Anne McCaffrey
    • The limited edition hardcover (Template:ISBN, September 2007) contains an additional rare bonus story entitled "Fencing In".
  • Deeds of Honor: Paksenarrion World Chronicles (Template:ISBN, June 2015)—Eight stories set in the world of Paksenarrion.

See alsoEdit

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InterviewsEdit

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