Catherine Asaro

Catherine ( Ann ) Asaro ( born 1955 in Oakland (California ), USA) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

Life

Catherine Asaro was born in Oakland ( California). She grew up in El Cerrito, a small town north of Berkeley ( California).

In her youth she was a ballet training, and at the age of 15, she passed the entrance test for admission to the Royal Academy in London. But she refrained, to study ballet because their preference was victorious for the natural sciences.

Instead she studied at Harvard University, where she obtained a master's degree in physics and a Ph.D. in chemical physics, and at the University of California, from her a bachelor's degree "with Highest Honors " was awarded in chemistry.

During her student days at Harvard, she was a prima ballerina and choreographer for "The Mainly Jazz Dancers" and "The Harvard University Ballet ." They completed appearances on the east and on the west coast of America as well as in Ohio. After their graduation from the Mainly Jazz Dancers were taken over by other (not yet graduated ) students and converted to a fixed establishment of the university.

Catherine Asaro has, among others, at the University of Toronto in Canada, at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany and at the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in the U.S. Research is operated (applied quantum physics to describe the behavior of atoms and molecules ). Catherine Asaro was a physics professor at Kenyon College until 1990. At the time, she founded " Molecudyne Research", a research organization, which she still directs today.

Catherine Asaro was interim President of SFWA. When not writing or has guest appearances at various conferences, she teaches a "math club for homeschool children of all ages ."

She lives with her husband John Kendall Cannizzo ( NASA astrophysicist ) and her daughter ( ballet dancer and mathematician ) in Maryland.

Work

Catherine Asaro is mainly a representative of Speculative Romance. Depending on the perspective, she writes

  • Romances, which are integrated into a SF and fantasy environment,
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy with romantic touch.

Her books and stories have been once honored with the Nebula Award and twice with the Sapphire Award. These numerous nominations come for a variety of SF / F literary prizes.

Ruby Dynasty / Saga of the Empire Skolian

The Star Empire of Skolia

  • Vol 01: Primary Inversion, 1995
  • Vol 02: Catch the Lightning, 1996
  • Vol 03: The Last Hawk, 1997
  • Vol 04: The Radiant Seas, 1998
  • Vol 05: Ascendant Sun, 2000
  • Vol 06: The Quantum Rose, 2000
  • Vol 07: Spherical Harmonic, 2001
  • Vol 08: The Moon 's Shadow, 2003
  • Vol 09: Skyfall, 2003
  • Vol 10: Schism, 2004
  • Vol 11: The Final Key, 2005
  • Vol 12: The Ruby Dice, 2008
  • Vol 13: Diamond Star, 2009
  • Vol 14: Carnelians, 2011

Tales of the Star Empire of Skolia

  • " Light and Shadow ", 1994
  • "Aurora in Four Voices" 1998
  • " A Roll of the Dice ", 2000
  • " Ave de Paso ", 2001
  • "Walk in Silence", 2003
  • " Stained Glass Heart ", 2004
  • " The Edge of Never Haven ", 2004
  • "The City of Cries ", 2005
  • "The Shadowed Heart", 2005
  • " The Ruby Dice ", 2006

Aronsdale

  • Vol 1: The Charmed Sphere, 2004
  • Vol 2: The Misted Cliffs, 2005
  • Vol 3: The Dawn Star, 2006

Sunrise Alley

  • Vol 1: Sunrise Alley, 2004
  • Vol 2: Alpha, 2006

Single novels

  • The Veiled Web, 1999
  • The Phoenix Code, 2000

Other short stories

  • "Dance in Blue" 1993
  • " Moonglow ", 2003
  • "Soul of Light", 2004

Anthologies

  • Irresistible Forces, 2004
  • " Winter Fair Gifts " by Lois McMaster Bujold of
  • "The Alchemical Marriage " by Mary Jo Putney
  • " Stained Glass Heart ", Catherine Asaro
  • " Skin Deep " by Deb Stover
  • " The Trouble with Heroes," Jo Beverley
  • " Shadows in the Wood", Jennifer Roberson
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