Jane Suzanne Fancher (born 1952) is a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

and

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

author and artist.

Work

In the early 1980s, she worked for

Warp Graphics WaRP Graphics, later Warp Graphics, is an alternative comics publisher best known for creating and being the original publisher of the '' Elfquest'' comic book series. It was created and incorporated in 1977 by Wendy and Richard Pini. The company ...

as an art assistant on '' Elfquest'', providing inking assistance on the black and white

comics a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

and coloring on Books 2 and 3 of the original

graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

reprints. Reprint editions omitted her name from the art credits, and later graphic novel editions used different coloring. She adapted portions of

C. J. Cherryh Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award-winning novels '' Downbelo ...

's ''

Gate of Ivrel ''Gate of Ivrel'' is a 1976 novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh, her first published work. It is the first of four books composing the Morgaine Stories, chronicling the deeds of Morgaine, a woman consumed by a mission of the utmost importance, ...

'', the first novel in Cherryh's '' Morgaine'' series. ''Gate of Ivrel: No. 1'' (1985) was a self-published black and white comic book that lasted one issue. Fancher expanded the material in color intending a series of graphic novels: '' Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites'' (1986) and '' Gate of Ivrel: Fever Dreams'' (1987). The adaptations were done in collaboration with Cherryh. She did not complete the series, but the experience led to Fancher becoming a prose author herself, as well as frequent professional collaboration and marriage with Cherryh. Fancher's books include the "Groundties" series, as well as the "Dance of the Rings" trilogy: ''Ring of Lightning'' (1995); ''Ring of Intrigue'' (1997), and ''Ring of Destiny'' (1999). The "Groundties" trilogy (''Groundties'', ''Uplink'', ''Harmonies of the 'Net'') was published in

e-book An ebook (short for electronic book), also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Alt ...

form in 2011.Jane Fancher's blog entry with the original Locus review of UpLink
/ref> There is also a prequel, titled the '''NetWalkers''. Fancher, Cherryh and author

Lynn Abbey Marilyn Lorraine "Lynn" Abbey (born September 18, 1948) is an American fantasy author. Background Born in Peekskill, New York, Abbey was daughter of Ronald Lionel (an insurance manager) and Doris Lorraine (a homemaker; maiden name, De Wees). She ...

run an online publishing house, Closed Circle, to market their own work.http://www.closed-circle.net/ Closed Circle

Personal life

Fancher was born in Renton, Washington
MisCon 28 2014 on October 24, 1952. She has virtual degrees in Physics and Anthropology from Washington State University and training in computer programming, psychology, philosophy, and history. Fancher currently lives in

Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...

with her 'spousal unit',
Fancher's own term for her partner science fiction writer

(Carolyn Janice Cherry), after living with her for years in a domestic partnership. The couple were married on May 17, 2014.

Bibliography

;Illustrated adaptations with

*Gate of Ivrel: Fever Dreams (April 1989) *Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites (April 1989) ;Illustration *''Elfquest Book 2'' by Wendy and Richard Pini (June 1982) ;As J.S. Fancher *''GroundTies'' (October 1991) *''Uplink'' (March 1992) *''Harmonies of the 'Net'' (October 1992) ;As Jane S. Fancher *''Dance of The Rings'' series **''Ring of Lightning'' (June 1995) **''Ring of Intrigue'' (January 1997) **''Ring of Destiny'' (December 1999) ;As J. Fancher *''Blood Red Moon: Nights of the Blood Red Moon Vol 1'' (April 2011) ;Ebooks only *''Rings of Change: Allizant'' *''Nights of the Blood Red Moon Flux: A BRM Short Story A Tale from the Alexander Years'' (2011) *Netwalkers: Part I Partners'' *Netwalkers: Part II Of Mentors and Mimetrons'' *Netwalkers: Omnibus'' (prequel to ''GroundTies''), containing ''Partners and Of Mentors and Mimetrons'' *Netwalkers: Book II Wild Cards'' *Netwalkers: Book III NeXus'' ;with C. J. Cherryh *''

Chernevog ''Chernevog'' is a fantasy novel by American science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. It was first published in September 1990 in the United States in a hardcover edition by Ballantine Books under its Del Rey Books imprint. ''Chernevo ...

'' (revised ebook edition) (2012) *'' Alliance Rising'' (2019) –

Prometheus Award The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society. American author and activist L. Neil Smith established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newl ...

winner 2020

References

External links

Official website
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SFFWorld.com
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