Karen Haber (born January 9,"She came upon the story somehow, was startled and amused to find that she shared a birthday with its protagonist (...) Her name was Karen Haber (...) Today was her birthday, the seventh of January": introduction to "Capricorn Games", by

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Gr ...

, reprinted in ''On Spec'' #117 (vol. 31 no. 3), p.24-25 1955) is an American

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

non-fiction Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with be ...

author and editor, as well as an art critic and historian. She is the author of nine novels including '' Star Trek Voyager: Bless the Beasts'', and co-author of ''Science of the

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

''. Other publications include ''Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present'', a collection of essays by leading science fiction writers and artists, and ''Transitions with

Todd Lockwood Todd Wills Lockwood, (born July 9, 1957 in Boulder, Colorado, United States) is an American artist specializing in fantasy and science fiction illustration. He is best known for his work on the role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and for his ...

'', a retrospective of the artist's work. In 2001 she edited a

Hugo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on ...

-nominated essay collection celebrating

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

, ''Meditations on

Middle-Earth Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy. The term is equivalent to the ''Miðgarðr'' of Norse mythology and ''Middangeard'' in Old English works, including ''Beowulf''. Middle-earth is t ...

''. Her short fiction has appeared in ''

Asimov's Science Fiction ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy named after science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It is currently published by Penny Publications. From January 2017, the publicatio ...

'' magazine, the ''

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'', and many anthologies. She reviews art books for ''

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'' magazine and profiles artists for various publications including ''

Realms of Fantasy ''Realms of Fantasy'' was a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Sovereign Media, then Tir Na Nog Press, and Damnation Books, which specialized in fantasy fiction (including some horror), related nonfiction (wit ...

''. With her husband,

, she co-edited ''Best Science Fiction of 2001'', ''2002'', and the ''Best Fantasy of 2001'' and ''2002'' for ibooks and later, co-edited the continuation with

Jonathan Strahan Jonathan Strahan (born 1964, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a ...

.Denvention 3 Bio of Karen Haber
accessed October 2, 2009

Bibliography

Short stories

* Madre De Dios (1988) *

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

in Nighttown (1989) (with Robert Silverberg) * A Plague of Strangers (1989) * Inside Out (1992) * Red Angels (1993) * The Shores of Morning (1993, in ''The Further Adventures of

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'') * My Husband Became a Zombie and it Saved Our Marriage (1994) * On the Tip of a Cat's Tongue (1994) * Doing the Angry Centipede (1995) * First Contact, Sort of (1995) (with Carol Carr) * The King Who Would Fly (1995) * A Round of Cards with the General (1995) * The Spell Between Worlds (1995) * The Vampire of the Opera (1995) * A Bone Dry Place (1996) * Cézanne Was a Capricorn (1997) * The Glyptodon's Quadrille (1997) * Dog Is My Copilot (1998) * A Killing Light (1999) (with Robert Silverberg) * The Federal Spy And Miz Julia (2000)

Novels

* ''Thieves' Carnival'' (1990) * ''Bless the Beasts'' (''Star Trek: Voyager'' series, 1996) * ''Crossing Infinity'' (2005)

Series

Fire in Winter

# ''The Mutant Season'' (1989) (with Robert Silverberg) # ''The Mutant Prime'' (1990) # ''Mutant Star'' (1992) # ''Mutant Legacy'' (1992)

War Minstrels

# ''Woman without a Shadow'' (1995) # ''The War Minstrels'' (1995) # ''Sister Blood'' (1996)

Non-fiction

* ''Science of the X-Men'' (2000) (with Link Yaco) * ''The Art of Todd Lockwood: Transitions'' (2003) * ''Kong Unbound'' (2005)

Editing

* ''

Universe 1 ''Universe 1'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, and illustrated by Alicia Austin, the initial volume in a Universe (anthology series), series of seventeen. It was first published in paperback by Ace Bo ...

'' (1990) (with Robert Silverberg) * ''

Universe 2 ''Universe 2'' is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr and illustrated by Alicia Austin, the second volume in the seventeen-volume Universe (anthology series), Universe anthology series. It was first published ...

'' (1992) (with Robert Silverberg) * '' Universe 3'' (1994) (with Robert Silverberg) * ''Meditations on Middle-earth'', essay collection celebrating J.R.R. Tolkien (Earthlight, 2001) * ''Fantasy: The Best of 2001'' (2002) (with Robert Silverberg) * ''Scientific American's Secrets of the Periodic Table'' (2002) * ''Science Fiction: The Best of 2003'' (2003) (with Jonathan Strahan) * ''Fantasy: The Best of 2002'' (2003) (with Robert Silverberg) * ''Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present'', a collection of essays by leading sf authors (St. Martin's Press, 2003) * ''Fantasy: The Best of 2004'' (2005) (with Jonathan Strahan) * ''Science Fiction: The Best of 2004'' (2005) (with Jonathan Strahan) * ''Science Fiction: The Best of 2005'' (2006) * ''Fantasy: The Best of 2005'' (2006) (with Jonathan Strahan)

Awards

''Meditations on Middle Earth'' was nominated for the

Hugo Award for Best Related Book The Hugo Award for Best Related Work is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for primarily non-fiction works related to science fiction or fantasy, published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The Hugo Awards have bee ...

in 2002.

References

External links

Official website
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