Kathy Oltion is a science fiction novelist known primarily for her ''

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'' work, which began with publication in the first two '' Strange New Worlds'' anthologies from

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("See Spot Run" in the first, "The Quick and the Dead" in the second). She also co-wrote the novel '' Star Trek: New Earth: The Flaming Arrow'' (Book Four of Six) with her husband,

Jerry Oltion Jerry Oltion (born 1957) is a science fiction author from Eugene, Oregon, known for numerous novels and short stories, including books in the '' Star Trek'' series. He is a member of the Wordos writers' group and also writes under the pen name ...

. Both authors live in

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. In addition to writing science fiction, Kathy Oltion also works in a medical laboratory. She is a member of the

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writers' group.

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