Stephen Charles Goldin (born February 28, 1947) is an American

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and

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author.

Biography

Goldin was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

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. A graduate of

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with a bachelor's degree in Astronomy, he worked for the

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as a civilian space scientist before becoming a full-time writer. He has also worked as a writer and editor for the '' San Francisco Ball'', designed and written manuals for a number of computer games, and co-taught a writing class at the

California State University at Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge, Los Angeles, Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it h ...

. A member of the

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(SFWA), he has served as editor of its ''SFWA Bulletin'' and held the position of the association's western regional director. Goldin has been married twice, first to

Kathleen Sky Kathleen Sky (born Kathleen McKinney, August 5, 1943) is the pen name of Kathleen McKinney Goldin, an American science fiction and fantasy author. Her pen name is her former married name from her marriage to first husband Karl Sky. From 1972 to ...

(from 1972 to 1982) and later to Mary Mason (from 1987 to present). He has collaborated with both in his fiction. Goldin lives in

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. Goldin's "The Last Ghost" was a 1972 nominee for the

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for best

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.The LOCUS Index to SF Awards: Nebula Nominees List

Bibliography

Series

* Family d'Alembert (based on a novella by E.E. "Doc" Smith): # '' Imperial Stars'' (with E.E. "Doc" Smith, 1976) # '' Stranglers' Moon'' (1976) # ''The Clockwork Traitor'' (1977) # ''Getaway World'' (1977) # ''Appointment at Bloodstar'' (1978) # ''The Purity Plot'' (1978) # ''Planet of Treachery'' (1982) # ''Eclipsing Binaries'' (1983) # ''The Omicron Invasion'' (1984) # ''Revolt of the Galaxy'' (1985) *Agents of ISIS (loosely based on Family D'Alembert but entirely the authors) # ''Tsar Wars'' (2010) # ''Treacherous Moon'' (2010) # ''Robot Mountain'' (2010) # ''Sanctuary Planet'' (2010) # ''Stellar Revolution'' (2010) # ''Purgatory Plot'' (2010) # ''Traitors' World'' (2010) # ''Counterfeit Stars'' (2010) # ''Outworld Invaders'' (2010) # ''Galactic Collapse'' (2010) * The Parsina Saga ** ''Shrine of the Desert Mage'' (1988) ** ''The Storyteller and the Jann'' (1988) ** ''Crystals of Air and Water'' (1989) ** ''Treachery of the Demon King'' (2002) * The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy (with Mary Mason): ** ''Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor'' (1988) ** ''Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates'' (1990) * The Mindsaga ** ''Mindflight'' (1978) ** ''Mindsearch'' (2011)

Novels

* ''Herds'' (1975) * ''Caravan'' (1975) * ''Scavenger Hunt'' (1976) * ''Finish Line'' (1976) * ''Assault on the Gods'' (1977) * ''

Trek to Madworld ''Trek to Madworld'' (1979) is one of the original ''Star Trek'' novels set in the universe of the original Star Trek television series. It was authored by Nebula Award finalist Stephen Goldin, with introduction by Star Trek author David Gerrold ...

'' (

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) (1979) * ''The Eternity Brigade'' (1980) * ''A World Called Solitude'' (1981) * ''And Not Make Dreams Your Master'' (1981) * ''Crossroads of the Galaxy'' (1999) * ''Polly!'' (2008) * ''Quiet Post'' (2014) * ''Into The Out'' (2016)

Collections

* ''The Last Ghost and Other Stories'' (collection) (1999) * ''Star Rooks'' (2004 - ebook only) (with Kathleen Sky) * ''Alien Murders'' (2009) * ''Angel in Black'' (2010)

Anthologies (editor)

* ''

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'' (1971) (with

David Gerrold David Gerrold (born Jerrold David Friedman; January 24, 1944)Reginald, R. (September 12, 2010)''Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 2'' Borgo Press p. 911. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved June 23, 2013. is an American science fic ...

) * ''The Alien Condition'' (1973)

Nonfiction

* ''An Hour with Kathleen Sky'' (cassette

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) (1979) (with Kathleen Sky) * ''The Business of Being a Writer'' (1982) (with Kathleen Sky)

References

External links

Author's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldin, Stephen 1947 births Living people American science fiction writers American fantasy writers Writers from California Writers from Philadelphia Science fiction editors 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American speculative fiction editors 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Pennsylvania