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Catherine Asaro


(Catherine Ann Asaro)
USA flag (b.1955)

Oakland, California native Catherine Asaro received a doctorate in physics from Harvard University. She has published a number of papers on theoretical physics and was a physics professor until 1990, when she established Molecudyne Research, which she currently runs. A former ballerina, she has performed with ballets and in musicals on both coasts, and founded the Mainly Jazz Dance program at Harvard. She now teaches at the Caryl Maxwell Classical Ballet. Her husband is John Kendall Cannizzo, an astrophysicist at NASA. They have one daughter and live in Columbia, Maryland.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Romance
 
New and upcoming books
July 2024

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The Down Deep
(Dust Knights, book 1)
Series
Skolian Empire
   1. Primary Inversion (1995)
   2. Catch the Lightning (1996)
   3. The Radiant Seas (1998)
   4. The Last Hawk (1997)
   5. Ascendant Sun (2000)
   6. The Quantum Rose (2000)
   7. Spherical Harmonic (2001)
   8. The Moon's Shadow (2003)
   9. Skyfall (2003)
   10. Schism (2004)
   11. The Final Key (2005)
   12. The Ruby Dice (2008)
   13. Diamond Star (2009)
   14. Carnelians (2011)
   Aurora in Four Voices (2011)
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Lost Continent
Moonglow (2003)
   1. The Charmed Sphere (2004)
   2. The Misted Cliffs (2005)
   3. The Dawn Star (2006)
   4. The Fire Opal (2007)
   5. The Night Bird (2008)
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Sunrise Alley
   1. Sunrise Alley (2004)
   2. Alpha (2004)
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Major Bhaajan
   0.5. The City of Cries (2011)
   1. Undercity (2014)
   2. The Bronze Skies (2017)
   3. The Vanished Seas (2020)
   4. The Jigsaw Assassin (2022)
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Lighting Strike
   1. Earthborn (2023)
   2. Starborn (2023)
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Novels
   The Veiled Web (1999)
   The Phoenix Code (2000)
   Lightning Strike (2014)
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Collections
   Charmed Destinies (2003) (with Mercedes Lackey and Rachel Lee)
   The Journey Home (2004) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Spacetime Pool (2012)
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Anthologies edited
   Irresistible Forces (2004)
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Series contributed to
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Catherine Asaro recommends
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Dream Shaper (2015)
(Dream Chronicle, book 2)
J A Ferguson
"A fantasy to delight fans of quests and romances alike."
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Dreadnaught (2011)
(The Lost Fleet : Beyond the Frontier, book 1)
Jack Campbell
"Jack Campbell's dazzling series is military science fiction at its best."
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Eyes of Crow (2006)
(Aspect of Crow, book 1)
Jeri Smith-Ready
"Jeri Smith-Ready's lyrical prose brings to life unforgettable characters and a poignant story that haunted me long after I finished the novel... Highly recommended."

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Anthologies containing stories by Catherine Asaro
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers (2017)
Women of Science Fiction
edited by
Rachel Frederick, Barbara Jasny, Monica Louzon, Heather McHale, Sarah Pinsker and Jake Weisfeld

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Awards
Hugo Best Novella nominee (1999) : Aurora In Four Voices
Nebula Awards Best Novella nominee (1999) : Aurora In Four Voices
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : The Last Hawk
Nebula Awards Best Novel winner (2002) : The Quantum Rose


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