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Julie E. Czerneda
Julie E. Czerneda (foreground) at the Polaris 26 science fiction convention
Julie E. Czerneda (foreground) at the Polaris 26 science fiction convention
Born (1955-04-11) April 11, 1955 (age 69)
Occupation
NationalityCanadian
Period1997–
Genre
Notable worksA Thousand Words for Stranger (1997)
Website
www.czerneda.com

Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including four Aurora Award for Best Novel winners (In the Company of Others, A Turn of Light, A Play of Shadow, and The Gossamer Mage), and a number of short stories; she has also edited several anthologies.

Czerneda is a biologist by education, and has been active in writing and editing non-fiction. She has edited and authored a number of educational books about career guidance and the teaching of science. In 2022, Czerneda was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Hall of Fame (CSFFA).[1]

Works

Library resources about
Julie Czerneda
By Julie Czerneda

Standalone books

  • In the Company of Others (2001) – ISBN 9780756417826
  • The Gossamer Mage (2019) – ISBN 9780756412340
  • To Each This World (November 2022, DAW) – ISBN 9780756415426

Novellas

  • No Place Like Home (2016)

The Clan Chronicles

This continuity was formerly called the Trade Pact Universe.

Trade Pact trilogy

  1. A Thousand Words for Stranger (1997) – ISBN 9780886777692
  2. Ties of Power (1999) – ISBN 9780886778507
  3. To Trade the Stars (2002) – ISBN 9780756400750

Stratification trilogy

Prequel to the Trade Pact trilogy:

  1. Reap the Wild Wind (2007) – ISBN 9780756404871
  2. Riders of the Storm (2008) – ISBN 9780756405618
  3. Rift in the Sky (2009) – ISBN 9780756406097

Reunification series

  1. This Gulf of Time and Stars (2015) – ISBN 9780756408695
  2. The Gate to Futures Past (2016) – ISBN 9780756408701
  3. To Guard Against the Dark (2017) – ISBN 9780756408787

Species Imperative

Trilogy of biology, politics and survival in a multi-species, interstellar future.

  1. Survival (2004) – ISBN 9780756402617
  2. Migration (2005) – ISBN 9780756403461
  3. Regeneration (2006) – ISBN 9780756404116

Esen

With the publication of Search Image, the Web Shifters trilogy is listed as part of the Esen continuity,[2] which features the adventures of the shape-shifter Esen-alit-Quar. A Carisian, a species which plays a significant role in the Clan Chronicles, also appears in Search Image,[3] although there are no common plot points.

Web Shifters

  1. Beholder's Eye (1998) – ISBN 9780756413514
  2. Changing Vision (2000) – ISBN 9780756411954
  3. Hidden in Sight (2003) – ISBN 9780756401399

Web Shifter's Library

  1. Search Image (2018) – ISBN 9780756412449
  2. Mirage (2020) – ISBN 9780756415617
  3. Spectrum (2022) – ISBN 9780756415648

Night's Edge

  1. A Turn of Light (2013) – ISBN 9780756407070
  2. A Play of Shadow (2014) – ISBN 9780756408312
    In 2014 Czerneda announced that DAW Books had bought the next three books in the series.[4]
  3. A Change of Place (2024) - ISBN 9780756410698
  4. A Fall of Darkness (announced)
  5. A Twist of Magic (announced)

Contributor

Career guidance

  • Great careers for people interested in living things (1993) – ISBN 9780810393875
  • Great careers for people who like to work with their hands (1994) – ISBN 9780810399631
  • Great careers for people interested in communications technology (1996) by Julie E. Czerneda and Victoria Vincent
  • Great careers for people fascinated by government and the law (1996) by Anne Marie Males; contributing authors, Julie Czerneda and Victoria Vincent

Edited by Julie E. Czerneda

Science education through science fiction stories in the classroom

  • No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction (1998), non-fiction – ISBN 9781895579949
  • Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination (1998) – ISBN 9781895579895

Tales from the Wonder Zone

Realms of Wonder

Awards

  • University of Waterloo Alumni of Honour Award 2007
  • Golden Duck Awards
    • 2003 Special award for Best Science and Technology Education, given for the Tales of the Wonder Zone (entire series)[5]
  • Prix Aurora Award
    • 2002 Best Long Form in English for In the Company of Others
    • 2002 Best Short Form in English for "Left Foot on A Blind Man"
    • 2004 Best Editor for Space, Inc.
    • 2008 Best Editor for Under Cover of Darkness (with Jana Paniccia)
    • 2014 Best English Novel for A Turn of Light
    • 2015 Best English Novel for A Play of Shadow
    • 2020 Best Novel for The Gossamer Mage
  • Romantic Times
    • 2001 Reviewers' Choice Winner: Best Science Fiction Novel for In the Company of Others

See also

References

  1. ^ "Julie E. Czerneda & Finding Inspiration in Biology - The Horror Tree". horrortree.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. ^ Search Image 2018, pre-title page.
  3. ^ Search Image 2018, Chapter 3. Chow Morning.
  4. ^ "Installment 2 from A Play of Shadow by Julie E. Czerneda, coming from DAW Books Nov 4, 2014". Julie Cznerda. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  5. ^ Wonder Zone series Note book titles.
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