Julie Czerneda

Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including the Prix Aurora winner In the Company of Others, a number of short stories; and has 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 2013, Czerneda released the first book of her Night's Edge series, A Turn of Light.

Works

Standalone books

• In the Company of Others (2001) ISBN 0-88677-999-5

The Clan Chronicles

This continuity was formerly called the Trade Pact Universe.

Trade Pact trilogy

1. A Thousand Words for Stranger (1997), ISBN 0886777690
2. Ties of Power (1999,) ISBN 0886778506
3. To Trade the Stars (2002), ISBN 0756400759

Stratification trilogy

Prequel to the Trade Pact trilogy:

1. Reap the Wild Wind (2007), ISBN 978-0-7564-0456-7
2. Riders of the Storm (2008), ISBN 0-7564-0518-1
3. Rift in the Sky (2009), ISBN 0756405602

Reunification series

1. This Gulf of Time and Stars (2015), ISBN 978-0756408695

Species Imperative

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

1. Survival (2004) ISBN 0756402611
2. Migration (2005) ISBN 0756403464
3. Regeneration (2006) ISBN 0756403456

Career guidance

• Great careers for people interested in living things (1993) ISBN 0810393875
• Great careers for people who like to work with their hands (1994) ISBN 0810399636
• 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

Web Shifters

Three book series featuring the adventures of the shape-shifter Esen-alit-Quar.

1. Beholder's Eye (1998) ISBN 0886778182
2. Changing Vision (2000) ISBN 0886779049
3. Hidden in Sight (2003) ISBN 0756401399

Night's Edge

1. A Turn of Light (2013) ISBN 0756407079 (Original title: A Turn of Light: Marrowdell)
2. A Play of Shadow (2014) ISBN 0756408318 (November 2014 release)
   In 2014 Czerneda announced that DAW Books had bought the next three books in the series.^[1]
3. A Change of Place (announced)
4. A Fall of Darkness (announced)
5. A Twist of Magic (announced)

Contributor

• "Prism" (Web Shifters) in DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction Anthology, edited by Elizabeth R. Wollheim and Sheila E. Gilbert (2002) ISBN 0756400643
• ReVisions, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel (2004) ISBN 0756402409
• Sirius the Dog Star edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Alexander Potter (2004) ISBN 0756401860, "Brothers Bound" (prequel to the Stratification trilogy in the Clan Chronicles)
• "She's Such a Nasty Morsel" (Web Shifters) in Women of War edited by Alexander Potter and Tanya Huff (2005) ISBN 0756402867
• "A Touch of Blue" (Web Shifters) in Heroes in Training, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Jim C. Hines (2007) ISBN 075640438X
• "The Passenger" in Lightspeed Science Fiction and Fantasy magazine, February 2011
• "The Franchise" in Space Stations edited by Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers (sequel to In the Company of Others) . ISBN 0756401763

Edited by Julie E. Czerneda

• ReVisions, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel (2004) ISBN 0756402409
• Space, Inc. (2003) ISBN 075640147X
• Fantastic Companions (2005) ISBN 1550418637
• Mythspring: From the Lyrics and Legends of Canada (2006) edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Genevieve Kierans. ISBN 0889953406
• Under Cover of Darkness, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Jana Paniccia (2007) ISBN 0756404045. Winner of the Prix Aurora Award (Best English (Other), 2008)
• Misspelled (2008) ISBN 0756404754
• Ages of Wonder, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Rob St. Martin (2009) ISBN 0756405432
• Tesseracts 15: A Case of Quite Curious Tales, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Susan MacGregor (2004). Tesseracts series. ISBN 1894063589

Science education through science fiction stories in the classroom

• No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction (1998) nonfiction
• Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination (1998) ISBN 1895579899

Tales from the Wonder Zone

• Stardust (2001) ISBN 1552440184
• Explorer (2002) ISBN 1552440222
• Orbiter (2002?) ISBN 1552440206
• Odyssey (2004) ISBN 155244080X
• Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science (2007) ISBN 0889953724. Winner of the Canadian Science Writers' Award (Youth Book, 2007)

Realms of Wonder

• Summoned to Destiny (2004) ISBN 1550418610
• Fantastic Companions (2005) ISBN 1550418637

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)^[2]
• 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)
• Romantic Times
  • 2001 Reviewers' Choice Winner: Best Science Fiction Novel for In the Company of Others

References

External links

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• Official Site, run by the author
• Julie E. Czerneda at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• In Other Worlds, a fan site
• Julie E. Czerneda on Fantastic Fiction
• made in Canada at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009) list of Canadian SF writers
• Fantafiction a brief bio and bibliography
• Susan O'Fearna' Bookshelf a listing of publications (including short stories)
• Julie E. Czerneda on LibraryThing