Celia S. Friedman
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Celia S. Friedman (born January 12, 1957) is an American speculative fiction author who often writes as "C. S. Friedman".[1][2] Originally a costume designer, Friedman began her publishing career in 1986. She quit costuming in 1996 to write full-time.[3] As of 2022, she has published fourteen novels, numerous short stories—several of which were included in her 2021 collection The Dreaming Kind—and a sourcebook for White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game.
Friedman was nominated for the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer in 1988 (now called the Astounding Award,[4] and her novel This Alien Shore was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1998.[5]
In August 2022, Deadline reported that Bohemia Group, a global management firm, was shopping a potential television series based on The Coldfire Trilogy, which was a finalist for NPR's Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote in 2011.[6][7]
Works
| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Endless War/Azean Empire duology | ||||
| 1 | In Conquest Born | April 1986 | Template:ISBN | paperback with two covers, each the reverse of the other |
| April 1989 | – | hardcover; Science Fiction Book Club edition | ||
| August 1992 | Template:ISBN | paperback; UK edition | ||
| November 2001 | Template:ISBN | paperback; 15th anniversary edition – includes a new intro and glossary. | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| 2 | The Wilding | July 2004 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| July 2005 | Template:ISBN | paperback | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| The Coldfire trilogy | ||||
| Nightborn: Coldfire Rising | July 18, 2023 | Template:ISBN | hardcover; prequel[8] | |
| Dominion | January 9, 2012 | - | eBook; short story set between prequel and main trilogy | |
| 1 | Black Sun Rising | October 1991 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| March 1992 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition | ||
| September 1992 | Template:ISBN | first paperback printing | ||
| September 2005 | Template:ISBN | trade paperback | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| 2 | When True Night Falls | September 1993 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| December 1993 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition | ||
| August 1994 | Template:ISBN | paperback | ||
| October 2005 | Template:ISBN | trade paperback | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| 3 | Crown of Shadows | October 1995 | Template:ISBN | paperback |
| February 1996 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition | ||
| July 1996 | Template:ISBN | paperback | ||
| November 2005 | Template:ISBN | trade paperback | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| The Outworlds series | ||||
| 1 | This Alien Shore | August 1998 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| June 1999 | Template:ISBN | paperback | ||
| January 2000 | Template:ISBN | paperback; United Kingdom edition | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| 2 | This Virtual Night | November 2, 2020 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| 3 | This Variant Seed | TBA | - | work in progress[9] |
| The Magister trilogy | ||||
| 1 | Feast of Souls | January 2007 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| February 2008 | Template:ISBN | paperback | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| 2 | Wings of Wrath | February 3, 2009 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| February 2, 2010 | Template:ISBN | paperback | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| 3 | Legacy of Kings | August 23, 2011 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| September 4, 2012 | Template:ISBN | paperback | ||
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| Dreamwalker Series | ||||
| 1 | Dreamwalker | February 4, 2014 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| 2 | Dreamseeker | November 3, 2015 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| 3 | Dreamweaver | December 6, 2016 | Template:ISBN | hardcover |
| Standalone books | ||||
| The Madness Season | September 1990 | Template:ISBN | paperback | |
| May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook | ||
| The Erciyes Fragments | April 1998 | Template:ISBN | hardcover; a Vampire: The Masquerade novella | |
| Short Works | ||||
| The Dreaming Kind | 1989 | Template:ISBN | in Catfantastic | |
| Downtime | 2002 | Template:ISBN | in 30th Anniversary DAW Science Fiction Collection | |
| Terms of Engagement | June 2006 | ISSN 1095-8258 | in Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | |
| Shall We Dance? | 2006 | Template:ISBN | in Hags, Sirens, and other Bad Girls of Fantasy | |
| Soul Mate | November 30, 2010 | Template:ISBN | in Speculative Horizons by Subterranean Press | |
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There are at least two other shorts: "Downtime" and "Eye of the Needle".
References
External links
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- The Forest of the Hunter: The Official C.S. Friedman fansite
- Bibliography on SciFan
- Interview at Neth Space
- CS Friedman-based MUD
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American novelists
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- American fantasy writers
- American science fiction writers
- American women short story writers
- American women novelists
- Dark fantasy writers
- Writers from New York City
- American women science fiction and fantasy writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 20th-century American short story writers
- 21st-century American short story writers
- Novelists from New York (state)