Catherine Asaro's picture
103 followers
826 books added

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.
 

Awards: Nebula (2009)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Romance
 
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)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumb
 
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)
no image availablethumbthumbthumb
thumbthumb
 
Sunrise Alley
   1. Sunrise Alley (2004)
   2. Alpha (2004)
thumbthumb
 
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)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumb
 
Lighting Strike
   1. Earthborn (2023)
   2. Starborn (2023)
thumbthumb
 
thumb
 
Novels
   The Veiled Web (1999)
   The Phoenix Code (2000)
   Lightning Strike (2014)
thumbthumbthumb
 
Collections
   Charmed Destinies (2003) (with Mercedes Lackey and Rachel Lee)
   The Journey Home (2004) (with others)
thumbthumb
 
Novellas and Short Stories
   The Spacetime Pool (2012)
thumb
 
Anthologies edited
   Irresistible Forces (2004)
thumb
 
Series contributed to
thumb
 
Books containing stories by Catherine Asaro
thumb
Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
thumb
Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers (2017)
Women of Science Fiction
edited by
Rachel Frederick, Barbara Jasny, Monica Louzon, Heather McHale, Sarah Pinsker and Jake Weisfeld

More books 


Awards
2009 Nebula Award for Best Novella : The Spacetime Pool
2001 Nebula Award for Best Novel : The Quantum Rose

Award nominations
2013 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Pyre of New Day
2005 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Walk in Silence
2004 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Walk in Silence
2002 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Roll of the Dice
1999 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Aurora In Four Voices
1999 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Aurora in Four Voices
1999 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Aurora In Four Voices
1998 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Last Hawk
1996 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Primary Inversion


Catherine Asaro recommends
thumb
Dream Shaper (2015)
(Dream Chronicle, book 2)
J A Ferguson
"A fantasy to delight fans of quests and romances alike."
thumb
Dreadnaught (2011)
(The Lost Fleet : Beyond the Frontier, book 1)
Jack Campbell
"Jack Campbell's dazzling series is military science fiction at its best."
thumb
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."

More recommendations 


Visitors also looked at these authors


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors