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Brenda Cooper


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Brenda is a technology professional, a science fiction writer and a futurist.

As a writer, Brenda has worked extensively with the well-known science fiction author Larry Niven. She and Larry's collaborative fiction has appeared in Analog and Asimov's science fiction. Her solo fiction has appeared in Nature, Analog, Strange Horizons, The Salal Review, and multiple anthologies.
 


Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
 
Series
Fremont's Children
   1. The Silver Ship and the Sea (2007)
   2. Reading the Wind (2008)
   3. Wings of Creation (2009)
   4. The Making War (2020)
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Ruby's Song
   1. The Creative Fire (2012)
   2. The Diamond Deep (2013)
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Glittering Edge
   1. Edge of Dark (2015)
   2. Spear of Light (2016)
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Project Earth
   1. Wilders (2017)
   2. Keepers (2018)
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Novels
   Building Harlequin's Moon (2005) (with Larry Niven)
   A Lingering Scent of Bacon (2009)
   Savant Songs (2009)
   The Licit Zone (2009)
   Mayan December (2011)
   Post (2017)
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Collections
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Anthologies edited
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Books containing stories by Brenda Cooper
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Solarpunk (2024)
Short Stories from Many Futures (beyond and Within)
edited by
Francesco Verso
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Anything With Nothing (2023)
(Valdemar Anthologies, book 17)
edited by
Mercedes Lackey

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Award nominations
2015 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : Edge of Dark
2005 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : Savant Songs


Brenda Cooper recommends
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Blood Orbit (2018)
(Gattis File, book 1)
K R Richardson
"A heart-pounding crime novel set in a fascinating future, Blood Orbit is a tale of law enforcement protecting the underclasses. I loved the world, and, best of all, I grew to love the characters. Well done!"
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The Ultra Big Sleep (2016)
(Union of Worlds, book 2)
Patrick Swenson
"High stakes, unexpected twists... intergalactic future-noir at its best."

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