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Catherine Asaro

Asaro, Catherine Ann

November 6, 1955 (age 70)

Birth place: Oakland, California, USA

86 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
August 1993 Editor Mindsparks - 1993 Mindsparks, August 1993
August 1993 18 Essay Particle Play Mindsparks, August 1993
November 1993 4 Essay Way Far: Imagination in Science and Fiction Mindsparks, November-December 1993
1994 47 Essay About Our Contributors Mindsparks, No. 4
1994 13 Review Fossil, Isaac's Universe Mindsparks, No. 4
1994 4 Essay From the Editor: Dinosaurs and the Next Millennium Mindsparks, No. 4
1994 5 Essay Letters Mindsparks, No. 4
1994 Editor Mindsparks - 1994 Mindsparks, No. 4
April 1994 98 Short Fiction Light and Shadow Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 1994
September 1994 4 Essay A Ballet of Atoms and Molecules Mindsparks, Fall 1994
September 1994 40 Review Jaydium Mindsparks, Fall 1994
September 1994 41 Review The Lady's Garden Mindsparks, Fall 1994
December 1994 174 Essay Letter (Analog, December 1994) Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 1994
1995 26 Interview The Highest Adventure: An Interview with Loren Acton - Astronaut Pirate Writings, Spring 1995
July 1995 305 Review Primary Inversion Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1995
October 1995 33 Review Primary Inversion Locus, #417 October 1995
October 1995 163 Review Primary Inversion Asimov's Science Fiction, October 1995
November 1995 1 Review The End of Fame The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 1995
January 1996 18 Review Primary Inversion The New York Review of Science Fiction, January 1996
September 1996 34 Essay You'd be surprised at how much science Science Fiction gets wrong. Science Fiction Age, September 1996
December 1996 19 Review Catch the Lightning Locus, #431 December 1996
1997 76 Review Catch the Lightning Absolute Magnitude, Fall/Winter 1997
October 1997 Review The Golden Key SF Site, October 1997
April 1998 149 Review The Last Hawk Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 1998
May 1998 19 Review The Last Hawk The New York Review of Science Fiction, May 1998
June 1998 Review Infinity's Shore SF Site, Mid-June 1998
June 1998 Review Tomorrow and Tomorrow SF Site, June 1998
December 1998 10 Short Fiction Aurora in Four Voices Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 1998
January 1999 Review The Moon and the Sun SF Site, Mid-January 1999
January 1999 Review The Radiant Seas SF Site, Mid-January 1999
May 1999 10 Serial The Quantum Rose (Part 1 of 3) Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 1999
June 1999 94 Serial The Quantum Rose (Part 2 of 3) Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1999
June 1999 18|18.3 Review The Radiant Seas Realms of Fantasy, June 1999
July 1999 190 Serial The Quantum Rose (Part 3 of 3) Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 1999
July 1999 19 Review The Radiant Seas Vector 206
October 1999 50 Review The Last Hawk Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine (October, 1999)
November 1999 6 Interview Catherine Asaro: Dancing Equations Locus, #466 November 1999
December 1999 59 Review The Veiled Web Locus, #467 December 1999
2000 16 Review The Veiled Web Amazing Stories, Spring, 2000
April 2000 136 Review The Veiled Web Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2000
April 2000 34 Review The Veiled Web The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2000
July 2000 12 Short Fiction A Roll of the Dice Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2000
July 2000 19 Review Ascendant Sun Vector 212
October 2000 |4 Interview Interview: Catherine Asaro Strange Horizons, 2 October 2000
December 2000 29 Review The Quantum Rose Locus, #479 December 2000
March 2001 22 Review The Quantum Rose Vector 216
April 2001 33 Review The Phoenix Code Locus, #483 April 2001
May 2001 18 Review The Quantum Rose SFRA Review #252
June 2001 134 Review The Phoenix Code Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2001
June 2001 22 Review The Phoenix Code The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 2001
January 2002 36 Review Spherical Harmonic Locus, #492 January 2002
April 2002 132 Review Spherical Harmonic Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2002
April 2003 8 Short Fiction Walk in Silence Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2003
July 2003 12 Review The Moon's Shadow Vector 230
July 2003 229 Review The Moon's Shadow Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2003
2004 2 Essay President's Message (SFWA Bulletin #160) The SFWA Bulletin, Winter 2004
2004 2 Essay President's Message (SFWA Bulletin #163) The SFWA Bulletin, Fall 2004
January 2004 20 Review Skyfall Vector 233
March 2004 31 Review Irresistible Forces Locus, #518 March 2004
April 2004 135 Review Skyfall Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2004
May 2004 15 Review Irresistible Forces Locus, #520 May 2004
August 2004 122 Review The Charmed Sphere Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #14, August/September 2004
2005 2 Essay President's Message (SFWA Bulletin #164) The SFWA Bulletin, Winter 2005
2005 2 Essay President's Message (SFWA Bulletin #165) The SFWA Bulletin, Spring 2005
February 2005 74 Review Schism Amazing Stories, February 2005
May 2005 135 Review Schism Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 2005
April 2006 136 Review The Final Key Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2006
July 2006 32 Review The Final Key Vector 248
August 2006 4 Short Fiction The Ruby Dice Jim Baen's Universe, August 2006
March 2008 8 Short Fiction The Spacetime Pool Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 2008
July 2009 25 Review Diamond Star Locus, #582 July 2009
January 2012 34 Essay Memorial for Anne McCaffrey Locus, #612 January 2012
May 2012 105 Review Carnelians Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 2012
June 2012 104 Review Aurora in Four Voices Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2012
August 2012 109 Review Aurora in Four Voices Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2012
2013 54 Review Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 Vector 274 Winter
July 2013 28 Review Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 SFRA Review, #305 Summer 2013
October 2013 106 Review Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 2013
November 2013 19 Short Fiction Echoes of Pride Galaxy's Edge, Issue 5: November 2013
April 2014 Interview Catherine Asaro: Modern Renaissance Woman Space and Time, Spring 2014
December 2014 Short Fiction Undercity (excerpt) Lightspeed, December 2014
July 2015 188 Review Undercity Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2015
August 2015 107 Review Undercity Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2015
May 2018 58 Interview Interview: Catherine Asaro Galaxy's Edge, Issue 32: May 2018
September 2020 201 Review The Vanished Seas Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September-October 2020
November 2022 |11.7 Review The Jigsaw Assassin Galaxy's Edge, November 2022

35 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1995 Novel Primary Inversion Catherine Asaro
1996 Novel Catch the Lightning Catherine Asaro
1997 Novel The Last Hawk Catherine Asaro
1999 Novel The Radiant Seas Catherine Asaro
1999 Novel The Veiled Web Catherine Asaro
2000 Novel Ascendant Sun Catherine Asaro
2000 Novel The Phoenix Code Catherine Asaro
2000 Novel The Quantum Rose Catherine Asaro
2001 Novel Spherical Harmonic Catherine Asaro
2003 Anthology Charmed Destinies Mercedes Lackey & Rachel Lee & Catherine Asaro
2003 Novel Skyfall Catherine Asaro
2003 Novel The Moon's Shadow Catherine Asaro
2004 Anthology Irresistible Forces Catherine Asaro
2004 Novel Schism Catherine Asaro
2004 Novel Sunrise Alley Catherine Asaro
2004 Novel The Charmed Sphere Catherine Asaro
2005 Novel The Final Key Catherine Asaro
2005 Novel The Misted Cliffs Catherine Asaro
2006 Novel Alpha Catherine Asaro
2006 Novel The Dawn Star Catherine Asaro
2007 Novel The Fire Opal Catherine Asaro
2008 Novel The Night Bird Catherine Asaro
2008 Novel The Ruby Dice Catherine Asaro
2009 Novel Diamond Star Catherine Asaro
2011 Collection Aurora in Four Voices Catherine Asaro
2011 Novel Carnelians Catherine Asaro
2012 Collection The Spacetime Pool Catherine Asaro
2013 Anthology Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 Catherine Asaro
2014 Novel Lightning Strike I Catherine Asaro
2014 Novel Undercity Catherine Asaro
2017 Novel The Bronze Skies Catherine Asaro
2020 Novel The Vanished Seas Catherine Asaro
2022 Novel The Jigsaw Assassin Catherine Asaro
2024 Novel The Down Deep Catherine Asaro
2025 Novel Gold Dust Catherine Asaro

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1996 Compton Crook Award Compton Crook Award (Balticon - Best 1st Novel) Primary Inversion Nominee
1996 Locus Poll Award Best First Novel Primary Inversion Nominee
1996 Nebula Award Novel Primary Inversion Nominee
1998 Analog Award Best Novella Aurora in Four Voices Winner
1998 HOMer Award Novella Aurora in Four Voices Winner
1998 Nebula Award Novel Catch the Lightning Nominee
1999 HOMer Award Novel The Radiant Seas Nominee
1999 HOMer Award Novel The Veiled Web Winner
1999 Hugo Award Best Novella Aurora in Four Voices Runner-up
1999 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Aurora in Four Voices Nominee
1999 Nebula Award Novel The Last Hawk Nominee
1999 Nebula Award Novella Aurora in Four Voices Nominee
2000 Analog Award Best Novella A Roll of the Dice Winner
2000 HOMer Award Novella A Roll of the Dice Winner
2001 Hugo Award Best Novella A Roll of the Dice Runner-up
2001 Nebula Award Novel The Veiled Web Nominee
2002 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Best Short Fiction Soul of Light Nominee
2002 Hugo Award Best Novel Spherical Harmonic Nominee
2002 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Ave de Paso Nominee
2002 Nebula Award Novel The Quantum Rose Winner
2002 Nebula Award Novella A Roll of the Dice Nominee
2003 Analog Award Best Novella Walk in Silence Winner
2004 Hugo Award Best Novella Walk in Silence Finalist
2005 Nebula Award Novella Walk in Silence Nominee
2008 Analog Award Best Novella The Spacetime Pool Runner-up
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction The Spacetime Pool Nominee
2009 Nebula Award Novella The Spacetime Pool Winner
2013 Nebula Award Novelette The Pyre of New Day Nominee

Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Volume 116, page 11 says "ASARO, Catherine (Ann) 1955- PERSONAL: Born November 6, 1955, in Oakland, CA".
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