Melisa C. Michaels
Born(1946-05-31)May 31, 1946
DiedAugust 30, 2019(2019-08-30) (aged 73)
OccupationScience fiction and mystery author

Melisa C. Michaels (May 31, 1946 – August 30, 2019)[1] was an American science fiction and mystery author. Her novel Skirmish was nominated for a Locus Award for Best First Novel in 1986.[2] An active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), she served on the Nebula Awards jury three times, in 1996, 1997 and 2002.[3] In 2008, she received a SFWA Service Award.[4]

Selected works

Skyrider series

  • Skirmish (1985) ISBN 0-8125-4566-4 Tor Books
  • First Battle (1985) ISBN 0-8125-4568-0 Tom Doherty Assoc
  • Last War (1986) ISBN 0812545702 Tor Books
  • Pirate Prince (1987) ISBN 0-8125-4572-9 Tor Books
  • Floater Factor (1988) ISBN 0-8125-4578-8 Tor Books

Rosie Lavine series

  • Cold Iron (1997) ISBN 0-451-45654-8 Roc
  • Sister to the Rain (1998) ISBN 0-451-45730-7 Roc

Novels

  • Through the Eyes of the Dead (1988) ISBN 0-8027-5718-9 Walker & Co
  • Far Harbor (1989) ISBN 0-8125-4581-8 Tor Books
  • World-Walker (2004) ISBN 1-59414-215-7 Five Star

Anthologies containing stories by Melisa Michaels

  • The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9 (1980) ISBN 0-345-28601-4 Del Rey
  • Horrors (1986) ISBN 0-451-45515-0 Roc
  • Almanahul Anticipația 1984 (1983) Știință & Tehnică

Short stories

  • ″In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See″ (1979)
  • ″A Demon in My View″ (1981)
  • ″I Have a Winter Reason″ (1981)
  • ″I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes″ (1982)
  • ″Renascence″ (1982) with Terry Carr
  • ″Intermezzo″ (1983)
  • ″Painted Houses″ (1999)

Essays

  • ″Stalking the Wily Label″ (1998)

Cover Art

  • The Darkover Concordance: A Reader's Guide (1979)
  • Bones of the World (2001)
  • The Ballad of Billy Badass and the Rose of Turkestan (2001)

References

  1. ↑ In Memoriam-Melisa C. Michaels, sfwa.org, Retrieved September 03, 2019
  2. ↑ Kelly, Mark. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1986 Locus Awards". Locus Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Mark. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Judges and Jurors". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Mark. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Other SFWA Awards". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

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