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Elizabeth Moon was born March 7, 1945, and grew up in McAllen, Texas, graduating from McAllen High School in 1963. She has a B.A. in History from Rice University (1968) and another in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin (1975) with graduate work in Biology at the University of Texas, San Antonio. She served in the USMC from 1968 to 1971, first at MCB Quantico and then at HQMC. She married Richard Moon, a Rice classmate and Army officer, in 1969; they moved to the small central Texas town where they still live in 1979. They have one son, born in 1983. (Publisher Fact Sheets) Elizabeth Moon was born on March 7, 1945 in Texas. She received a B.A. in history from Rice University in 1968 and a B.S. in biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975 with graduate work in biology at the University of Texas, San Antonio. She served in the United States Marine Corps from 1968 to 1971. In the early 1980s, she wrote the Florence News column for the county weekly newspaper. She is a science fiction and fantasy author. In 1986, she published her first science fiction story in the monthly magazine Analog and the anthology series Sword and Sorceress. Her first novel, The Sheepfarmer's Daughter, was published in 1988 and won the Compton Crook Award in 1989. Her other works include Remnant Population, Oath of Fealty, Kings of the North, and Echoes of Betrayal. She has won several awards including the Nebula Award for Best Novel for The Speed of Dark in 2003 and the Heinlein Award in 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Speed of Dark… (more)
The Speed of Dark 2,166 copies, 107 reviews
Trading in Danger 1,884 copies, 47 reviews
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Sassinak 1,652 copies, 13 reviews
Marque and Reprisal 1,464 copies, 29 reviews
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Once a Hero 1,417 copies, 21 reviews
Engaging the Enemy 1,317 copies, 24 reviews
Generation Warriors 1,298 copies, 7 reviews
Hunting Party 1,249 copies, 18 reviews
Command Decision 1,195 copies, 28 reviews
Remnant Population 1,158 copies, 48 reviews
Rules of Engagement 1,099 copies, 8 reviews
Change of Command 1,077 copies, 10 reviews
Sporting Chance 1,068 copies, 9 reviews
Victory Conditions 1,026 copies, 27 reviews
Winning Colors 1,010 copies, 12 reviews
Against the Odds 993 copies, 10 reviews
Oath of Gold 966 copies, 16 reviews
Divided Allegiance 965 copies, 21 reviews
Oath of Fealty 736 copies, 33 reviews
Liar's Oath 605 copies, 6 reviews
Surrender None 589 copies, 6 reviews
Heris Serrano 509 copies, 11 reviews
Kings of the North 476 copies, 19 reviews
The Planet Pirates 419 copies, 1 review
Echoes of Betrayal 364 copies, 14 reviews
The Legacy of Gird 345 copies, 3 reviews
Cold Welcome 320 copies, 11 reviews
Limits of Power 295 copies, 12 reviews
Phases 278 copies
Crown of Renewal 264 copies, 16 reviews
Into the Fire 208 copies, 13 reviews
Lunar Activity 193 copies
The Serrano Connection 190 copies, 4 reviews
Moon Flights 181 copies, 6 reviews
The Serrano Succession 154 copies, 4 reviews
Hunting Party (Part 1 of 2) 4 copies, 1 review
Politics 4 copies
Hand to Hand [short story] 3 copies, 1 review
Sweet Charity 2 copies
Fool's Gold 2 copies
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New Destinies, Volume 7, Spring 1989 (Contributor) 96 copies, 1 review
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