Karen Traviss

About the Author

Karen Traviss is a science fiction author and full-time novelist from Wiltshire, England. Traviss worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent before becoming a writer of fiction. She also served in both the Territorial Army and the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service. Traviss is a graduate of show more the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy workshop. Her science fiction novels have focused on a Star Wars series and also a Gears of War series of books. Her title Halo: Glasslands made Publisher's Weekly Best Seller List for 2011. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: KAREN TRAVIS, Karen Traviss

Series

Star Wars: Republic Commando

The Wess'har Wars

Gears of War

Halo - Kilo-Five Trilogy

Ringer

G.I. Joe [2014]

Galaxy's Edge: Nomad

Works by Karen Traviss

Popular Recent

Bloodlines (2006) 955 copies

Republic Commando: Hard Contact (2004) 896 copies

Sacrifice (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 5) (2007) 832 copies

Revelation (2008) 780 copies

Republic Commando: Triple Zero (2006) 756 copies

City of Pearl (2004) 676 copies

Republic Commando: Order 66 (2008) 619 copies

Republic Commando: True Colors (2007) 615 copies

Imperial Commando: 501st (2009) 487 copies

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) 388 copies

Crossing the Line (2004) 334 copies

The World Before (2005) 319 copies

Matriarch (2006) 290 copies

Gears of War: Aspho Fields (2008) 246 copies

Ally (Wess'har Wars) (2007) 232 copies

Halo: Glasslands (2011) 230 copies

No Prisoners (2009) 227 copies

Judge (The Wess'har Wars) (2008) 196 copies

HALO: The Thursday War (2012) 190 copies

Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant (2009) 147 copies

Gears of War: Anvil Gate (2010) 111 copies

Halo: Mortal Dictata (2014) 106 copies

Boba Fett: A Practical Man (2006) 94 copies

Gears of War: Coalition's End (2011) 83 copies

Gears of War: The Slab (2012) 55 copies

Republic Commando, Volume 1 (2006) 38 copies

Batman: Arkham Unhinged Vol. 4 (2014) 23 copies

Going Grey (2014) 15 copies

Republic Commando, Volume 2 (2009) 13 copies

The Best of Us (2019) 11 copies

Omega Squad: Targets [short story] 9 copies

Gears of War, Book Three (2013) 9 copies

Odds [short story] 8 copies

View Of A Remote Country: Collected short stories SF & fantasy (2014) 7 copies

G.I. Joe: The Fall of G.I. Joe, Volume 1 (2015) — Author — 6 copies

G.I. Joe: The Fall of G.I. Joe, Volume 2 (2015) — Author — 5 copies

A Practical Man 5 copies

Black Run (Ringer) (Volume 2) (2017) 4 copies

Les Guerres Wess'har, Tome 2 (French Edition) (2009) 3 copies

A Two-Edged Sword [short story] 3 copies

Gears of war: Los supervivientes (2010) 2 copies

In His Image [short story] 2 copies

Suitable for the Orient [short story] 2 copies

Gears of War Omnibus, Vol. 2 (2019) 2 copies

Gears of War: Anvil Gate: Gears of War, Book 3 1 copy

Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #41 1 copy

NEW SET! Star Wars Legends: Republic Commando Complete 5 Book Series (2021) 1 copy

Star Wars - republikové komando, Pravé barvy (2014) 1 copy

Star Wars - Republikové komando, Rozkaz 66 (2014) 1 copy

Trojitá nula (Star Wars: Republikové komando, #2) (2011) 1 copy

Přímý kontakt (Star Wars: Republikové komando, #1) (2011) 1 copy

Missione ad alto rischio. Star Wars. Republic Commando (2014) 1 copy

Halo, La Trilogie Kilo 5, Tome 2: Le Baptême du feu (2015) 1 copy

Halo, La Trilogie Kilo 5, T1 : Les Mondes de verre (BRA.P.IMAGIN.) (French Edition) (2015) 1 copy

Star Wars 1 copy

Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #42 1 copy

Gears Of War #18 (2011) 1 copy

Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #14 — Author — 1 copy

Wess'har War series 1 copy

Gears of War, Bd. 4: Schmutzige, kleine Geheimnisse (2012) 1 copy

Gears of War, Bd. 3: Der Hammer der Morgenröte (2012) 1 copy

Gears of War 01 (2009) 1 copy

G. I. Joe Vol. 4 #2: The Fall of G. I. Joe 1 copy

G. I. Joe Vol. 4 #1: The Fall of G. I. Joe 1 copy

A Slice at a Time [short story] 1 copy

The Man Who Did Nothing [short story] 1 copy

Triplo Zero. Star Wars. Republic Commando. Vol. 2 (2014) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Birds Are Weird (2007) — Foreword — 272 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection (2004) — Contributor — 234 copies

Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time (2006) — Contributor — 175 copies

Halo: Evolutions Volume II: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe: 2 (2010) — Contributor — 69 copies

Navigating The Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Dæmonology in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (2005) — Contributor — 62 copies

House Unauthorized: Vasculitis, Clinic Duty, and Bad Bedside Manner (2007) — Contributor — 33 copies

Science-Fiction 2006 : L'autre revue des éditions Bragelonne (2006) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1956
Gender: female
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Places of residence: Wiltshire, England, UK
Occupations: journalist
TV, newspaper reporter
advertising copywriter
police press officer
public relations manager
defence correspondent
Organizations: Territorial Army (former)
Royal Navy Auxilliary Service (former)
Agent: Russell Galen
Martha Millard (City of Pearl)

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Reviews

Star Wars Republic commando Hard contact by Karen Traviss

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this entire series. Usually I'm not one for tie-ins (or movie novelizations), but the world and characters that Traviss creates is an amazing one. It almost feels like it is a bubble tucked away within the larger Star Wars universe, one that I would like to revisit again.

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marcb3 | 13 other reviews | Sep 2, 2023 |

City of Pearl (The Wess'har Wars, 1) by Karen Traviss

Read 10% and gave up. Too slow, too confusing, too generic, too nowadays tech and ideas (in supposedly far future). But mainly too slow-going.

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milosdumbraci | 18 other reviews | May 5, 2023 |

The Best of Us by Karen Traviss

I read the original Galaxy’s Edge story last year.
And now this. Wow.
I could pick nits, but I won’t.
It was a great read. I look forward to more from you.

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jbmckin | Apr 18, 2023 |