Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Encyclopedia
Jacqueline Lichtenberg (born 1942 in Flushing, New York) is an American
science fiction
author
.
Many of her early novels are set in the Sime - Gen Universe
, which she first described in a short story in 1969. Her other writings have dealt with fantasy
and occult
subjects, including articles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has written a monthly column reviewing and called Science Fiction for The Monthly Aspectarian
. She has published two novels, Hero and Border Dispute, under the pen name 'Daniel R. Kerns'.
Many of her works have been written in collaboration with Jean Lorrah
, with whom she has a business partnership. She is a Star Trek
fan and has been actively involved in the Trekkie fan movement. In particular, she wrote the first Kraith
Star Trek fan fiction
. She is one of the Friends of Darkover
and her early writing has been mentored by Marion Zimmer Bradley
.
Lichtenberg has a chemistry degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Lifewave series
Dushau trilogy
Dreamers series
By Jacqueline Lichtenberg writing as Daniel R. Kerns
United States
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science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author
Author
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.
Many of her early novels are set in the Sime - Gen Universe
Sime - Gen Universe
The Sime~Gen Universe, created by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, involves a future where humanity is divided into two subspecies or "larities". Gens look like ordinary humans and produce excess quantities of a life energy called selyn. Simes, who have tentacled arms, must take selyn from Gens in order to...
, which she first described in a short story in 1969. Her other writings have dealt with fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and occult
Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
subjects, including articles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has written a monthly column reviewing and called Science Fiction for The Monthly Aspectarian
The Monthly Aspectarian
Published since 1979, The Monthly Aspectarian is a free print and online magazine in the Chicago and Milwaukee region of the American Midwest.It describes itself as "dedicated to awakening consciousness, with the focus of our efforts being in the areas of personal growth, healthy and holistic...
. She has published two novels, Hero and Border Dispute, under the pen name 'Daniel R. Kerns'.
Many of her works have been written in collaboration with Jean Lorrah
Jean Lorrah
Jean Lorrah is a science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels and often collaborated with Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Her most recent work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime - Gen Universe...
, with whom she has a business partnership. She is a Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
fan and has been actively involved in the Trekkie fan movement. In particular, she wrote the first Kraith
Kraith
The Kraith stories are a set of inter-connected works of Star Trek fan fiction. The earliest were written by Jacqueline Lichtenberg beginning in 1969 and continuing through the first few years after the cancellation of the original TV series. As such, Kraith represents some of the earliest Star...
Star Trek fan fiction
Fan fiction
Fan fiction is a broadly-defined term for fan labor regarding stories about characters or settings written by fans of the original work, rather than by the original creator...
. She is one of the Friends of Darkover
Darkover
Darkover is the focus of the Darkover series of science fiction novels and short stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley and others published since 1958. According to the novels, Darkover is the only human-habitable of seven planets orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman...
and her early writing has been mentored by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
.
Lichtenberg has a chemistry degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Novels
Sime~Gen Universe series- House of Zeor (1974)
- Unto Zeor Forever (1978)
- First Channel (1980) - with Jean LorrahJean LorrahJean Lorrah is a science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels and often collaborated with Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Her most recent work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime - Gen Universe...
- Mahogany Trinrose (1981)
- Channel's Destiny (1982) - with Jean LorrahJean LorrahJean Lorrah is a science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels and often collaborated with Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Her most recent work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime - Gen Universe...
- Rensime (1984)
- Ambrov Keon (1986) - written by Jean LorrahJean LorrahJean Lorrah is a science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels and often collaborated with Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Her most recent work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime - Gen Universe...
- Zelerod's Doom (1986) - with Jean LorrahJean LorrahJean Lorrah is a science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels and often collaborated with Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Her most recent work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime - Gen Universe...
- The Unity Trilogy (2003) - compendium of House of Zeor, Ambrov Keon (written by Jean LorrahJean LorrahJean Lorrah is a science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels and often collaborated with Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Her most recent work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime - Gen Universe...
), and Zelerod's Doom. - To Kiss or To Kill (2005) - compendium of To Kiss or To Kill (novel written by Jean LorrahJean LorrahJean Lorrah is a science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels and often collaborated with Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Her most recent work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime - Gen Universe...
), Best of Fools (short story written by Jean LorrahJean LorrahJean Lorrah is a science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels and often collaborated with Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Her most recent work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime - Gen Universe...
), and Personal Recognizance (novel written by Jacqueline Lichtenberg).
Lifewave series
- Molt Brother (1982)
- City of a Million Legends (1985)
Dushau trilogy
- Dushau (1985)
- Farfetch (1985)
- Outreach (1986)
Dreamers series
- Those of My Blood (1988)
- Dreamspy (1989)
By Jacqueline Lichtenberg writing as Daniel R. Kerns
- Hero (1993)
- Border Dispute (1994)
Short stories
- Operation High Time (1969) - (Sime~Gen Universe) - Worlds of If Magazine, January
- The Channel's Exemption (1977) - (Sime~Gen Universe) - Galileo Magazine, #4
- Recompense (1977) - Galileo Magazine, #2
- The Vanillamint Tapestry (1978) - In Laurance, Alice, ed. Cassandra Rising.
- The Answer (1980) - with Jean Lorrah, In Bradley, Marion Zimmer, ed., The Keeper's Price, and Other Stories.
- Science is Magic Spelled Backwards (1982) - In Susan ShwartzSusan ShwartzSusan Shwartz is an American author.She received her B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College in 1972 and a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University.-Novels:* The Woman of Flowers * Byzantium's Crown...
, ed., Hecate's Cauldron - Event At Holiday Rock (1982) - In Asimov, Isaac, and Laurance, Alice, eds., Speculations.
- Through the Moon Gate (1988) - In Andre Norton, ed., Tales of the Witchworld #2
- False Prophecy (1989) - In Rachel Pollack, and Caitlin Matthews, eds., Tarot Tales
- Aventura (1989) - In Bradley, Marion Zimmer, ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy MagazineMarion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy MagazineMarion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine was a quarterly fantasy magazine founded and initially edited by fantasy and science fiction author Marion Zimmer Bradley. Fifty issues appeared from summer 1988 through December 2000. It was published by MZB Enterprises from 1988-1989, Marion Zimmer Bradley...
#6 - Mother's Curse (1992) - In Midnight Zoo, Jon L. Herron, Ed., 544 Ygnacio Valley Rd., #A273, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, annual anth.
- Vampire's Fast (1994) - Serialized in Galaxy Magazine, E. J. Gold, ed., Premier issue, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Jan./ Feb., and March/April
- True Death (1995) - sequel to Vampire's Fast, in Galaxy Magazine, #9, Vol II Issue #3
- Vampire's Friend (2001) - sequel to True Death, in Winifred Halsey, ed., Heaven and Hell
Non Fiction
- StarTrek Lives! (1975) - with Sondra Marshak and Joan Winston
- The Biblical Tarot: Never Cross A Palm With Silver (1997)
Non Fiction Articles
- Science Fiction Writers of America and the Nebula Award in Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol.8: Twentieth-Century American Science Fiction Writers, Part 2: M-Z, Mathew J. Bruccoli, Ed., Gale Research Company, 1981.
- Proposal for a New Genre, in Midnight Zoo, Jon L. Herron ed., Oct./Nov. 1991
- Recommended Books, monthly column in The Monthly Aspectarian, P.O.Box 1342, Morton Grove, IL 60053. March '93 to present. Posted at http://www.lightworks.com/MonthlyAspectarian and at http://www.simegen.com/reviews/rereadablebooks/
- Power of Becoming in Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, Glenn Yeffeth, ed., BenBella BooksBenBella BooksBenBella Books is an independent publishing house based in Dallas, Texas. Founded by Glenn Yeffeth in 2001, BenBella specializes in non-fiction books on popular culture, health, and nutrition, along with books on science, politics, psychology, and other topics....
, hc, trade paperback, October 2003. Article on television series, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" created by Joss WhedonJoss WhedonJoseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
. - Victim Triumphant in Five Seasons of Angel , Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire, Glenn Yeffeth, Ed., BenBella BooksBenBella BooksBenBella Books is an independent publishing house based in Dallas, Texas. Founded by Glenn Yeffeth in 2001, BenBella specializes in non-fiction books on popular culture, health, and nutrition, along with books on science, politics, psychology, and other topics....
, trade paperback, Oct. 2004. Article on television series, "Angel" created by Joss Whedon.