Joanne Bertin
Encyclopedia
Joanne Bertin was born in 1953 in the borough of Manhattan
in New York City
, USA. She writes science fiction
/fantasy
novel
s in addition to being employed. Her short stories
and books center on a world of "truehumans
," "truedragons
," and "dragonlord
s," the last of which are beings which can change from human to dragon.
Her first publication was in 1995 when her short story Dragonlord's Justice was submitted for an anthology of dragon stories and accepted. Her first novel, The Last Dragonlord
was published in 1998. The sequel, Dragon and Phoenix
, was published the following year.
As of March 2009, TOR Publishing has confirmed Joanne Bertin is still working on the third novel 'Bard's Oath'. As quoted from the email; "I spoke to her editor about this, and I have good news! Although it's been a while, she's writing again. He just received a draft of her third Dragonlords novel, 'Bard's Oath'. He says he's vaguely expecting to publish it in late 2010 or early 2011, depending on how long it takes her to finish.
Bertin lived in Connecticut
with her husband Sam and son Matthew, born in March 2004.
Update from Tor books (06-22-2011 04:22 PM); Jim Frenkel, Joanne Bertin's editor was quoted to have said "Joanne Bertin has turned in her finished manuscript for Bard's Oath, and he's in the middle of editing it."
Manhattan
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in New York City
New York City
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, USA. She writes 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...
/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...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s in addition to being employed. Her short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
and books center on a world of "truehumans
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
," "truedragons
Dragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
," and "dragonlord
Dragonlord
Dragonlord or Dragon Lord may refer to:* DragonLord Enterprises, Inc., the gaming/robotics/artificial intelligence company* Dragon Lord, a 1982 Hong Kong kung fu film starring Jackie Chan* Dragonlord , the American symphonic black metal band...
s," the last of which are beings which can change from human to dragon.
Her first publication was in 1995 when her short story Dragonlord's Justice was submitted for an anthology of dragon stories and accepted. Her first novel, The Last Dragonlord
The Last Dragonlord
The Last Dragonlord is the first in a series of books written by Joanne Bertin. It takes place in a world of truehumans, truedragons, and dragonlords - beings which have both human and dragon souls and can change from human to dragon and vice versa at will.The Last Dragonlord refers to a central...
was published in 1998. The sequel, Dragon and Phoenix
Dragon and Phoenix
"Dragon and Phoenix" is the second of the Dragonlord series by Joanne Bertin and was published in 1999. It takes place in a world of truehumans, truedragons, and dragonlords - beings which have both human and dragon souls and can change from human to dragon and vice versa at will...
, was published the following year.
As of March 2009, TOR Publishing has confirmed Joanne Bertin is still working on the third novel 'Bard's Oath'. As quoted from the email; "I spoke to her editor about this, and I have good news! Although it's been a while, she's writing again. He just received a draft of her third Dragonlords novel, 'Bard's Oath'. He says he's vaguely expecting to publish it in late 2010 or early 2011, depending on how long it takes her to finish.
Bertin lived in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
with her husband Sam and son Matthew, born in March 2004.
Update from Tor books (06-22-2011 04:22 PM); Jim Frenkel, Joanne Bertin's editor was quoted to have said "Joanne Bertin has turned in her finished manuscript for Bard's Oath, and he's in the middle of editing it."
Dragonlord Series
- Dragonlord's Justice (Short Story) (1995)
- The Last DragonlordThe Last DragonlordThe Last Dragonlord is the first in a series of books written by Joanne Bertin. It takes place in a world of truehumans, truedragons, and dragonlords - beings which have both human and dragon souls and can change from human to dragon and vice versa at will.The Last Dragonlord refers to a central...
(1998) - Dragon and PhoenixDragon and Phoenix"Dragon and Phoenix" is the second of the Dragonlord series by Joanne Bertin and was published in 1999. It takes place in a world of truehumans, truedragons, and dragonlords - beings which have both human and dragon souls and can change from human to dragon and vice versa at will...
(1999) - Bard's Oath (TBA)
External links
- Official website no longer exists.