Lisa Goldstein
Encyclopedia
Lisa Goldstein is a Nebula
, Hugo
, and World Fantasy Award
nominated fantasy
and science fiction
writer. Her 1982 novel The Red Magician won the American Book Award
for best paperback novel, and was praised by Philip K. Dick
shortly before his death. Goldstein writes science fiction and fantasy; her two novels Daughter of Exile and The Divided Crown are considered literary fantasy. Her most recent novel is The Uncertain Places.
Elizabeth Joy "Lisa" Goldstein's father was Heinz Jurgen "Harry" Goldstein (b. June 8, 1922 in Krefeld
, Germany
; d. May 24, 1974 in Los Angeles
), a survivor of concentration camp Bergen-Belsen
; her mother, Miriam Roth, was born in Czechoslovakia
and survived the extermination camp Auschwitz. Her parents came to the United States
in 1947 and met in an ESL
class.
She has published two fantasy novels under the pen name
Isabel Glass. She chose to use a pseudonym to separate the novels from her other work. The "Isabel" is from Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
, a local park which includes a dog run, and "Glass" was chosen because it fits Tor's requirements for pseudonyms.
She married Douglas A. Asherman in 1986, and lives in Oakland, California
.
The Divided Crown (2005) as by Isabel Glass
Daughter of Exile (2004) as by Isabel Glass
The Alchemist's Door (2002)
Dark Cities Underground (1999)
Walking the Labyrinth (1996)
Summer King, Winter Fool (1994)
Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon (1993)
Tourists (1989)
A Mask for the General (1987)
The Dream Years (1985)
The Red Magician (1982)
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
, Hugo
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
, and World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
nominated 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 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...
writer. Her 1982 novel The Red Magician won the American Book Award
American Book Award
The American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre...
for best paperback novel, and was praised by Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments and altered...
shortly before his death. Goldstein writes science fiction and fantasy; her two novels Daughter of Exile and The Divided Crown are considered literary fantasy. Her most recent novel is The Uncertain Places.
Elizabeth Joy "Lisa" Goldstein's father was Heinz Jurgen "Harry" Goldstein (b. June 8, 1922 in Krefeld
Krefeld
Krefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
; d. May 24, 1974 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
), a survivor of concentration camp Bergen-Belsen
Bergen-Belsen
Bergen-Belsen may refer to:* Stalag XI-C Bergen-Belsen , a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp , on the site of the prisoner-of-war camp...
; her mother, Miriam Roth, was born in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
and survived the extermination camp Auschwitz. Her parents came to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1947 and met in an ESL
ESL
ESL is a common abbreviation for English as a Second Language, see English language learning and teaching.ESL may also refer to:-Companies:...
class.
She has published two fantasy novels under the pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
Isabel Glass. She chose to use a pseudonym to separate the novels from her other work. The "Isabel" is from Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline in Richmond, California, operated by East Bay Regional Park District, is an award-winning park offering activities for humans as well as dogs. It also features a concession offering food for humans and grooming for pets. It has easy access for pedestrians, public...
, a local park which includes a dog run, and "Glass" was chosen because it fits Tor's requirements for pseudonyms.
She married Douglas A. Asherman in 1986, and lives in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
.
Novels
The Uncertain Places (2011)- Tachyon PublicationsTachyon PublicationsTachyon Publications is an independent press specializing in science fiction and fantasy books. Founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Jacob Weisman, Tachyon books have tended toward high-end literary works, short story collections, and anthologies....
- ISBN 978-1-61696-014-8 (Paperback)
The Divided Crown (2005) as by Isabel Glass
- Tor BooksTor BooksTor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
- ISBN 0-7653-0746-4
Daughter of Exile (2004) as by Isabel Glass
- Tor Books - ISBN 0-7653-0745-6 (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-7653-4658-3 (Paperback)
The Alchemist's Door (2002)
- Tor Books - ISBN 0-7653-0150-4 (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-7653-0151-2 (Paperback)
Dark Cities Underground (1999)
- Tor Books - ISBN 0-312-86828-6 (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-312-86827-8 (Paperback)
Walking the Labyrinth (1996)
- Tor Books - ISBN 0-312-86175-3 (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-312-85968-6 (Paperback)
Summer King, Winter Fool (1994)
- Tor Books - ISBN 0-312-85632-6 (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-8125-3503-0 (Paperback)
Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon (1993)
- Tor Books - ISBN 0-312-85460-9 (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-8125-1951-5 (Paperback)
Tourists (1989)
- Simon & Schuster - ISBN 0-671-67531-1 (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-312-89011-7 (1994 Tor Books paperback reprint)
A Mask for the General (1987)
- Bantam BooksBantam SpectraBantam Spectra is the science-fiction division of Bantam Books, which is owned by Random House.According to their website, Spectra publishes "science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative novels from recognizable authors" Spectra authors have collectively won 31 such awards in the fields of...
- ISBN 0-553-05239-X (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-553-27312-4 (Paperback)
The Dream Years (1985)
- Bantam Books - ISBN 0-553-05090-7 (Hardcover) - ISBN 0-553-25693-9 (Paperback)
The Red Magician (1982)
- Pocket BooksPocket BooksPocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
- ISBN 0-671-41161-6 (1982 Paperback) - ISBN 0-671-49907-6 (1983 Paperback reprint) - ISBN 0-312-85462-5 (1993 Tor Books hardcover reprint) - ISBN 0-312-89007-9 (1995 Orb BooksOrb BooksOrb Books is a publishing imprint of Tor Books. Orb Books specialises in trade paperback reprints of science fiction and fantasy works of special merit which are unavailable in mass market paperback.-Authors published by Orb:* Poul Anderson* Isaac Asimov...
paperback reprint)
Awards and nominations
- American Book AwardAmerican Book AwardThe American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre...
(1983) for The Red Magician - World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
for Best Novel nominee (1986) for The Dream Years - Arthur C. Clarke AwardArthur C. Clarke AwardThe Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. The award was established with a grant from Arthur C. Clarke and the first prize was awarded in 1987...
nominee (1987) for A Mask for the General - Hugo Award for Best Short StoryHugo Award for Best Short StoryThe Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
nominee (1988) for "Cassandra's Photographs" - Nebula Award for Best Short StoryNebula Award for Best Short StoryWinners of the '“Nebula Award for Best Short Story”'. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.-Winners and nominees:-External links:* *...
nominee (1988) for "Cassandra's Photographs" - World Fantasy Award for Best Short story nominee (1993) for "Alfred"
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1994) for "Alfred"
- World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1995) for Travellers In Magic
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1996) for "The Narcissus Plague"
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short story nominee (1998) for "Fortune and Misfortune"
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1999) for "Fortune and Misfortune"
- British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1999) for Dark Cities Underground
External links
- Lisa Goldstein's home page
- Interview: Lisa Goldstein by Lori Ann White, 28 July 2003, at Strange Horizons