Elizabeth Moon

American fiction writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1945 · age 81

Elizabeth Moon is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. Her novel The Speed of Dark won the 2003 Nebula Award. Prior to her writing career, she served in the United States Marine Corps.

Elizabeth Moon is read about 89 times a day, in 21 languages.

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A life in dates

2010“(What is your proudest achievement as a writer?) That the books have touched lives in a way that made a difference.”In their words2010Read the whole statement

“(You’ve read SF/Fantasy since you were young, I believe. What do you think is the power of the genre?”In their words2010Read the whole statement

2004Nebula Award for Best NovelAward2002“Questions, always questions. They didn't wait for the answers, either.”In their wordsThe Speed of Dark (2002)Read the whole statement

“...One thing nobody can do better than you is be you." (p164)”In their wordsThe Speed of Dark (2002)Read the whole statement

“It is harder to imagine a different self now that I am an adult. As a child, I did imagine myself into other roles.”In their wordsThe Speed of Dark (2002)Read the whole statement

“Autistic is different, not bad. It is not wrong to be different. Sometimes it is hard, but it is not wrong." (p319)”In their wordsThe Speed of Dark (2002)Read the whole statement

1988Compton Crook AwardAward1945Born7 March 1945

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Moon at the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention, Glasgow, August 2005

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Elizabeth Moon

2 statements, newest first

I like it that order exists somewhere even if it shatters near me. (p242)
2002 · The Speed of Dark (2002), Own words
whether you consider a past maximal temperature to be "normal" or not, the fact is that the earth's maximal temperature did not sustain what we now wish to sustain.
“Global Warming & Human Survival” essay, Own words