Brenda Cooper
American writer
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Brenda Cooper (born August 12, 1960) is an author and futurist[1] who resides in Kirkland, Washington,[2] where she is the Chief Information Officer of the city of Kirkland.[3][4] She has co-written various short stories with Larry Niven and has written ten novels.[5]
BornAugust 12, 1960
Encino, California
OccupationNovelist, short-story writer, futurist
NationalityAmerican
PeriodEarly 21st century
Brenda Cooper | |
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| Born | August 12, 1960 Encino, California |
| Occupation | Novelist, short-story writer, futurist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | Early 21st century |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Subject | Science, history, nature, society |
| Website | |
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Brenda was educated at California State University, Fullerton, where she earned a BA in Management Information Systems. She is also pursuing an MFA at StoneCoast, a program of the University of Southern Maine.
Brenda lives in Woodinville, Washington with her family and three dogs.[6]
Bibliography
Novels
- Building Harlequin's Moon, (2005)[7] written with Larry Niven.
- Mayan December. Vol. e–book. Prime Books. 2011. ISBN 978-1-60701-307-5.
- POST. eSpec. 2017. ISBN 978-1942990222.
- Silver Ship series
- The Silver Ship and the Sea. Tor Science Fiction. July 1, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7653-5509-6.
- Reading the Wind (1st ed.). Tor Books. July 22, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7653-1598-4.
- Wings of Creation. Vol. 1st Edition. Tor Books. November 10, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7653-2095-7.
- Ruby's Song
- The Creative Fire. Vol. 1st Edition. Pyr. November 6, 2012. ISBN 978-1616146849.
- The Diamond Deep (2013)
- The Glittering Edge (sequels to Ruby's Song)
- Edge of dark. Pyr. 2015.
- Spear of Light. Vol. 1st Edition. Pyr. 2016. ISBN 978-1633881341.
Short fiction
- Stories[8]
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robot's Girl | 2010 | Cooper, Brenda (April 2010). "The Robot's Girl". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 130 (4). | ||
- "Paper of Elephants". Clarkesworld Magazine. October 2021.
- "Callme and Mink". Clarkesworld Magazine. October 2020.
- Brin, David, ed. (January 10, 2017). "Street Life in the Emerald City". Chasing Shadows. Tor Books. pp. 196–207. ISBN 978-0765382580.
- McPhail, Mike, ed. (December 18, 2016). "Along the Northern Border". Defending the Future. eSpec Books. ASIN B01MU2H4BC.
- Schvartsman, Alex, ed. (November 24, 2016). "The Hand on the Cradle". Humanity 2.0. Phoenix Pick. ISBN 978-1612423098.
- Schmidt, Brian Thomas, ed. (November 3, 2015). "Iron Pegasus". Mission Tomorrow. Baen. ISBN 978-1476780948.
- "Star of Humanity". Cracking the Sky. Fairwood Press. April 22, 2015. ISBN 978-1933846507.
- "Entropy and Emergence". Cracking the Sky. Fairwood Press. April 22, 2015. ISBN 978-1933846507.
- Cooper, Brenda (May 2010). Henry Gee (ed.). "Mind Expeditions". Nature. 465 (7296): 390. Bibcode:2010Natur.465..390C. doi:10.1038/465390a. S2CID 4399169.[9]
- Cooper, Brenda (December 2011). "Tea with Jillian". Nature. 480 (7378): 578. Bibcode:2011Natur.480..578C. doi:10.1038/480578a. S2CID 4428578.
- "Star of Humanity". Fairwood Press. August 2015.
- Sheila Williams, ed. (September 2015). "Biology at the End of the World". Asimov's Science Fiction.
- "My Father's Singularity". Clarkesworld Magazine. June 2010.
- "The War of the Flowers". Strange Horizons. January 2004.[9]
Poetry
- "Visitors". 2016.
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "The Multiple Universe Poems". September 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Raising Horses in the Rain". Spring 2001.
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Critical studies and reviews of Cooper's work
- Edge of dark
- Sakers, Don (June 2015). "The Reference Library". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (6): 105–108.