Élisabeth Vonarburg
Canadian writer
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Élisabeth Vonarburg (born 5 August 1947) is a science fiction writer. She was born in Paris (France) and has lived in Chicoutimi (now Saguenay), Quebec, Canada since 1973.
BornAugust 5, 1947
Paris, France
OccupationScience fiction writer
NationalityCanadian
Period1980–present
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| Born | August 5, 1947 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Science fiction writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1980–present |
| Genre | Fantasy, Historical |
| Notable works | Chroniques du Pays des Mères |
From 1979 to 1990 she was the literary director of the French-Canadian science fiction magazine Solaris. Her first novel, Le Silence de la Cité (The Silence in the City), appeared in 1981.
She has received several awards, including "Le Grand Prix de la SF française" in 1982 and a Philip K. Dick Award special citation in 1992 for In the Mothers' Land the English version of Chroniques du pays des mères.
She is the author of Cycle de Tyranaël.
Bibliography
Series
Maerlande
| Original Release | Title (French) | English Release | Title (English) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Le Silence de la cité | 1988 | The Silent City |
| 1992 | Chroniques du Pays des Mères | 1992 | In the Mothers' Land |
Tyranaël
| Original Release | Title (French) | English Release | Title (English) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Contes de Tyranaël | ||
| 1996 | Les rêves de la mer | 2003 | Dreams of the Sea |
| 1996 | Le jeu de la perfection | 2005 | A Game of Perfection |
| 1997 | Mon frère l'ombre | ||
| 1997 | L'Autre Rivage | ||
| 1997 | La Mer allée avec le soleil |
Reine de Mémoire
| Original Release | Title (French) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | La maison d'oubli |
| 2006 | Le dragon de feu |
| 2006 | Le dragon fou |
| 2007 | La princesse de vengeance |
| 2007 | La maison d'équité |
Les Pierres et les Roses
| Original Release | Title (French) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | La voie des pierres |
| 2018 | La voie des roses |
| 2018 | La balance et le sablier |
Other novels and story collections
| Original Release | Title (French) | English Release | Title (English) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | L'Œil de la nuit | ||
| 1984 | Janus | 2000 | most stories collected in Slow Engines of Time |
| 1990 | Ailleurs et au Japon | ||
| 1990 | L'histoire de la princesse et du dragon | ||
| 1993 | Les Contes de la chatte rouge | ||
| 1994 | Les Voyageurs malgré eux | 1995 | Reluctant Voyagers |
| 1999 | Sang et pierre | 2009 | most stories collected in Blood Out of Stone |
| 2003 | La maison au bord de la mer | ||
| 2003 | Le jeu des coquilles de Nautilus | ||
| 2013 | La musique du soleil | ||
| 2014 | Hôtel Olympia |
Anthology
- Tesseracts Q with Jane Brierley (1996)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Élisabeth Vonarburg.
- "Dreams of the Real: Dreams of the Sea by Elisabeth Vonarburg", by John Garrison, Strange Horizons, 28 June 2004
- Élisabeth Vonarburg at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database