Wen Spencer
Wen Spencer | |
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
Genres | |
Notable awards | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2003) |
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Wen Spencer (born 1963) is an American science fiction and
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.[1]
Spencer was raised on a family farm in
Ukiah Oregon
series features a partly alien character with gentle nature, powerful abilities, and dangerous, werewolf like relatives. Her Tinker universe features a young woman of extraordinary brilliance who is turned into an elf. A Brother's Price posits a world where the gender birth ratio is skewed heavily toward baby girls.
Published works
Ukiah Oregon series
- Alien Taste (2001),[3] Compton Crook Award winner[4]
- Tainted Trail (2002)[5]
- Bitter Waters (2003)[6]
- Dog Warrior (2004)[7]
Tinker (Elfhome) series
- Fantasy novels set in near-future Pittsburgh and Elfhome
- Tinker (2003),[8] 2004 Sapphire Award for the Best Science Fiction Romance novel[9]
- Wolf Who Rules (2006)[10]
- Elfhome (2012)[11][12]
- Wood Sprites (2014)[13][14]
- Harbinger - (April 2022)
- Project Elfhome - (2016) Collection of novelettes and short stories from the Elfhome series
- Steel City Magic – Science Fiction Book Clubomnibus edition of Tinker and Wolf Who Rules (April 2006)
- Short stories set in the Elfhome Universe
Stand-alone novels
- A Brother's Price (2005)[15]
- Endless Blue (2007)[16]
- Eight Million Gods (2013)[17]
- The Black Wolves of Boston (2017)[18]
Short stories
- Set in the Elfhome Universe
- "Wyvern" in Faire Tales (2004), Elfhome #0.5
- "Bare Snow Falling on Fairywood" (2014), Elfhome #0.9
- "Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden" in Free Short Stories 2013 (2013), Elfhome #1.1
- "Blue Sky" (2012), Elfhome #2.5
- "Peace Offering"[19] in Free Short Stories 2012 (2012), Elfhome #3.1
- "Once Upon a Toad" in Fantastic Companions (2005)
- "Another Man's Meat" in Triangulation 2004: A Confluence of Speculative Fiction (2004)
- "Moon Monkeys" in Adventures in Sol System (2004)
- "Rituals for a New God" in Turn the Other Chick (2004)
- "Young Robots in Love" in Triangulation 2003: A Confluence of Speculative Fiction (2003)
- "Protection Money" in Jim Baen's Universe (2006), (later part of Elfhome #3)
References
- ^ "The Long List of Hugo Awards, 2003". www.nesfa.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Biography of Wen Spencer". www.wenspencer.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ISBN 9780451458377.
- ^ "Compton Crook Award Winners". Baltimore Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ISBN 9780451458872.
- ISBN 9780451459220.
- ISBN 9780451459909.
- ISBN 9780743498715.
- ^ "Sapphire Awards 2004". Science Fiction Awards Database. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ISBN 9781416520559.
- ISBN 9781451637830.
- ^ Excerpt from Elfhome
- ISBN 9781476736716.
- ^ Briefly reviewed by Peter Heck in the June 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, pp.107–111.
- ISBN 9780451460387.
- ISBN 9781416573852.
- ISBN 9781451638981.
- ISBN 9781481482462.
- ^ Peace Offering on Baen Books