Janrae Frank

Janrae Frank is an American journalist, writer and editor known primarily for her work in science fiction and fantasy. She writes extensively on the subject of women and feminism in speculative fiction.

Her first published short story, "Wolves of Nakesht", appeared in the 1980 World Fantasy Award-winning anthology "Amazons!"World Fantasy Award for "Amazons!" (1980) [http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/1980.html] ] (edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson). This story introduced her most famous character, Chimquar the Lionhawk, and featured what are arguably her central themes: gender ambiguity and women of martial puissance. Other contributions in this field include "Women Warriors and Earth Mothers""Washington Post Book World" (October 6, 1985) [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/139072632.html?dids=139072632&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS&date=Oct+6%2C+1985&author=By+Janrae+Frank&pub=The+Washington+Post++(1974-Current+file)&edition=&startpage=BW10&desc=Women+Warriors+and+Earth+Mothers] ] and "New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow""Locus" Magazine notes on "New Eves" [http://www.locusmag.com/index/t279.html#A28703] ] , an anthology of stories which traced the contributions and history of women in science fiction from the 1920s on, decade by decade. This anthology has been used in many women's study courses on science fictionWomen's Studies mailing list archive (University of Maryland, 1996) [http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/Computing/WMST-L/Logfiles/1996/september] ] .

Her film journalism has been published in the cult magazine "Cinefantastique" as well as "Movieline".

Lately, she is better known for dark fantasy series such as the "Dark Brothers of the Light" and the "Journey of the Sacred King" quartet.

Published Works

Writer

Chimquar the Lionhawk

*"Wolves of Nakesht", published in "Amazons!" (DAW, 1979)
*"In the Darkness, Hunting" (paperback) (Wildside Press, 2004)
*"In the Darkness, Hunting: Tales of Chimquar the Lionhawk" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2005)

"Dark Brothers of the Light" series

*"Blood Rites" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2005)
*"Blood Heresy" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2005)
*"Blood Dawn" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2005)
*"Blood Wraiths" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2005)
*"Blood Paladin" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2005)
*"Blood Arcane" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2006)

"Journey of the Sacred King" series

*"My Sister's Keeper" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2005)
*"Sins of the Mother" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2005)
*"My Father's House" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2006)
*"Children of Wrath" (Renaissance Ebooks, 2006)

hort Fiction

*"Visiting the Neighbors" ["I, Vampire: Interviews with the Undead" (Longmeadow Press 1994) [http://authors.wizards.pro/books/titles/72175/visiting-the-neighbors] ] ("I, Vampire: Interviews with the Undead", 1994)
*" [http://www.gudmagazine.com/vault/0/The%2BTale%2Bthat%2BLaunched%2Ba%2BThousand%2BShips The Tale That Launched a Thousand Ships] " (Greatest Uncommon Denominator Magazine, 2007)

Essays

*"Sex, Swords, and Superstition: A Close Look at Phyllis Ann Karr's Thorn and Frostflower" (Thrust, 1985)
*"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to This Review" (Thrust, 1986)
*"Dead in Suburbia, or Whatever Happened to Feminism in SF?" (Thrust, 1987)

Editor

*(with Jean Marie Stine and Forrest J Ackerman) "New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow" (Longmeadow Press, 1994)

Related Links

*Official website: [http://www.janraefrank.com Godwar Central]

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