Kate Elliott

:For the actress, see Kate Elliot."Kate Elliott is the pen name of writer Alis A. Rasmussen (born 1958). After her first novels, the unique fantasy "The Labyrinth Gate" and "The Highroad" science fiction trilogy, failed to become bestsellers, additional publishers liked her manuscripts but wanted a fresh name unconnected with the sales figures of the previous books. Under the new name, starting in 1992, her sales have flourished. Her Crown of Stars series has been featured in the Science Fiction Book Club.

A native of Oregon, she moved to California to attend Mills College. She became active in the Society for Creative Anachronism where she eschewed the more typical image of a medieval Lady and pursued medieval sword fighting. She met her future husband, Jay Silverstein, on the battlefield.

Living in San Jose, California, she and Jay had three children (including twins) while Alis worked on her early novels. When Jay returned to school and pursued a career in archaeology, she found that a novelist could work equally well in various locations around the country and the world. They currently live in Hawaii, where "Kate" continues to produce fantasy and science fiction novels.

Bibliography

As Alis A. Rasmussen

*"The Labyrinth Gate" fantasy (1988), ISBN 0-671-69793-5
*"The Highroad Trilogy" science fiction (1990)
**"A Passage of Stars" (volume 1), ISBN 0-553-28372-3
**"Revolution's Shore" (volume 2), ISBN 0-553-28544-0
**"The Price of Ransom" (volume 3), ISBN 0-553-28788-5

As Kate Elliott

*"Crossroads" fantasy series:
**"Spirit Gate" (2007)
**"Shadow Gate" (2008)
**"Traitor's Gate" (forthcoming)
*"Crown of Stars" fantasy series:
**"King's Dragon" (1997) (finalist for 1997 Nebula Award for Best Novel)
**:DAW Books (US & Canada edition): ISBN 0-88677-727-5 (hardback), ISBN 0-88677-771-2 (paperback)
**:Legend (UK edition): ISBN 0-09-925536-7 (hardback), ISBN 0-09-925537-5 (trade paperback)
**:Orbit (UK edition): ISBN 1-85723-609-2 (paperback)
**"Prince of Dogs" (1998)
**:DAW Books (US & Canada edition): ISBN 0-88677-770-4, ISBN 0-88677-816-6 (paperback)
**:Orbit (UK edition): ISBN 1-85723-625-4, ISBN 1-85723-723-4 (paperback)
**"The Burning Stone" (1999)
**:DAW Books (US & Canada edition): ISBN 0-88677-813-1, ISBN 0-88677-815-8 (paperback)
**:Orbit (UK edition): ISBN 1-85723-760-9, ISBN 1-85723-976-8 (paperback)
**"Child of Flame" (2000)
**:DAW Books (US & Canada edition): ISBN 0-88677-892-1
**:Orbit (UK edition): ISBN 1-85723-947-4 (hardback), ISBN 1-85723-962-8 (larger hardback)
**"The Gathering Storm" (2003)
**:DAW Books (US & Canada edition): ISBN 0-7564-0119-4 (hc), ISBN 0-7564-0132-1 (pb)
**:Orbit (UK edition): ISBN 1-84149-091-1 (hc), ISBN 1-84149-092-X (tp)
**"In the Ruins" (Aug 2005)
**:DAW: ISBN 0-7564-0192-5 (hc), ISBN 0-7564-0268-9 (pb, scheduled Feb 2006)
**"The Crown of Stars" (Feb 2006)
**:DAW: ISBN 0-7564-0326-X (hc)
*"The Golden Key", an epic collaboration with Melanie Rawn and Jennifer Roberson combining intriguing details of medieval art and politics with believable magical elements; World Fantasy Award finalist for Best Novel of 1996
*:DAW Books (US & Canada edition): ISBN 0-88677-691-0 (Hardcover), ISBN 0-88677-899-9 (Paperback)
*:Macmillan (UK edition): ISBN 0-333-66459-0 (Hardcover), ISBN 0-330-34776-4 (Paperback)
*The Jaran science fiction novels:
**"Jaran" (1992)
**:DAW Books: ISBN 0-88677-513-2
**:DAW: Rereleased as "Jaran: The First Novel of the Jaran (10th Anniversary Edition)", ISBN 0-7564-0095-3 (pb 2002)
**"An Earthly Crown" (1993)
**:DAW Books: ISBN 0-88677-546-9
**"His Conquering Sword" (1993)
**:DAW Books: ISBN 0-88677-551-5
**"The Law of Becoming" (1994)
**:DAW Books: ISBN 0-88677-580-9

*Short Stories
** "My Voice Is In My Sword"
**: "Weird Tales from Shakespeare" (1994)
** "The Memory of Peace"
**: "Enchanted Forests" (1995)
** "A Simple Act of Kindness"
**: "The Shimmering Door" (1996)
** "With God to Guard Her"
**: "Return to Avalon" (1996)
** "The Gates of Joriun"
**: "Tarot Fantastic" (1997)
** "Making the World Live Again"
**: "Zodiac Fantastic" (1997)
** "Sunseeker"
**: "30th Anniversary DAW Books Science Fiction" (2002)

External links

* [http://www.sff.net/people/Kate.Elliott/ Official Kate Elliot web site]
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