Susan Shwartz(born December 31, 1949) is an American author.[1]

Susan Shwartz
Born(1949-12-31)December 31, 1949(age 74)
EducationMount Holyoke College(BA)
Harvard University(PhD)
OccupationAuthor

Education and career

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She received her B.A. in English fromMount Holyoke Collegein 1972 and a PhD in English fromHarvard University.[1]

Shwartz'sHeirs to Byzantiumtrilogy –Byzantium's Crown(1987),The Woman of Flowers(1987) andQueensblade(1988) is analternate historyseries. The Heirs to Byzantium novels are set in a world whereMarc AntonydefeatsOctaviusin theBattle of Actium,and joins withCleopatrato make Byzantium capital of the Roman Empire.[1]

Shwartz's novelThe Grail of Hearts(1992) is a fantasy that features theHoly Grail.It also features a sympathetic version of Kundry fromRichard Wagner's operaParsifal;Shwart's Kundry is depicted as a version of theWandering Jew.[1]

Shwartz has published several novels and sixty short stories.

Works

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Novels

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  • The Woman of Flowers(1987)
  • Byzantium's Crown(1987)
  • Silk Roads and Shadows(1988)
  • Queensblade(1988)
  • Arabesques: More Tales of the Arabian Nights(1988)
  • Heritage of Flight(1989)
  • Imperial Lady(1989) with Andre Norton
  • Arabesques II(1989)
  • The Grail of Hearts(1991)
  • Empire of the Eagle(1993) withAndre Norton.Historical novel about a group of Romans who flee theBattle of Carrhaeand travel to India and China.[2]
  • Shards of Empire(1996)
  • Cross and Crescent(1997)
  • Second Chances(2001)
  • Hostile Takeover(2004)

She has also collaborated with science fiction writer (and fellow Mount Holyoke alumna)Judith Tarron the following works:

  • S.M. StirlingBlood Feuds(1993) (with Judith Tarr and Susan Shwartz andHarry Turtledove(Part of the "War World" sub-series in the "Co-dominium" series, originally created byJerry Pournelle) andBlood Vengeance(1994) (with Susan Shwartz andJudith TarrandHarry TurtledoveandJerry Pournelle(Also part of the "War World" sub-series)
  • CoDominiumBlood Feuds(1992) Susan Shwartz, S.M. Stirling,Judith Tarr,and Harry Turtledove andBlood Vengeance(1994) Susan Shwartz, S.M. Stirling,Judith Tarr,and Harry Turtledove.

Star Trek novels

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All co-written withJosepha Sherman

  • Vulcan's Forge(1997)
  • Vulcan's Heart(1999)
  • Exodus: Vulcan's Soul Book One(2004)
  • Exiles: Vulcan's Soul Trilogy Book Two(2006)
  • Epiphany: Vulcan's Soul Trilogy Book Three(2007)

Short-stories

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Awards

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Winner

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Nominated

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See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdKing, T. Jackson. "SFC Interview: Susan Shwartz".Science Fiction Chronicle16(7): 5, (pp. 30-33). June/July 1995.
  2. ^"Empire of the Eagle by Andre Norton and Susan Shwartz starts with more Roman legionaries who survive the Carrhae disaster and then fight their way through India on to China... "Hawking, James.""Roman History Through A Hundred Novels".Historical Novel Society.Spring 1997. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^HOMer Award nominations
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