Celia S. Friedman

Celia S. Friedman (born January 12, 1957) is an American speculative fiction author who often writes as "C. S. Friedman".<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Originally a costume designer, Friedman began her publishing career in 1986. She quit costuming in 1996 to write full-time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of 2022, she has published fourteen novels, numerous short stories—several of which were included in her 2021 collection The Dreaming Kind—and a sourcebook for White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game.

Friedman was nominated for the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer in 1988 (now called the Astounding Award,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and her novel This Alien Shore was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1998.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In August 2022, Deadline reported that Bohemia Group, a global management firm, was shopping a potential television series based on The Coldfire Trilogy, which was a finalist for NPR's Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Works

No.	Title	Release date	ISBN	Comments
The Endless War/Azean Empire duology
1	In Conquest Born	April 1986	Template:ISBN	paperback with two covers, each the reverse of the other
		April 1989	–	hardcover; Science Fiction Book Club edition
		August 1992	Template:ISBN	paperback; UK edition
		November 2001	Template:ISBN	paperback; 15th anniversary edition – includes a new intro and glossary.
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
2	The Wilding	July 2004	Template:ISBN	hardcover
		July 2005	Template:ISBN	paperback
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
The Coldfire trilogy
	Nightborn: Coldfire Rising	July 18, 2023	Template:ISBN	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Dominion	January 9, 2012	-	eBook; short story set between prequel and main trilogy
1	Black Sun Rising	October 1991	Template:ISBN	hardcover
		March 1992	–	hardcover; SFBC edition
		September 1992	Template:ISBN	first paperback printing
		September 2005	Template:ISBN	trade paperback
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
2	When True Night Falls	September 1993	Template:ISBN	hardcover
		December 1993	–	hardcover; SFBC edition
		August 1994	Template:ISBN	paperback
		October 2005	Template:ISBN	trade paperback
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
3	Crown of Shadows	October 1995	Template:ISBN	paperback
		February 1996	–	hardcover; SFBC edition
		July 1996	Template:ISBN	paperback
		November 2005	Template:ISBN	trade paperback
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
The Outworlds series
1	This Alien Shore	August 1998	Template:ISBN	hardcover
		June 1999	Template:ISBN	paperback
		January 2000	Template:ISBN	paperback; United Kingdom edition
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
2	This Virtual Night	November 2, 2020	Template:ISBN	hardcover
3	This Variant Seed	TBA	-	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Magister trilogy
1	Feast of Souls	January 2007	Template:ISBN	hardcover
		February 2008	Template:ISBN	paperback
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
2	Wings of Wrath	February 3, 2009	Template:ISBN	hardcover
		February 2, 2010	Template:ISBN	paperback
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
3	Legacy of Kings	August 23, 2011	Template:ISBN	hardcover
		September 4, 2012	Template:ISBN	paperback
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
Dreamwalker Series
1	Dreamwalker	February 4, 2014	Template:ISBN	hardcover
2	Dreamseeker	November 3, 2015	Template:ISBN	hardcover
3	Dreamweaver	December 6, 2016	Template:ISBN	hardcover
Standalone books
	The Madness Season	September 1990	Template:ISBN	paperback
		May 15, 2012	–	audiobook
	The Erciyes Fragments	April 1998	Template:ISBN	hardcover; a Vampire: The Masquerade novella
Short Works
	The Dreaming Kind	1989	Template:ISBN	in Catfantastic
	Downtime	2002	Template:ISBN	in 30th Anniversary DAW Science Fiction Collection
	Terms of Engagement	June 2006	ISSN 1095-8258	in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
	Shall We Dance?	2006	Template:ISBN	in Hags, Sirens, and other Bad Girls of Fantasy
	Soul Mate	November 30, 2010	Template:ISBN	in Speculative Horizons by Subterranean Press
	Perfect Day	March 1, 2012	Template:ISSN	in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

There are at least two other shorts: "Downtime" and "Eye of the Needle".

External links

• Template:Official website
• The Forest of the Hunter: The Official C.S. Friedman fansite
• Bibliography on SciFan
• Interview at Neth Space
• CS Friedman-based MUD
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