Janet Asimov

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Janet Asimov (* 6. August 1926 in Ashland , Pennsylvania as Janet Opal Jeppson ; † 25. February 2019 in New York City ) was an American science fiction -author and psychoanalyst .

Career

Jeppson began her college years at Wellesley College and went to Stanford University for her BA. At Stanford she worked on the stability of light filter substances. She then received her MD from New York University Medical School and worked as a psychoanalyst.

She said: "At Wellesley, I came to think of death as a disorganization of the patterns called living with nothing supernatural left over."

Janet Asimov began writing science fiction for children under the name JO Jeppson in the 1970s. She was married to Isaac Asimov from 1973 until his death in 1992 and together with him wrote several science fiction books for young readers, including the series about the robot Norby.

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Series and cycles

The Roiss (as JO Jeppson)
  • 1 The Second Experiment (1974)
  • 2 The Last Immortal (1980)
Norby Chronicles (with Isaac Asimov)
  • 1 Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot (1983)
  • 2 Norby's Other Secret (1984)
  • 3 Norby and the Lost Princess (1985)
  • 4 Norby and the Invaders (1985)
  • 5 Norby and the Queen's Necklace (1986)
  • 6 Norby Finds a Villain (1987)
  • 7 Norby Down to Earth (1989)
  • 8 Norby and Yobo's Great Adventure (1989)
  • 9 Norby and the Oldest Dragon (1990)
  • 10 Norby and the Court Jester (1991)
  • 11 Norby and the Terrified Taxi (1997)
  • The Norby Chronicles (Collective Edition of 1 and 2; 1986)
  • Norby: Robot for Hire (collective edition of 3 and 4; 1987)
  • Norby Through Time and Space (collective edition of 5 and 6; 1988)

Novels

  • Mind Transfer (1988)
    • German: transfer of consciousness. Translated by Norbert Stöbe. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4759, 1990, ISBN 3-453-04473-8 .
  • The Package in Hyperspace (1988)
  • Murder at the Galactic Writer's Society (1995)
    • English: death of an android. Translated by Ruggero Leo. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction # 23246, 2002, ISBN 3-404-23246-1 .

Short stories

Pshrinks Anonymous (as JO Jeppson)
  • Positively the Last Pact With - The Devil? (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1976 )
  • The Beanstalk Analysis (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1980 )
  • A Pestilence of Psychoanalysts (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1980 ; as Janet O. Jeppson)
  • Consternation & Empire (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 31, 1981 ; also: Consternation and Empire , 1985)
  • The Hotter Flash (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 13, 1981 )
  • A Million Shades of Green (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 6, 1981 )
  • The Time-Warp Trauma (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 21, 1981 )
  • The Curious Consultation (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1982 )
  • The Mysterious Cure (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1982 )
  • The Horn of Elfland (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March 1983 )
    • German: The Horn of the Elbenland. In: Shawna McCarthy (ed.): Isaac Asimov's Space Women 1. Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy # 31126, 1986, ISBN 3-548-31126-1 .
  • The Ultimate Biofeedback Device (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1983 )
  • Seasonal Special (in: Amazing Stories, July 1984 )
  • August Angst (1985, in: Janet Asimov and Janet Asimov (as JO Jeppson): The Mysterious Cure and Other Stories of Pshrinks Anonymous )
  • The Noodge Factor (1985, in: Janet Asimov and Janet Asimov (as JO Jeppson): The Mysterious Cure and Other Stories of Pshrinks Anonymous )

Collection:

  • The Mysterious Cure and Other Stories of Pshrinks Anonymous (1985; also: Pshrinks Anonymous , 1990)
more short stories
  • The Amulet of The Firegod (in: Amazing Stories, September 1985 ; as JO Jeppson)
  • Relics (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, Mid-December 1986 ; as JO Jeppson)
  • Low Hurdle (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, March 1988 ; as JO Jeppson)
  • The Human Condition (1988, in: Rob Meades and David B. Wake (Eds.): The Drabble Project )
  • The Cleanest Block in Town (1991, in: Lawrence Watt-Evans (Ed.): Newer York: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy About the World's Greatest City )
  • The Contagion (1991, in: Megan Miller, David Keller and Byron Preiss (Eds.): The Ultimate Dracula )
  • Grimm Witchery (1993, in: John Gregory Betancourt and Byron Preiss (Eds.): The Ultimate Witch )
  • Another Alice Universe (1995, in: Margaret Weis (Ed.): Fantastic Alice )
  • The Fingerprints of the Gods (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 2000 )
  • Red Devil Statement (2000, in: Steven-Elliot Altman and Patrick Merla (Eds.): The Touch: Epidemic of the Millennium )

Anthologies

  • Laughing Space (1982; as JO Jeppson, with Isaac Asimov)

Non-fiction

  • How to Enjoy Writing: A Book of Aid and Comfort (1987; with Isaac Asimov)
  • A Word or Two from Janet (1989, in: Martin H. Greenberg (Ed.): Foundation's Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov )
  • Frontiers II: More Recent Discoveries About Life, Earth, Space, and the Universe (1993; with Isaac Asimov)
  • Thanks, From Janet Asimov (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, September 1994 )
  • I. Asimov: A Memoir (1995; with Isaac Asimov)
  • Isaac (1997, in: Martin H. Greenberg (Ed.): Foundation's Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov )
  • It's Been a Good Life (2002; with Isaac Asimov)
  • Notes for a Memoir: On Isaac Asimov, Life, And Writing (2006)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Legacy.com obituary, accessed March 3, 2019
  2. ↑ Giese, Arthur C .; Christensen, Eleanor; Jeppson, Janet: Absorption Spectra of Some Sunscreens for Sunburn Preparations . In: Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 1950 (39). Pp. 30 - 36.
personal data
SURNAME Asimov, Janet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jeppson, Janet Opal (maiden name); Asimov, Janet Opal (married name); Jeppson, JO (alternative spelling); Jeppson, Janet O. (alternative spelling); Asimov, Janet Jeppson (alternative spelling); Jeppson, Janet (alternative spelling); Asimov, Janet J. (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer and psychoanalyst
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashland (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 2019
Place of death New York City