Lisa Smedman
Lisa Smedman (* 1959 in North Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian fantasy - and science fiction - writer and newspaper editor .
biography
Lisa Smedman was born in 1959 and grew up in North Vancouver , British Columbia . She studied anthropology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and later journalism at Langara College . Since graduating with a degree in journalism, Smedman has worked as an editor for various newspapers in the Vancouver area .
She also works as a writer: In 1981, Smedman got to know the pen and paper role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons , for which she began to write stories. From 1993 she wrote for TSR Inc. Smedman became known internationally in 2004 with the novel Destruction (OT: Extinction ) from the Forgotten Reiche series War of the Spider Queen . She is also known as the author of several Shadowrun novels.
Smedman lives and works in the greater Vancouver area.
Works
Dungeons and Dragons: Forgotten Realms
- Sembia 4 : Heirs of Prophecy , 2002, ISBN 3-86762-029-6 , Sembia: Heirs of Prophecy
- The War of the Spider Queen 4: Destruction , 2004, ISBN 3-937255-18-4 , RA Salvatore 's War of the Spider Queen 4: Extinction
- House of Serpents trilogy :
- Venom's Taste , 2004
- Viper's Kiss , 2005
- Vanity's Brood , 2006
- Lady Penitent Trilogy (German: The Penitent):
- The Widow's Sacrifice , 2008, ISBN 3-86762-043-1 , Sacrifice of the Widow , 2007
- The Storm of the Dead , 2009, ISBN 3-86762-044-X , Storm of the Dead , 2007
- The Triumph of the Spider , 2009, ISBN 3-86762-047-4 , Ascendancy of the Last , 2008
- The Gilded Rune, 2012
Shadowrun
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Shadowrun cycle :
- The Lucifer Deck (1997)
- Blood Sport (1998)
- Psychotropic (Psychotropic) (1998)
- The Forever Drug (The Ninth Life) (1999)
- Tails You Lose (Heads or Tails) (2001)
Ravenloft
- Castles Forlorn , 1993
- Adam's Wrath , 1994
- Awakening , 1994
- When Black Roses Blooms , 1994
- Chilling Tales , 1995
- Death Ascendant , 1996
- Death Unchained , 1996
Before - The Maelstrom
- The Playback War , 2000
- The Appartition Trail , 2004
- Creature Catchers , 2007
Game books
- The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga , 1995
- Terror / Counterterror , 1996 (with Sandy Addison and John Fletcher)
Non-fiction
- From Boneshakers to Choppers: The Rip-Roaring History of Motorcycles , 2007
Other works
- The Apparation Trail
- Vancouver: Stories of a City
- Creature catchers
Web links
- Literature by and about Lisa Smedman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lisa Smedman in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Lisa Smedman in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Works by and about Lisa Smedman at Open Library
- Official website
- Lisa Smedman at Feather & Sword
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Smedman, Lisa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and newspaper editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | North Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |