Pamela Sargent





























Pamela Sargent
Born March 20, 1948

Ithaca, New York
Residence
Albany, New York
Education State University of New York
Occupation Novelist, science fiction author, editor
Known for Earthseed, Venus of Dreams, Watchstar trilogy

Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award.


Sargent wrote a series of books concerning the terraforming of Venus that is sometimes compared to Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, but predates it. She also edited various anthologies to celebrate the contributions of women in the history of science fiction. She is noted for writing alternate history stories. She also collaborated with George Zebrowski on four Star Trek novels.




Contents






  • 1 Personal life


  • 2 Bibliography


    • 2.1 Seed Trilogy


    • 2.2 Venus


    • 2.3 Watchstar


    • 2.4 Novels


    • 2.5 Star Trek novels


      • 2.5.1 Based on Star Trek: The Original Series television series


      • 2.5.2 Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation television series




    • 2.6 Collections


    • 2.7 Anthologies edited


      • 2.7.1 Women of Wonder series


      • 2.7.2 Nebula Award anthologies


      • 2.7.3 Other




    • 2.8 Nonfiction




  • 3 Awards


  • 4 Sources


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Personal life


Pamela Sargent was born in Ithaca, New York, and raised as an atheist.[1] She attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, attaining a master's degree in philosophy. She currently lives in Albany, New York.



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Seed Trilogy




  1. Earthseed (1983)


  2. Farseed (2007)


  3. Seed Seeker (2010)



Venus




  1. Venus of Dreams (1986)


  2. Venus of Shadows (1988)


  3. Child of Venus (2001)



Watchstar




  1. Watchstar (1980)


  2. Eye of the Comet (1984)


  3. Homesmind (1984)



Novels




  • Cloned Lives (1976)


  • Sudden Star (1979) a.k.a. The White Death (1980)


  • The Golden Space (1982)


  • The Alien Upstairs (1983)


  • The Shore of Women (1986)


  • Alien Child (1988)


  • Ruler of the Sky (1993)


  • Climb the Wind (1998)



Star Trek novels


All co-written with George Zebrowski



Based on Star Trek: The Original Series television series




  • Heart of the Sun (1997)


  • Across the Universe (1999)


  • Garth of Izar (2003)



Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation television series



  • A Fury Scorned (1996)


Collections




  • Cloned Lives (1976)


  • Starshadows (1977)


  • The Golden Space (1983)


  • The Best of Pamela Sargent (1987) with Martin H. Greenberg


  • The Mountain Cage and Other Stories (2002)


  • Eye of Flame (2003)


  • Thumbprints (2004)



Anthologies edited



Women of Wonder series




  • Women of Wonder (1975)


  • More Women of Wonder (1976)


  • The New Women of Wonder (1978)


  • Women of Wonder: The Classic Years (1996)


  • Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years (1996)



Nebula Award anthologies




  • Nebula Awards 29 (1995)


  • Nebula Awards 30 (1996)


  • Nebula Awards 31 (1997)



Other




  • Bio-Futures: Science Fiction Stories About Biological Metamorphosis (1976)


  • Three in Space (1981) with Jack Dann and George Zebrowski


  • Afterlives (1986) with Ian Watson


  • Three in Time (1997) with Jack Dann and George Zebrowski


  • Conqueror Fantastic (2004)



Nonfiction



  • Firebrands: The Heroines of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1976) with Ron Miller


Awards


In 1993, Pamela Sargent won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette published in 1992, for "Danny Goes to Mars".[2] This novelette originally appeared in Asimov's magazine in October 1992.


In 2012, Sargent won the Pilgrim Award for lifetime contributions to SF/F studies.[3]



Sources



  • The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

  • SFWA

  • ISFDB



References





  1. ^ Also, "The Old Testament's full of good stories, my personal favorites being those of David and Esther. I never could get into the New Testament." Interview by Engel-Cox, NOVA Express, Volume 3, Number 3 (11), Winter 1991. Also available at http://www.engel-cox.org/sargent/nova_express_interview.html


  2. ^ "Danny Goes to Mars - The Nebula Awards". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved 2018-08-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ""SFRA Awards", Locus, 04/20/2012".




External links




  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata


  • Pamela Sargent at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


  • Golden Gryphon Press official site – About Thumbprints


  • Audio Review of Venus of Dreams at The Science Fiction Book Review Podcast

  • Pamela Sargent's Official Wattpad Profile









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