“For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever.” – Joan D. Vinge
Born
in Baltimore on this date in 1948, Vinge is best known for such works as her
Hugo Award-winning novel The Snow Queen and its sequels, and
her novelization of movies like Tarzan: King of the Apes, Lost In Space and Cowboys
& Aliens.
After
studying at San Diego State and starting her career as an anthropologist, Vinge
turned to writing and made it a full-time career change after the success
of Snow Queen in 1980. Besides her award for that
novel, she also won a Hugo for Best Novelette for her tale "Eyes of Amber”
and has been nominated for several other Hugo and Nebula
Awards. Her novel Psion was named a Best Book
for Young Adults by the American Library Association. She has written 11 novels, 3 collections of
short stories, 4 of poetry and 12 TV and movie adaptations. She has been lauded for her strong, engrossing
characters.
“The
contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening,” she said, “and yet
so fascinating, all at the same time.”
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