Arinn Dembo
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Arinn Dembo, born 3 February 1970 (age 42), is an American author currently living and writing in British Columbia, Canada. Dembo is best known for her work with Vancouver-based Kerberos Productions
, where she is Lead Writer and has worked on the background fiction for the Sword of the Stars
series and Fort Zombie
. She attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop
in 1990 and holds a bachelor's degree in Anthropology with a minor in Classical Civilizations from the University of Tennessee.
Published professionally for the first time in the New York Review of Science Fiction in 1991 with an essay on Tim Powers' The Stress of Her Regard
, Arinn Dembo was primarily a critic in the early years of her career. She was best known as a reviewer in the PC gaming industry, and covered over 100 titles for Computer Gaming World Magazine
and Cnet
between 1995 and 1997. Over the years she has also published short stories, novellas and scattered reviews of books, films, music and DVD releases. Her short story "Monsoon" was the first prize winner of the Best Fantastic Erotica contest sponsored by Circlet Press
in 2006.
Dembo's novella The Deacon's Tale was published in 2008 by Lighthouse Interactive
and packaged with the Sword of the Stars Collector's Edition. She is currently working on a revised edition to be published as a full-length novel in the future.
Kerberos Productions
Kerberos Productions Inc. is a third-party video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company was formed in 2003 by former employees of Barking Dog Studios/Rockstar Games....
, where she is Lead Writer and has worked on the background fiction for the Sword of the Stars
Sword of the Stars
Sword of the Stars is a space 4X game developed by Kerberos Productions. In the game the player chooses one of four unique races to form an interstellar empire and conquer the galaxy...
series and Fort Zombie
Fort Zombie
Fort Zombie is an RPG video game developed by Kerberos Productions. It was released on October 30, 2009. The game takes place on a version of Earth that is being invaded by an evil force which warps reality and creates zombies. Players control Ben Riley, a young man who has survived through the...
. She attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop
Clarion West Writers Workshop
Clarion West Writers Workshop is an intensive six-week program for writers preparing for professional careers in science fiction and fantasy. It runs yearly late June through the end of July. The workshop is limited to 18 students per year. Each of the six weeks is instructed by a different...
in 1990 and holds a bachelor's degree in Anthropology with a minor in Classical Civilizations from the University of Tennessee.
Published professionally for the first time in the New York Review of Science Fiction in 1991 with an essay on Tim Powers' The Stress of Her Regard
The Stress of Her Regard
The Stress of Her Regard is a 1989 horror/fantasy novel by Tim Powers. It was nominated for the 1990 World Fantasy and Locus Awards in 1990, and won a Mythopoeic Award...
, Arinn Dembo was primarily a critic in the early years of her career. She was best known as a reviewer in the PC gaming industry, and covered over 100 titles for Computer Gaming World Magazine
Computer Gaming World
Computer Gaming World was a computer game magazine founded in 1981 by Russell Sipe as a bimonthly publication. Early issues were typically 40-50 pages in length, written in a newsletter style, including submissions by game designers such as Joel Billings , Dan Bunten , and Chris Crawford...
and Cnet
CNET
CNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
between 1995 and 1997. Over the years she has also published short stories, novellas and scattered reviews of books, films, music and DVD releases. Her short story "Monsoon" was the first prize winner of the Best Fantastic Erotica contest sponsored by Circlet Press
Circlet Press
Circlet Press is a Cambridge, Massachusetts publishing house founded and managed by Cecilia Tan. It specializes in science fiction erotica, a once uncommon genre, and its publications often feature BDSM themes....
in 2006.
Dembo's novella The Deacon's Tale was published in 2008 by Lighthouse Interactive
Lighthouse Interactive
SilverBirch, Inc. was a video game publisher located in the Netherlands and was Acquired by Lighthouse Interactive in 2008. The company "Lighthouse interactive" had offices in Toronto and Montreal, Canada, Haarlem, The Netherlands and London, England....
and packaged with the Sword of the Stars Collector's Edition. She is currently working on a revised edition to be published as a full-length novel in the future.
Poetry
- The Humanist's Prayer, published by The Manitoba Humanist (2004)
- The Other Wife: An Invocation to the Goddess Kali, published in H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror #4 (2006)
Essays
- Impassion'd Clay: On Tim Powers' "The Stress of Her Regard", published in The New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science Fiction is a monthly literary journal of science fiction that was established in 1988. It includes works of science fiction criticism, essays, and in-depth critical reviews of new works of fiction and scholarship. It is published by Dragon Press and the managing...
(1991) - Offerings at the Tomb , published in The New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science Fiction is a monthly literary journal of science fiction that was established in 1988. It includes works of science fiction criticism, essays, and in-depth critical reviews of new works of fiction and scholarship. It is published by Dragon Press and the managing...
(2001) - "The Last Continent": An Exchange, published in The New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science Fiction is a monthly literary journal of science fiction that was established in 1988. It includes works of science fiction criticism, essays, and in-depth critical reviews of new works of fiction and scholarship. It is published by Dragon Press and the managing...
(2001)
Short Stories
- Sisterhood of the Skin, published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science FictionThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science FictionThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction is a digest-size American fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House and then by Fantasy House. Both were subsidiaries of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Publications, which took over as publisher in 1958. Spilogale, Inc...
(1996) - Between the LinesBetween the LinesBetween the Lines is the seventh, and best known album by the then New York City-based singer-songwriter Janis Ian, released in 1975. The album went to #1 on the Billboard 200 charts, and sold over one million copies...
, published in Imagination Fully Dilated: Science Fiction (2003) - MonsoonMonsoonMonsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
, published in Best Fantastic Erotica (2007) - ICHTHYSIchthysIchthys, from Koine Greek: , is the Greek word for "fish"....
, published in H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror (2009)
Novellas
- Suicide WatchSuicide watchSuicide watch is an intensive monitoring process used to ensure that an individual does not die by suicide. Usually the term is used in reference to inmates in a prison, hospital, psychiatric hospital, or military bases...
, published in Delta Green: Dark TheatresDelta GreenDelta Green is a setting for the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game created by Adam Scott Glancy, Dennis Detwiller, and John Tynes, aka the Delta Green Partnership, of the Seattle gaming house Pagan Publishing...
(2001) - The Deacon's Tale, published by Lighthouse Interactive as an extra in the Sword of the Stars Collector's Edition (2008)
Video Games
- HomeworldHomeworldHomeworld is a real-time strategy computer game released on September 28, 1999, developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was the first fully three-dimensional RTS. In 2003, Relic released the source code for Homeworld...
, as “Marcus Skyler” (1999) - Ground ControlGround ControlGround Control is a 2000 real-time tactics video game developed by Massive Entertainment. It features 3D graphics and a free-floating camera which allows one to zoom in and out and view the action from any angle, from a bird's-eye view to the perspective of one's own assault units at ground level...
as “Marcus Skyler” (2000) - Homeworld: CataclysmHomeworld: CataclysmHomeworld: Cataclysm was originally developed in 2000 as an expansion of Homeworld, but was released as a stand-alone game. It was published by Sierra Entertainment, as was the original, but it was developed by Barking Dog Studios.-Gameplay:...
as “Marcus Skyler” (2000) - Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraArcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraArcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a single player / multi-player computer role-playing game developed by Troika Games and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was released in North America and Europe in August 2001 for Microsoft Windows...
as “Marcus Skyler” (2001) - Sword of the StarsSword of the StarsSword of the Stars is a space 4X game developed by Kerberos Productions. In the game the player chooses one of four unique races to form an interstellar empire and conquer the galaxy...
(2006) - Sword of the Stars: Born of BloodSword of the Stars: Born of BloodSword of the Stars: Born of Blood is the expansion pack to Sword of the Stars, a turn-based strategy game for the PC released June 2007. Born of Blood was developed by Kerberos Productions and published by Lighthouse Interactive...
(2007) - Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows (2008)
- Sword of the Stars: Argos Naval Yard (2009)
- Fort ZombieFort ZombieFort Zombie is an RPG video game developed by Kerberos Productions. It was released on October 30, 2009. The game takes place on a version of Earth that is being invaded by an evil force which warps reality and creates zombies. Players control Ben Riley, a young man who has survived through the...
(2009) - Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of WinterSword of the Stars II: The Lords of WinterSword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter is a science fiction strategy video game developed by Kerberos Productions. It is the sequel to the 2006 game Sword of the Stars and is published by Paradox Interactive...
(2011)