Karin Lowachee
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Karin Lowachee is a Canadian
author of speculative fiction.
Lowachee is the author of four novels, Warchild (2002), Burndive
(2003), Cagebird
(2005) and The Gaslight Dogs (2010). Warchild is noteworthy for its use of second-person point of view
for the first several chapters of the novel. This book won the Warner Aspect
First Novel Award. Cagebird won the 2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
and the Prix Aurora Award
, and was a finalist for the 2002 Philip K. Dick Award. Her next novel, The Gaslight Dogs, was released in April 2010.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
author of speculative fiction.
Lowachee is the author of four novels, Warchild (2002), Burndive
Burndive
Burndive is a science fiction novel by Karin Lowachee. It was first published in 2003 by Warner Aspect. Burndive is the second book in Lowachee's Warchild Universe.-Plot summary:...
(2003), Cagebird
Cagebird (novel)
Cagebird is a science fiction novel by Canadian author Karin Lowachee. It was published by Warner Aspect in 2005, as the third book in the Warchild Universe...
(2005) and The Gaslight Dogs (2010). Warchild is noteworthy for its use of second-person point of view
Point of view (literature)
The narrative mode is the set of methods the author of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical story uses to convey the plot to the audience. Narration, the process of presenting the narrative, occurs because of the narrative mode...
for the first several chapters of the novel. This book won the Warner Aspect
Orbit Books
Orbit Books is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books. It was founded in 1974 as part of the Macdonald Futura publishing company...
First Novel Award. Cagebird won the 2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the awards were initially presented by the Gaylactic Network, with awards first awarded in 1999. In 2002 the awards were given their own...
and the Prix Aurora Award
Aurora Award
The Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works, artworks, fan activities from that year, and are awarded in both English and French...
, and was a finalist for the 2002 Philip K. Dick Award. Her next novel, The Gaslight Dogs, was released in April 2010.
Novels
- Warchild (2002)
- BurndiveBurndiveBurndive is a science fiction novel by Karin Lowachee. It was first published in 2003 by Warner Aspect. Burndive is the second book in Lowachee's Warchild Universe.-Plot summary:...
(2003) - CagebirdCagebird (novel)Cagebird is a science fiction novel by Canadian author Karin Lowachee. It was published by Warner Aspect in 2005, as the third book in the Warchild Universe...
(2005) - The Gaslight Dogs (2010)
Short stories
- "The Forgotten Ones," So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & FantasySo Long Been DreamingSo Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy is an anthology of short stories edited by the writer Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan. Hopkinson provides the introduction, although it is usually misattributed to Samuel R...
(2004), edited by Uppinder Mehan & Nalo HopkinsonNalo HopkinsonNalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican science fiction and fantasy writer and editor who lives in Canada. Her novels and short stories such as those in her collection Skin Folk often draw on Caribbean history and language, and its traditions of oral and written storytelling.Hopkinson has... - "This Ink Feels Like Sorrow," Mythspring: From the Lyrics & Legends of Canada (2006), edited by Genevieve Kierans & Julie E. CzernedaJulie E. CzernedaJulie E. Czerneda is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written at least 9 SF novels, including the Prix Aurora winner In the Company of Others, a number of short stories; and has edited several anthologies....
Awards
- Warner Aspect First Novel Award, 2002
- Aurora AwardAurora AwardThe Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works, artworks, fan activities from that year, and are awarded in both English and French...
, Best Novel in English, 2006 - Gaylactic Spectrum AwardsGaylactic Spectrum AwardsThe Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the awards were initially presented by the Gaylactic Network, with awards first awarded in 1999. In 2002 the awards were given their own...
, Best Novel, 2006
External links
- Official site
- Interview at Clarkesworld Magazine September 2010
- Interview at SF Site
- Interview with Samantha Ling
- Interview