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Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner (born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is also a poet and playwright. She is best known for her humorous style of writing, both in the titles and the works themselves. This humor allows her to discuss with broader audiences about issues like gender equality and social justice. Life Friesner attended the Hunter College High School, a public magnet high school in New York City, as well as Vassar College. At Vassar, she completed B.A.s in both Spanish and Drama. While at Vassar, she became friendly with Paula Volsky and Jane Bishop. Together they wrote at least one film script for student production, "Lavinia: a Girl of the Street", which demonstrated Esther's trademark tongue-in-cheek style. She holds a Ph.D. in Spanish and was a college Spanish professor at Yale University before becoming a writer. She currently resides with her husband in Connecticut. Career During her early career as a writer, Friesner penned an advice column entitled "Ask Auntie Esther" for Pulphouse Magazine. Her first short story, "The Stuff of Heroes" was sold in 1982. In addition to short stories, Friesner has published a number of novels and is a prolific editor of anthologies. "Thunderbolt," a short story in Random House's Young Warriors anthology lead to her creation of her recent books Nobody's Princess, which takes the Greek legend of Helen of Sparta and gives it a new beginning, and its sequel, Nobody's Prize. Alien Pregnant By Elvis was her first effort as an anthology editor as part of a collection of tabloid science fiction for DAW books in conjunction with Martin H. Greenberg. She also collaborated with Greenberg on an Amazonian comedy anthology for Baen Books entitled Chicks In Chainmail and a vampire anthology for Donald I Fine, Inc. called Blood Muse. She is a frequent guest of honor at science fiction conventions, having appeared at Bubonicon, Arisia, Boskone, Baycon and Albacon in the 1990s and into the 21st century. Her story "Love's Eldritch Ichor" was featured at one of these conventions, the World Fantasy convention, in 1990. Friesner is credited as one of the founders of a parody movement in the 1980s called cyberprep. Awards Friesner was named Outstanding New Fantasy Writer by Romantic Times in 1986. She won the Skylark Award in 1994. She has been nominated a number of times for the Hugo and Nebula awards, winning the Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 1995 and 1996 for, respectively, "Death and the Librarian" and "A Birthday". "A Birthday" was additionally a Hugo Award finalist in 1996. Her short story, "All Vows" was also a finalist for the Nebula in 1994 and took second place in Asimov's SF Magazine Readers' Poll in 1993. Friesner's Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel, Warchild, also made the USA TODAY bestseller list. Nebula Awards and Nominations Source: 1993- “All Vows”, published by Asimov’s Magazine, Nominated for Best Short Story 1995- “Jesus at the Bat” published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nominated for Best Novelette 1995 1995- “Death and the Librarian” published by Asimov’s Magazine, Winner, Best Short story 1996- “A Birthday” published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Winner, Best Short Story 1999- “How to Make Unicorn Pie” published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nominated for Best Novelette 2001- Toastmaster for World Science Fiction Convention 2001 2006- “Helen Remembers the Stork Club”, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nominated for Best Short Story of 2006 Locus Awards Source: Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine (10 nominations) 2006: “The Fraud” (Asimov's Mar 2005) — novelette — 24th place 2006: “Last Man Standing” (F&SF Jan 2005) — novelette — 17th place 2006: “Helen Remembers the Stork Club” (F&SF Oct/Nov 2005) — short story — 15th place 2000: “How to Make Unicorn Pie” (F&SF Jan 1999) — novelette — 14th place 1999: “Brown Dust” (Starlight 2) — novelette — 16th place 1996: “A Birthday” (F&SF Aug 1995) — short story — 4th place 1996: Chicks in Chainmail (Baen) — anthology — 19th place 1993: “All Vows” (Asimov's Nov 1992) — short story — 17th place 1989: Druid's Blood (NAL Signet) — fantasy novel — 13th place 1987: New York by Knight (Signet) — fantasy novel — 19th place Other Awards and Nominations Source: James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — for SF/F that explores and expands the roles of women and men, juried (1 nomination) 1999: “In the Realms of Dragons” (Asimov's Feb 1998) — long list Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers (4 nominations) 2001: “The Shunned Trailer” (Asimov's Feb 2000) — short story — 10th place 1995: “Death and the Librarian” (Asimov's Dec 1994) — short story — 2nd place 1994: “'White!' Said Fred” (Asimov's Oct 1993) — short story — 3rd place (tie) 1993: “All Vows” (Asimov's Nov 1992) — short story — 2nd place ·Gaylactic Spectrum Awards — for SF/F/H on GLBT themes, voted by members of Gaylactic Network (1 nomination) 2000: “Chanoyu” (Asimov's Mar 1999) — short fiction — nomination HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe (2 nominations) 2000: “Chanoyu” (Asimov's Mar 1999) — novelette — nomination 2000: “How to Make Unicorn Pie” (F&SF Jan 1999) — novelette — nomination Bibliography Novels Harlot's Ruse (1986) The Silver Mountain (1986) Druid's Blood (1988) Yesterday We Saw Mermaids (1992) Split Heirs (1993) with Lawrence Watt-Evans Wishing Season (1993) The Sherwood Game (1995) Child of the Eagle: A Myth of Rome (1996) Playing with Fire (1997) Knock on Wood (2000) E.Godz (2003) with Robert Asprin Temping Fate (2006) Threads and Flames (2010) Becca of Wiserways (Psalms) series The Psalms Of Herod (1996) The Sword Of Mary (1996) Chronicles of the Twelve Kingdoms series Mustapha and His Wise Dog (1985) Spells of Mortal Weaving (1986) The Witchwood Cradle (1987) The Water King's Laughter (1989) Demons series Here Be Demons (1988) Demon Blues (1989) Hooray For Hellywood (1990) Gnome Man's Land series Gnome Man's Land (1991) Harpy High (1991) Unicorn U (1992) Majyk series Majyk by Accident (1993) Majyk by Hook Or Crook (1994) Majyk by Design (1995) Men in Black novelizations Men in Black II (2002) New York by Knight series New York by Knight (1986) Elf Defense (1988) Sphynxes Wild (1989) Princesses of Myth series Helen of Troy Nobody's Princess (2007) Nobody's Prize (2008) Nefertiti Sphinx's Princess (2009) Sphinx's Queen (2010) Himiko Spirit's Princess (2012) Spirit's Chosen (2013) Maeve Deception's Princess (2014) Deception's Pawn (2015) Sabrina the Teenage Witch #11 Prisoner of Cabin 13 #22 Witchopoly (1999) Star Trek universe Warchild (1994), #7 in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series To Storm Heaven (1997) #46 in Star Trek: The Next Generation numbered series Short fiction Collections It's Been Fun (1991) Up The Wall & Other Tales.... 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Inception of Gold
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Dream Psychology
Sigmund FreudAn Apple Books Classic edition. Written by the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud’s 1899 book is the definitive text on learning to interpret dreams. Freud’s groundbr...
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Get Lucky
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His Own Heaven
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The Next Girl
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Teach Me
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The Honeymoon Homicide
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Pride and Prejudice
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The Stoic Mind
Addy Osmani & GoLimitlesssDiscover the timeless wisdom of Stoicism in a modern context with "The Stoic Mind," an enlightening visual guide by Addy Osmani and GoLimitlesss. This rich exploration co...
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Caught Up with the Captain
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A Green Kind of Witch
Sierra CrossCinderella crossed with Mean Girls.   That's what Hazel's daily existence feels like. Born to a family of elegant yet shallow Beige Witches, seventeen y...
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Holy Bible
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His Girl Next Door
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The Holy Bible - King James Version
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Hot Off the Press
Lexy Timms"This is what really happened… reported by a free press, for a free people…" Wes Shaw leads a secret double life. As the secret owner of a billion dollar newspap...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank BaumAn Apple Books Classic edition. You’ve seen the iconic 1939 movie, but do you know about the talking field mice, the Winkies, and the Witch of the North that appear in the original...
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Hard Love
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Peace on Earth
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Never Enough
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The Four Loves
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Dracula
Bram StokerAn Apple Books Classic edition. Few characters have seized readers’ imaginations quite like Count Dracula of Transylvania, the hero of Bram Stoker’s classic. The 1897 novel put vam...
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My Paper Heart
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Nothing to Hide
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Escape, A New Life
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All Fired Up
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Silenced Girls
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Just Me
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The Cupcake Cottage
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Saltwater Cove
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Finding Cinderella
Colleen Hoover#1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends With Us writes a free novella about the search for happily ever after. A chance encounter in the dark leads ei...
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Whiskey Girl
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Masters of Restraint
Ines JohnsonMy new boss is good at giving orders. But his latest demand is NSFW. Especially when his two business partners want in on our deal. My new boss My boss’s boss Their investor &#...
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Teased by Fire
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The Art of War
Sun TzuAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BChundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters ex...
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How to Choose a Guy in 10 Days
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Dark Psychology and Manipulation
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel HawthorneAn Apple Books Classic edition. Hester Prynne lives in infamy. After committing adultery and bearing a child with a man whose name she refuses to divulge, the heroine of Nathaniel ...
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Wuthering Heights
Emily BrontëAn Apple Books Classic edition. If you’ve only ever seen Wuthering Heights on screen, you may have an image of Catherine and Heathcliff as the ultimate starcrossed lovers. But that...
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The Odyssey
HomerAn Apple Books Classic edition. Homer’s eighthcentury epic poem is a companion to The Iliad . It tells the story of Odysseus, who journeys by ship for 10 years after the Trojan War...
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Bewitching a Highlander
Roma CordonDefying all for the love of a bewitching lass. Breena MacRae, a healer from Skye with a touch of witchery in her blood, embarks on a dangerous search for her missing father. She ar...
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Coffee Girl
Sophie SinclairMackenzie "Kiki" Forbes finds herself in a pickle. Either become her snarky sister's nanny, or move halfway across the country to work as assistanttothestylist of a ...
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Noxious
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The Seduction Series Boxset
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Awaken Me
Jenna JacobHe was more than a ghost haunting my dreams…he was real. By day, I’m Julianna Garrett …a prim, proper accountant. By night, I’m tormented by dreams of an alpha, ambereyed Adonis wh...
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Man In The Water
Jon HillAn attempted murder. A missing spouse. And an international conspiracy that could change the world. Jack Green has always been skeptical of socalled facts. Though he's forced ...
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Eternal
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Little Women
Louisa May AlcottAn Apple Books Classic edition. Meet the Marches! Louisa May Alcott’s classic introduces us to four unforgettable sisters: beautiful Meg, tomboyish Jo, delicate Beth, and Amy, the ...
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A Christmas Carol
Charles DickensAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s Christmas Eve in Victorian England. While some families don’t know where their next meal will come from, Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his large hom...
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The Three Little Pigs
Mark LeskyClassic fairy tales, legends and folk stories in short version without violence retold with lovely illustrations in simple language. Perfect for reading aloud to small chi...
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Once Upon A One-Night Stand
Zoey LockeAt first sight, there was electrifying chemistry.  So why not go for it? After all, Lynx Grove, the city's most eligible bachelor, wants to claim her, at least for th...