Summary
Karen Anderson (born June Millichamp Kruse /ˈkruːzi/; September 16, 1932 – March 17, 2018)[1][2] was an American writer. She published fiction and essays solo and in collaboration with her husband Poul Anderson and others.
Karen Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | June Millichamp Kruse September 16, 1932 Erlanger, Kentucky |
| Died | March 17, 2018 (aged 85) Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1958–2018 |
| Genre | Fantasy |
Biography edit
Anderson was born June Millichamp Kruse in Erlanger, Kentucky,[1][2] a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio.
In the 1980s she co-authored several books in collaboration with her husband, Poul Anderson.[1]
She is noted as the first person to use the term filk music in print[3] and she wrote the first published science fiction haiku (or scifaiku), "Six Haiku" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1962).[4] She also probably coined the term sophont to describe the general class of sapient beings.[citation needed]
In 1950 she, along with three friends, founded a Sherlock Holmes society, naming it the "Red Circle Society." She was, around this time, a friend of Hugh Everett III, of whose theories about parallel universes Poul Anderson later became an enthusiast.[5]
Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his 1982 novel, Friday, in part to Anderson.[6]
The writer Greg Bear was her son-in-law.
Bibliography edit
Novels edit
King of Ys edit
- Roma Mater (1986) with Poul Anderson
- Gallicenae (1987) with Poul Anderson
- Dahut (1987) with Poul Anderson
- The Dog and the Wolf (1988) with Poul Anderson
The Last Viking edit
- The Golden Horn (1980) with Poul Anderson
- The Road of the Sea Horse (1980) with Poul Anderson
- The Sign of the Raven (1980) with Poul Anderson
Collections edit
- The Unicorn Trade (1984) with Poul Anderson
References edit
- ^ a b c "Anderson, Karen". Revised October 8, 2013. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (sf-encyclopedia.com). Retrieved 2014-08-14. Entry by 'JC', John Clute.
- ^ a b "Karen Anderson – Summary Bibliography". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ^ Lee Gold. "Tracking Down The First Deliberate Use Of "Filk Song"". Archived from the original on 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ Anderson, Karen (July 1962). "Six Haiku". The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
- ^ Eugene Shikhovtsev's Biography of Hugh Everett, mit.edu; accessed 4 April 2018.
- ^ Heinlein, Robert A. (1984). Friday. New England Library. ISBN 0-450-05549-3.
External links edit
- Bibliography at SciFan
- Karen Anderson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Works by Karen Anderson at Project Gutenberg