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Cathy, the Filly in Phily
24/03/2004 . Source: Jessica Martin 
In Philadelphia? Hear SFF author Catherine Asaro speak tonight. The Philadelphia Fantastic authors and editors series are inviting you to meet author Catherine Asaro and hear her read from her latest book, The Charmed Sphere.
The time is Friday, March 26th, 2004, 7:30 PM; the place is Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 1805 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA (USA).
Catherine Asaro's fiction is a blend of hard science fiction, romance, and space adventure. Her novel, The Quantum Rose, won the Nebula Award for best novel of 2001 To date, she has published 13 novels, 10 of which belong to her Saga of the Skolian Empire.
The latest, Skyfall (October, 2003), is actually a prequel, as well as an introduction, to The Skolian Saga. Sunrise Alley, her 14th novel and the next book in the series, is due out in August, 2004.
"Moonglow" in the fantasy anthology, Charmed Destinies, was published in November, 2003. February 2004 saw the publication of the NAL anthology, Irresistible Forces, in which she debuted as an editor.
Irresistible Forces features new novellas by six authors in the genres of science fiction, romance, and fantasy: Lois McMaster Bujold, Mary Jo Putney, Jo Beverley, Jennifer Roberson, Deb Stover, and Catherine herself. Also published in February, 2004, was The Charmed Sphere, part of the launch of Luna Books, and featuring characters introduced in "Moonglow.
Catherine has also published short fiction in Analog magazine and in several anthologies, as well as reviews, nonfiction essays, and scientific papers in refereed academic journals. Her paper, "Complex Speeds and Special Relativity" in the April 1996 issue of The American Journal of Physics forms the basis for some of the science in her novels.
When not writing and making appearances at conferences, Catherine also serves as the president of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA).
A former ballerina, Catherine Asaro has performed with ballets and in musicals on both coasts and in Ohio. In the 1980's she was a principal dancer and artistic director of the Mainly Jazz Dancers and the Harvard University Ballet. After she graduated, her undergraduate students took over Mainly Jazz and made it into an organization at the college. Catherine still teaches ballet in Maryland.
Philadelphia Fantastic presents a series of readings and informal discussions by and with local writers and editors of speculative fiction on the fourth Friday of the month. Readings are free; dinner with the author is pay-as-you-go.
For further information about the Philadelphia Fantastic reading series, contact Oz Fontecchio via their website at www.PhiladelphiaFantastic.com
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