Michaels, Melisa C
Entry updated 11 November 2024. Tagged: Author.
(1946-2019) US author who began publishing work of genre interest with "In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See" in Asimov's for January 1979, but concentrated mostly on longer fiction. She remains best known for her Skyrider sequence of sf adventures – Skirmish (1985), First Battle (1985), Last War (1986), Pirate Prince (1987) and Floater Factor (1987) – depicting the growth into maturity of its eponymous female Starship-pilot protagonist. The tales are at times congested, often parodic, occasionally damaged by Clichés, but carry their underlying message about human potential with some grace. Far Harbor (1989) depicts with sympathy the plight of a planet whose natives are being attacked by humans, though the heir to the native throne possesses Psi Powers that he needs to learn how to control in order to defeat the Terrans. World-Walker (2004) is a complex Space Opera set in a loose Multiverse encompassing a large number of Parallel Worlds; those who walk the worlds tend to encounter Doppelganger problems. [JC]
Melisa Corrina Michaels
born 31 May 1946
died Duncannon, Pennsylvania: 30 August 2019
works
series
Skyrider
- Skirmish (New York: Tor, 1985) [Skyrider: pb/Bruce Jensen]
- First Battle (New York: Tor, 1985) [Skyrider: pb/Bruce Jensen]
- Last War (New York: Tor, 1986) [Skyrider: pb/Bruce Jensen]
- Pirate Prince (New York: Tor, 1987) [Skyrider: pb/Bruce Jensen]
- Floater Factor (New York: Tor, 1988) [Skyrider: pb/Maelo Cintron]
Rosie Lavine
- Cold Iron (New York: Penguin/Roc, 1997) [Rosie Lavine: pb/Romas Kukalis]
- Sister to the Rain (New York: Penguin/Roc, 1998) [Rosie Lavine: pb/Julie Bell]
individual titles
- Far Harbor (New York: Tor, 1989) [pb/Maelo Cintron]
- World-Walker (Waterville, Maine: Five Star, 2004) [hb/]
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