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Norman, Lisanne

(1951-    ) UK author active in UK Fandom from 1978, and author of some short fiction. Her career has been dominated, however, by the Sholan Alliance sequence, beginning with Turning Point (1993) and ending with Circle's End (2017), a set of Planetary Romance tales within a Space Opera setting which gives an opportunity for the introduction of numerous Alien species. The Cat-like Sholans, who dominate the action, utilize various Psi Powers including Telepathy to maintain their civilization. [JC]

Lisanne Norman

born Glasgow, Scotland: 15 February 1951

works

series

Sholan Alliance

• Turning Point (New York: DAW Books, 1993) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Romas Kukalis]
• Fortune's Wheel (New York: DAW Books, 1995) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Romas Kukalis]
• Fire Margins (New York: DAW Books, 1996) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Romas Kukalis]
• Razor's Edge (New York: DAW Books, 1997) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Romas Kukalis]
• Dark Nadir (New York: DAW Books, 1999) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Romas Kukalis]
• Stronghold Rising (New York: DAW Books, 2000) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Jim Burns]
• Between Darkness and Light (New York: DAW Books, 2003) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Romas Kukalis]
• Shades of Gray (New York: DAW Books, 2010) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Chris Moore]
• Circle's End (New York: DAW Books, 2017) [Sholan Alliance: pb/Chris Moore]

links

• Lisanne Norman
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 02:02 am on 27 July 2024.
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