Esther M. Friesner Books in Order

Esther M. Friesner is a renowned author of fantasy and science fiction, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Drama from Vassar College and a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish from Yale University. With a distinguished teaching career at Yale under her belt, she transitioned to become a full-time author, publishing twenty-seven novels to date. Her recent titles include <i>Temping Fate</i> from Penguin-Puffin and <i>Nobody's Princess</i> from Random House. Friesner's short fiction and poetry have been featured in prominent publications such as <b>Asimov's</b>, <b>Fantasy & Science Fiction</b>, and <b>Pulphouse Magazine</b>, as well as numerous anthologies. A prolific editor, she has collaborated on several notable anthologies, including <i>Alien Pregnant By Elvis</i>, <i>Chicks In Chainmail</i>, and <i>Blood Muse</i>. Friesner also penned the popular "Ask Auntie Esther" etiquette and advice column for <b>Pulphouse Magazine</b>.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Esther M. Friesner

  • #1
    The Old Funny Stuff (By: George Alec Effinger)(1989)
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  • #2
    Daily Voices (By: Lisa Goldstein)(1989)
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  • #3
    Heroines (By: James Patrick Kelly)(1990)
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  • #4
    Peripheral Vision (By: Karen Joy Fowler)(1990)
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    Swatting at the Cosmos (By: James K. Morrow)(1990)
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  • #6
    Neon Twilight (By: Edward Bryant)(1990)
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  • #7
    Tales from a Vanished Country (By: Elizabeth Lynn)(1990)
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  • #8
    True Minds (By: Spider Robinson)(1990)
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    Hedgework & Guessery (By: Charles de Lint)(1991)
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  • #10
    Unthreatened by the Morning Light (By: Karl Edward Wagner)(1991)
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  • #11
    Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(1991)
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  • #12
    Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe (By: Lewis Shiner)(1991)
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    It's Been Fun(1991)
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    Chicks Ahoy!(1994)
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  • #2
    Chicks in Chainmail (With: Laura Frankos,Margaret Ball)(1995)
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  • #3
    Mathemagics (By: Margaret Ball)(1996)
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  • #4
    Did You Say Chicks?! (With: Laura Frankos)(1998)
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  • #5
    Chicks 'n Chained Males (With: Josepha Sherman,Laura Frankos)(1999)
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  • #6
    The Chick is in the Mail (By: Margaret Ball)(2000)
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  • #7
    Turn the Other Chick (With: Laura Frankos,K.D. Wentworth)(2004)
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  • #8
    Chicks and Balances (With: Laura Frankos,Julia S. Mandala)(2015)
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  • #1
    Deception's Princess(2014)
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    Deception's Pawn(2015)
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  • #1
    Letters from Atlantis (By: Robert Silverberg)(1990)
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  • #2
    The Dreaming Place (By: Charles de Lint)(1990)
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  • #3
    Dragon's Plunder (By: Brad Strickland)(1992)
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  • #4
    Wishing Season(1993)
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  • #5
    Born of Elven Blood (By: Kevin J. Anderson,John Gregory Betancourt)(1994)
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  • #6
    Monet's Ghost (By: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)(1997)
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  • #1
    Majyk By Accident(1993)
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  • #2
    Majyk By Design(1994)
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  • #3
    Majyk By Hook or Crook(1994)
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  • #1
    Men In Black (By: Steve Perry)(1997)
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  • #2
    Men in Black: The Grazer Conspiracy (By: Dean Wesley Smith)(2000)
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  • #3
    Men in Black II(2002)
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  • #1
    The Psalms of Herod(1991)
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  • #2
    The Sword of Mary(1991)
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    Spirit's Princess(2012)
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    Spirit's Chosen(2013)
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    Harlot's Ruse(1986)
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  • #2
    The Silver Mountain(1986)
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  • #3
    Druid's Blood(1988)
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  • #4
    Yesterday We Saw Mermaids(1992)
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  • #5
    The Sherwood Game(1995)
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  • #6
    Child of the Eagle(1996)
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  • #7
    Temping Fate(2006)
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  • #8
    Threads and Flames(2010)
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  • #9
    Ecce Hominid(1991)
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  • #10
    A Birthday (in F&SF)(1995)
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  • #11
    Death and the Librarian and Other Stories(1995)
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  • #12
    Up the Wall(1999)
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  • #1
    Emissary (By: J.M. Dillard)(1993)
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  • #2
    The Siege (By: Peter David)(1993)
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  • #3
    Bloodletter (By: K.W. Jeter)(1993)
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  • #4
    The Big Game (By: Sandy Schofield)(1993)
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  • #5
    Fallen Heroes (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)(1994)
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  • #6
    Betrayal (By: Lois Tilton)(1994)
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  • #7
    Warchild(1994)
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  • #8
    The Search (By: Diane Carey)(1994)
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  • #9
    Antimatter (By: John Vornholt)(1994)
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  • #10
    Proud Helios (By: Melissa Scott)(1995)
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  • #11
    Warped (By: K.W. Jeter)(1995)
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  • #12
    Valhalla (By: Nathan Archer)(1995)
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  • #13
    Devil in the Sky (By: Greg Cox)(1995)
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  • #14
    The Ferengi: Rules of Acquisition (By: Ira Steven Behr)(1995)
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  • #15
    The Laertian Gamble (By: Robert Sheckley)(1995)
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  • #16
    The Way of the Warrior (By: Diane Carey)(1995)
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  • #17
    Station Rage (By: Diane Carey)(1995)
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  • #18
    The Long Night (By: Dean Wesley Smith)(1996)
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  • #19
    Objective: Bajor (By: John Peel)(1996)
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  • #20
    The Heart of the Warrior (By: John Gregory Betancourt)(1996)
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  • #21
    Saratoga (By: Michael Jan Friedman)(1996)
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  • #22
    Trials and Tribble-ations (By: Diane Carey)(1996)
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  • #23
    The Tempest (By: Susan Wright)(1997)
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  • #24
    Wrath of the Prophets (By: Michael Jan Friedman)(1997)
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  • #25
    Legends of the Ferengi (By: Ira Steven Behr,Robert Hewitt Wolfe)(1997)
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  • #26
    Trial by Error (By: Mark A. Garland)(1997)
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  • #27
    Vengeance (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)(1998)
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  • #28
    Far Beyond the Stars (By: Steven Barnes,Hans Beimler)(1998)
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  • #29
    The 34th Rule (By: Armin Shimerman)(1999)
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  • #30
    What You Leave Behind (By: Diane Carey)(1999)
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  • #31
    Tunnel Through the Stars(1999)
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  • #32
    The Lives of Dax (By: Marco Palmieri)(1999)
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  • #33
    A Stitch in Time (By: Andrew Jordt Robinson)(2000)
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  • #34
    Section 31: Abyss (By: Jeffrey Lang,David Weddle)(2001)
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  • #35
    Rising Son (By: S.D. Perry)(2003)
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  • #36
    Unity (By: S.D. Perry)(2003)
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  • #37
    Hollow Men (By: Una McCormack)(2005)
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  • #38
    Warpath (By: David Mack)(2006)
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  • #39
    Twist of Faith (By: S.D. Perry)(2007)
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  • #40
    These Haunted Seas (By: Heather Jarman,David R. George III)(2008)
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  • #41
    Fearful Symmetry (By: Olivia Woods)(2008)
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  • #42
    The Soul Key (By: Olivia Woods)(2009)
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  • #43
    The Never Ending Sacrifice (By: Una McCormack)(2009)
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  • #44
    Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found) (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2014)
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  • #45
    Sacraments of Fire (By: David R. George III)(2015)
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  • #46
    Ascendance (By: David R. George III)(2015)
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  • #47
    Force and Motion (By: Jeffrey Lang)(2016)
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  • #48
    Rules of Accusation (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2016)
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  • #49
    The Long Mirage (By: David R. George III)(2017)
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  • #50
    Enigma Tales (By: Una McCormack)(2017)
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  • #51
    Original Sin (By: David R. George III)(2017)
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  • #52
    I, The Constable (By: Paula M. Block,Terry J. Erdmann)(2017)
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  • #53
    The Peacemakers (By: Una McCormack)(2026)
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  • #1
    Encounter at Farpoint (By: David Gerrold)(1987)
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  • #2
    Ghost Ship (By: Diane Carey)(1988)
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  • #3
    The Peacekeepers (By: Gene DeWeese)(1988)
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  • #4
    The Children of Hamlin (By: Carmen Carter)(1988)
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  • #5
    Survivors (By: Jean Lorrah)(1989)
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  • #6
    Strike Zone (By: Peter David)(1989)
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  • #7
    Power Hungry (By: Howard Weinstein)(1989)
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  • #8
    Masks (By: John Vornholt)(1989)
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  • #9
    The Captain's Honor (By: David Dvorkin,Daniel Dvorkin)(1989)
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  • #10
    A Rock and a Hard Place (By: Peter David)(1990)
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  • #11
    Gulliver's Fugitives (By: Keith Sharee)(1990)
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  • #12
    Doomsday World (By: Peter David,Carmen Carter,Robert Greenberger,Michael Jan Friedman)(1990)
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  • #13
    The Eyes of the Beholders (By: A.C. Crispin)(1990)
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  • #14
    Exiles (By: Howard Weinstein)(1990)
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  • #15
    Contamination (By: John Vornholt)(1991)
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  • #16
    Boogeymen (By: Mel Gilden)(1991)
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  • #17
    Q-in-Law (By: Peter David)(1991)
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  • #18
    Perchance to Dream (By: Howard Weinstein)(1991)
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  • #19
    Spartacus (By: Terry Mancour)(1992)
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  • #20
    Chains of Command (By: Bill McCay,Eloise Flood)(1992)
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  • #21
    Imbalance (By: V.E. Mitchell)(1992)
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  • #22
    War Drums (By: John Vornholt)(1992)
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  • #23
    Nightshade (By: Laurell K. Hamilton)(1992)
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  • #24
    Grounded (By: David Bischoff)(1993)
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  • #25
    The Romulan Prize (By: Simon Hawke)(1993)
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  • #26
    Guises of the Mind (By: Rebecca Neason)(1993)
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  • #27
    Here There Be Dragons (By: John Peel)(1993)
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  • #28
    Sins of Commission (By: Susan Wright)(1994)
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  • #29
    Debtors' Planet (By: W.R. Thompson)(1994)
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  • #30
    Foreign Foes (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)(1994)
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  • #31
    Requiem (By: Michael Jan Friedman,Kevin Ryan)(1994)
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  • #32
    Balance of Power (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)(1995)
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  • #33
    Blaze of Glory (By: Simon Hawke)(1995)
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  • #34
    The Romulan Stratagem (By: Robert Greenberger)(1995)
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  • #35
    Into the Nebula (By: Gene DeWeese)(1995)
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  • #36
    The Last Stand (By: Brad Ferguson)(1995)
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  • #37
    Dragon's Honor (By: Greg Cox,Kij Johnson)(1996)
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  • #38
    Rogue Saucer (By: John Vornholt)(1996)
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  • #39
    Possession (By: Kathleen O'Malley,J.M. Dillard)(1996)
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  • #40
    Klingon (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)(1996)
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  • #41
    The Soldiers of Fear (By: Dean Wesley Smith)(1996)
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  • #42
    Infiltrator (By: W.R. Thompson)(1996)
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  • #43
    A Fury Scorned (By: Pamela Sargent)(1996)
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  • #44
    The Death of Princes (By: John Peel)(1997)
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  • #45
    Intellivore (By: Diane Duane)(1997)
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  • #46
    To Storm Heaven(1997)
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  • #47
    Q-Zone (By: Greg Cox)(1998)
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  • #48
    Q-Strike (By: Greg Cox)(1998)
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  • #49
    Infection (By: John Gregory Betancourt)(1999)
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    I, Q (By: Peter David,John de Lancie)(1999)
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  • #51
    Dyson Sphere (By: George Zebrowski)(1999)
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  • #52
    Vectors (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Dean Wesley Smith)(1999)
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  • #53
    Red Sector (By: Michael Jan Friedman,Diane Carey)(1999)
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  • #54
    Quarantine (By: John Vornholt)(1999)
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  • #55
    Double or Nothing (By: Peter David)(1999)
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  • #56
    The First Virtue (By: Christie Golden,Michael Jan Friedman)(1999)
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  • #57
    The Forgotten War (By: William R. Forstchen)(1999)
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  • #58
    Gemworld, Book One (By: John Vornholt)(2000)
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    Gemworld, Book Two (By: John Vornholt)(2000)
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  • #60
    The Genesis Wave Book One (By: John Vornholt)(2000)
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  • #61
    Vectors: Double Helix #2 (By: Dean Wesley Smith)(2000)
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  • #62
    Diplomatic Implausibility (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)(2001)
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  • #63
    Tooth and Claw (By: Doranna Durgin)(2001)
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  • #64
    Maximum Warp: Book One (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)(2001)
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  • #65
    Maximum Warp: Book Two (By: Dave Galanter,Greg Brodeur)(2001)
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  • #66
    The Genesis Wave, Book Two (By: John Vornholt)(2001)
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    The Genesis Wave, Book Three (By: John Vornholt)(2002)
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  • #68
    A Hard Rain (By: Dean Wesley Smith)(2002)
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  • #69
    Genesis Force (By: John Vornholt)(2003)
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  • #70
    Sand and Stars (By: Diane Duane,A.C. Crispin)(2004)
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  • #71
    Engines of Destiny (By: Gene DeWeese)(2005)
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  • #72
    Takedown (By: John Jackson Miller)(2015)
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  • #1
    Mustapha and His Wise Dog(1985)
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  • #2
    Spells of Mortal Weaving(1986)
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  • #3
    The Witchwood Cradle(1987)
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  • #4
    The Water King's Laughter(1989)
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  • #1
    Unidentified Funny Objects(2012)
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  • #2
    Unidentified Funny Objects 2(2013)
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  • #3
    Unidentified Funny Objects 3(2014)
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  • #4
    Funny Science Fiction(2015)
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  • #5
    Unidentified Funny Objects 4(2015)
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  • #6
    Funny Fantasy(2016)
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  • #7
    Unidentified Funny Objects 5(2016)
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  • #8
    Funny Horror(2017)
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  • #9
    Unidentified Funny Objects 6(2017)
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  • #10
    Unidentified Funny Objects 7(2018)
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    Unidentified Funny Objects 8(2020)
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  • #12
    Unidentified Funny Objects 9(2022)
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    Carmen Miranda's Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three(1990)
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  • #14
    The Crafters(1991)
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  • #15
    Battlestations(1992)
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  • #16
    Snow White, Blood Red(1993)
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  • #17
    Dark Destiny(1994)
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  • #18
    Best New Horror 6(1995)
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  • #19
    Excalibur(1995)
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  • #20
    Angels!(1995)
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  • #21
    Cthulhu 2000(1995)
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  • #22
    Blood Muse(1995)
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  • #23
    Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear(1996)
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  • #24
    The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction(1997)
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  • #25
    Asimov's Science Fiction, May 1997(1997)
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  • #26
    Black Swan, White Raven(1997)
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  • #27
    Starlight 2(1998)
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  • #28
    Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year(1998)
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    Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1999(1999)
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  • #30
    The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology(1999)
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  • #31
    Black Heart, Ivory Bones(2000)
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  • #32
    Mr. Simonelli or the Fairy Widower(2000)
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  • #33
    Meditations on Middle-Earth(2001)
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  • #34
    The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy(2001)
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  • #35
    The Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess(2001)
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  • #36
    The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine: Joe Haldeman and Others(2003)
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  • #37
    Haunted Holidays(2004)
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  • #38
    Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology(2006)
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  • #39
    My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding(2006)
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  • #40
    Under Cover of Darkness(2007)
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  • #41
    Best New Romantic Fantasy 2(2007)
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  • #42
    Sword and Sorceress 22(2007)
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  • #43
    Witch Way to the Mall(2009)
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  • #44
    Strip Mauled(2009)
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  • #45
    Fangs for the Mammaries(2010)
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  • #46
    Happily Ever After(2011)
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  • #47
    The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November/December 2016(2016)
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    Little Green Men—Attack!(2017)
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  • #49
    Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore(2017)
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    Submerged(2017)
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    Galactic Stew(2020)
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    Noir(2022)
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  • #53
    Dragonesque(2023)
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  • #54
    Dragon Tales(2024)
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About Esther M. Friesner

Esther M. Friesner is a renowned author of fantasy and science fiction, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Drama from Vassar College and a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish from Yale University. With a distinguished teaching career at Yale under her belt, she transitioned to become a full-time author, publishing twenty-seven novels to date. Her recent titles include <i>Temping Fate</i> from Penguin-Puffin and <i>Nobody's Princess</i> from Random House. Friesner's short fiction and poetry have been featured in prominent publications such as <b>Asimov's</b>, <b>Fantasy & Science Fiction</b>, and <b>Pulphouse Magazine</b>, as well as numerous anthologies. A prolific editor, she has collaborated on several notable anthologies, including <i>Alien Pregnant By Elvis</i>, <i>Chicks In Chainmail</i>, and <i>Blood Muse</i>. Friesner also penned the popular "Ask Auntie Esther" etiquette and advice column for <b>Pulphouse Magazine</b>.

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