Elizabeth Moon







Elizabeth Moon

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born
March 07, 1945

gender
female

place of birth
McAllan, Texas, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy


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Elizabeth Moon was born March 7, 1945, and grew up in McAllen, Texas, graduating from McAllen High School in 1963. She has a B.A. in History from Rice University (1968) and another in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin (1975) with graduate work in Biology at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

She served in the USMC from 1968 to 1971, first at MCB Quantico and then at HQMC. She married Richard Moon, a Rice classmate and Army officer, in 1969; they moved to the small central Texas town where they still live in 1979. They have one son, born in 1983.

She started writing stories and poems as a small child; attempted first book (an illustrated biography of the family dog) at age six. Started writing science f...more




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Scary Time at the Computer Corral

I left the computer running when I went out to do some other stuff in the house,  and sort of forgot that, when I came back down the hall and thought "I wonder if the big fireworks shows in the East are on TV yet." 

While I was gone, AVG did its automatic update of definitions, etc.   Later, I went back in and found myself staring at the message no one wants to see (though it wasn't phrased this w...more
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avg rating: 3.88 | 7,840 ratings | 591 reviews | 45 distinct works | 39 fans
The Deed of Paksenarrion The Deed of Paksenarrion
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 4.29 — 656 ratings — published 1992
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The Speed of Dark The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 4.01 — 623 ratings — published 2003
10 editions
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Sheepfarmer's Daughter Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 4.16 — 346 ratings — published 1988
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Trading in Danger Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1)
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 3.84 — 330 ratings — published 2003
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Oath of Gold Oath of Gold (The Deed of Paksenarrion, Book 3)
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 4.12 — 303 ratings — published 1998
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Marque and Reprisal Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 3.85 — 280 ratings — published 2004
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Once a Hero Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, Book 4)
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 3.85 — 265 ratings — published 1998
12 editions
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Divided Allegiance Divided Allegiance (The Deed of Paksenarrion, Book 2)
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 3.99 — 252 ratings — published 1998
2 editions
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Engaging the Enemy Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War, #3)
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 3.83 — 260 ratings — published 2006
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Command Decision Command Decision (Vatta's War, Book 4)
by Elizabeth Moon
avg rating 3.87 — 250 ratings — published 2007
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"Even if a tamed wolf makes a good sheepdog, he will never understand how the sheep feel....You are most fortunate. For having been, as you thought, a coward, and helpless to fight - you know what that is like. You know what bitterness that feeling breeds - you know in your own heart what kind of evil it brings. And so you are most fit to fight it where it occurs."
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"Having to struggle gave me the chance to demonstrate strength of character.
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