Kathy Tyers

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born

July 21, 1952 in Long Beach, CA, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.kathytyers.com/

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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She is the first child of Dr. H.C. Moore, an accomplished dentist and jazz musician who had served during WWII as a test pilot, and Barbara Putnam Moore, flutist with several California orchestras.

Kathy attended Montana State University in Bozeman, where she received a degree in microbiology, married, performed widely on her flute, and then became certified as a K-12 classroom teacher. After teaching primary grades for three years, she retired to start a family. Her only son took long naps and enjoyed playing alone, so in 1983 she set her electric typewriter on her kitchen table and started writing a book. Shortly after finishing the first draft, she joined a writers group, where she learned to critique and self-edit. First novel FIREBIRD w...more She is the first child of Dr. H.C. Moore, an accomplished dentist and jazz musician who had served during WWII as a test pilot, and Barbara Putnam Moore, flutist with several California orchestras.

Kathy attended Montana State University in Bozeman, where she received a degree in microbiology, married, performed widely on her flute, and then became certified as a K-12 classroom teacher. After teaching primary grades for three years, she retired to start a family. Her only son took long naps and enjoyed playing alone, so in 1983 she set her electric typewriter on her kitchen table and started writing a book. Shortly after finishing the first draft, she joined a writers group, where she learned to critique and self-edit. First novel FIREBIRD was published by Bantam Spectra books in 1987, followed by FUSION FIRE, CRYSTAL WITNESS, and SHIVERING WORLD.

In 1993, her Bantam Spectra editor asked if she’d like to be a Star Wars © writer. THE TRUCE AT BAKURA hit the bestseller list, and life got hectic, exciting, and generally crazy for a while.

After one more novel for Bantam Spectra (ONE MIND’S EYE), Kathy took a sabbatical to deal with family issues. Targeting the Christian Booksellers Association market, she attended several writers conferences before concluding that no CBA publisher was interested in science fiction. She made three attempts to write a contemporary women’s novel, then turned back to her secret passion, which was to revive the unfinished FIREBIRD series. A year later, she connected with Steve Laube of Bethany House Publishers. Laube, a science fiction fan, was willing to take a risk on the project. Rewritten to enhance their underlying spiritual themes, FIREBIRD and FUSION FIRE reappeared in 1999 and 2000, followed in 2000 by a third Firebird novel, CROWN OF FIRE. Meanwhile, the call to write Star Wars came again, this time from Del Rey Books. NEW JEDI ORDER: BALANCE POINT was also a 2000 release.

In 2001, Kathy received the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference’s Pacesetter award for her efforts in the growing Christian science fiction genre. However, during the years that followed, worsening family troubles forced another sabbatical. Another SF novel was started but shelved. Bethany House asked for a new edition of SHIVERING WORLD, which Kathy completed while working at a retail greenhouse.

Kathy was widowed in 2004 and returned to school in 2006. Also in 2006, she completed working with classical guitarist Christopher Parkening on his autobiography, GRACE LIKE A RIVER. She has received a Diploma of Christian Studies from Regent College in Vancouver, BC, and she is working on toward a Master’s degree, mentoring several apprentice writers through the Christian Writers Guild, and drafting a new science fiction novel. Her Canadian experience includes worshipping at a marvelous Anglican church with stained-glass windows, kneeling rails, and challenging Scriptural preaching. (less)

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Books by Kathy Tyers

Average rating: 3.52 · 7,620 ratings · 206 reviews · 27 distinct works

	The Truce at Bakura 3.30 avg rating — 3,633 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Star Wars: Balance Point (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, #6) 3.69 avg rating — 2,374 ratings — 12 editions	My rating:
	Firebird Trilogy (#1 - 3) 4.30 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Fusion Fire 4.21 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Firebird 4.13 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Crown of Fire 4.22 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Shivering World 3.75 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Wind and Shadow 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	One Mind's Eye 3.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Balance Point by Kathy Tyers, Michael Cumpsty (Reading) 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2007	My rating:

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Firebird (3 books)
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“Don’t try to save the whole galaxy yourself. Believe me, it doesn’t work.”
-Luke Skywalker”
― Kathy Tyers, Star Wars: Balance Point

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“I only know that you can’t fight darkness with darkness. So maybe a Jedi shouldn’t fight violence with violence, either. Sometimes, I even think that the more you fight evil, the more you empower it.”
-Jacen Solo”
― Kathy Tyers, Star Wars: Balance Point

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“Their freedom to make choices means they are free to make wrong ones.”
-Luke Skywalker”
― Kathy Tyers, Star Wars: Balance Point

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