Lisa Goldstein





Lisa Goldstein

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November 21, 1953 in Los Angeles, The United States

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Aka Isabel Glass.

Lisa Goldstein (b. November 21, 1953 in Los Angeles) is a Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award nominated fantasy and science fiction writer. Her 1982 novel The Red Magician won the American Book Award for best paperback novel, and was praised by Philip K. Dick shortly before his death. Goldstein writes science fiction and fantasy; her two novels Daughter of Exile and The Divided Crown are considered literary fantasy.

Elizabeth Joy "Lisa" Goldstein's father was Heinz Jurgen "Harry" Goldstein (b. June 08, 1922 in Krefeld, Germany; d. May 24, 1974 in Los Angeles), a survivor of concentration camp Bergen-Belsen; her mother, Miriam Roth, was born in Czechoslovakia and survived the extermination camp Auschwitz. Her parents came t...more


Average rating: 3.89 · 6,123 ratings · 329 reviews · 17 distinct works
The Uncertain Places
3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Dark Cities Underground
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
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The Red Magician
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions
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The Alchemist's Door
3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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Walking the Labryinth
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Strange Devices of the Sun ...
3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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Tourists
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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The Dream Years
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions
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Summer King Winter Fool
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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A Mask for the General (Ban...
3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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“Nick turned out to be a shy boy, uncertain in groups and in new situations, but also very brave, determined to overcome his fear." - Will, as a parent describing his son”
Lisa Goldstein, The Uncertain Places

“Will and I are thinking about writing a movie," Ben said. "It's called Theater Closed for Repairs.”
Lisa Goldstein, The Uncertain Places



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