Lisa Goldstein





Lisa Goldstein

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November 21, 1953

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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: 3.91 · 9,542 ratings · 498 reviews · 40 distinct works · Similar authors
The Uncertain Places
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Dark Cities Underground
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
The Red Magician
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions
The Alchemist's Door
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
Walking the Labryinth
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3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
Strange Devices of the Sun ...
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions
The Dream Years
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions
Tourists
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
Summer King Winter Fool
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
Travellers in Magic
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1994 — 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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