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in Philadelphia, PA, The United States

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male

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http://parsina.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Humor, Literature & Fiction

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Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Sheckley, Andre Norton, Clifford D. Simak

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Born in Philadelphia in 1947, Stephen Goldin has lived in California since 1960. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Astronomy from UCLA and worked as a civilian space scientist for the U.S. Navy for a few years after leaving college, but has made his living as a writer/editor most of his life.

His first wife was fellow author Kathleen Sky, with whom he co-wrote the first edition of the highly acclaimed nonfiction book The Business of Being a Writer . His current wife is fellow author Mary Mason. So far they have co-authored two books in the Rehumanization of Jade Darcy series.

He served the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for close to three years as editor of the SFWA Bulletin, and another three years as the organization’s West...more

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Read an Ebook Week 2013

It's the annual Read an Ebook Week sale at Smashwords, and there are half-price bargains on all my booklength titles there. This includes:
Polly!The Jade Darcy booksThe Eternity BrigadeThe Parsina Saga (except for Volume I, Shrine of the Desert Mage, which is 75% off)A World Called SolitudeAssault on the GodsScavenger HuntThe Agents of ISIS series (except for Book 1, Tsar Wars, which is 75% off... read more »

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Stephen Goldin's Books

Average rating: 3.52 · 1,149 ratings · 78 reviews · 75 distinct works · Similar authors

	Trek To Madworld 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1978 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clockwork Traitor (Family d'Alembert, #3) by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author), E.E. "Doc" Smith 3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor (The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy, #1) by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author), Mary Mason, M. Mason 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eternity Brigade 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1980 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shrine of the Desert Mage (Parsina Saga #1) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates (The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy, #2) by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author), Mary Mason, M. Mason 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Polly! 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Storyteller and the Jann (Parsina Saga,# 2) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treachery of the Demon King (Parsina Saga,#4) 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystals of Air and Water (Parsina Saga,# 3) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Stephen Goldin

The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy (2 books)
by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author), Mary Mason, M. Mason
4.190476190476191 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 63 ratings

Parsina Saga (4 books)
by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author)
4.015873015873016 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 63 ratings

Mindsaga (2 books)
by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author)
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings

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A World Called Solitude (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

2 chapters — updated Sep 26, 2011 02:03pm

Description: Birk Aaland has lived for eleven years alone on a planet with only robots for company. Suddenly there is another human being on his world--and life becomes more complex than he could possibly have imagined.

The Eternity Brigade (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

1 chapters — updated Jun 06, 2011 10:57am

Description: Hawker was a good soldier--so good, in fact, that the Army asked him and his buddies to sign on for an extended hitch. What they couldn't know was that the extension would last forever. Century after century,Hawker and his comrades were resurrected to fight on alien planets. But one goal remained in Hawker's mind: Somehow there had to be a way out of the loop. And he was determined to find it.

And Not Make Dreams Your Master (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

2 chapters — updated Jun 05, 2011 04:54pm

Description: Wayne Corrigan and his colleagues at Dramatic Dreams can broadcast dreams directly into your mind as you sleep. But when a malfunction occurs, Wayne must find a way to rescue tens of thousands of people from death or insanity by wresting control of the Dream away from a mad genius.

Mindflight (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

2 chapters — updated Apr 08, 2011 04:29pm

Description: Alain Cheney is one of Earth's best telepathic spies. But, unbeknownst to the telepaths, the best ones develop a kind of instability in their late 30s, and the Agency routinely terminates them. Now Alain must go on the run from his own side--and just when a secret development is occurring that could change the course of the inhabited galaxy.

Assault on the Gods (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

1 chapters — updated Feb 28, 2011 11:20pm

Description: To save her crew, a starship captain must battle the gods on an alien planet.

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Stephen Goldin rated a book 3 of 5 stars And Not Make Dreams Your Master by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Stephen Goldin liked wally's review of A Career in Writing: " found and started this one earlier this year...down-to-earth discussion about the business of writing...short sweet and to the point...i wonder if mark twain ever got any checks in that name and how he handled the situation? makes you wonder, does... " Read more of this review »
Nov 19, 2012 09:30am · see review
Stephen Goldin made a comment in the group The Atheist Book Club — Pete Stark Is Fighting for His Seat in Congress and His Opponent is Using His Atheism Against Him topic "I'm an atheist living in Stark's district. I'm voting against Stark. He's been in Congress for 40 years, and for the last several his behavior has gro...more "
Oct 30, 2012 02:45pm
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Sep 29, 2012 05:05pm
Stephen Goldin liked Mike Vasich's review of Assault on the Gods: " This book really deserves to be better known. It is thoughtful science fiction with an intelligent and interesting female lead character. A smart and thought provoking read that flows along like a pulp sci fi story (meant in a positive sense). "
Aug 25, 2012 10:38am · see review
Stephen Goldin made a comment in the group Banned Books — Not banned yet...read it while you can! topic "As an atheist, I don't believe in blasphemy either. But I do believe that other people believe in it, deluded though they may be. Thanks for the compli...more "
Aug 15, 2012 09:49am
Stephen Goldin rated a book 4 of 5 stars Assault on the Gods by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Stephen Goldin rated a book 5 of 5 stars Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates (The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy, #2) by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 10, 2012 11:04am
Stephen Goldin made a comment in the group Shut Up & Read — Have you ever considered writing a book? topic "Some of the best advice on writing I ever heard came from Ray Bradbury. Write a short story a week. At the end of a year you'll have 52 short stories....more "
Jul 30, 2012 09:02am

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“Things are only hopeless when you lose all hope.”
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