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Stephen Goldin

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http://www.goodreads.com/stephengoldin

born

January 01, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, The United States

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male

website

http://parsina.com/

twitter username

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Humor, Literature & Fiction

influences

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

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October 2010

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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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New edition: Affair of Honor

After being off the market for a few months, Jade Darcy is back in town. Our favorite carc appears in a new edition of Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor. This first book in the Rehumanization of Jade Darcy series is currently in ebook format at Smashwords and Kindle, and will appear at other booksellers as the distribution net spreads. A paperback edition will be available as soon as we have a... read more »

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Books by Stephen Goldin

Average rating: 3.47 · 819 ratings · 67 reviews · 76 distinct works

	Trek To Madworld 3.05 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Clockwork Traitor (Family d'Alembert, #3) 3.23 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Purity Plot ( Family d'Alembert #6) by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author), E. D. Smith 3.34 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor (The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy, #1) by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author), Mary Mason, M. Mason 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Shrine of the Desert Mage (Parsina Saga #1) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates (The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy, #2) by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author), Mary Mason, M. Mason 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Eternity Brigade 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1980 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Treachery of the Demon King (Parsina Saga,#4) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Polly! 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Appointment at Bloodstar (Family d'Alembert, #5) by E.E. "Doc" Smith, Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Series by Stephen Goldin

The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy (2 books)
by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author), Mary Mason, M. Mason

4.05 avg rating — 44 ratings

Parsina Saga (4 books)
by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author)

4.19 avg rating — 42 ratings

Mindsaga (2 books)
by Stephen Goldin (Goodreads Author)

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 made a comment in the group Shut Up & Read — What makes a best seller? topic "Every single one of your points has a huge number of exceptions. If you want a really good novel about it, try Olivia Goldsmith's The Bestseller. "
May 31, 2012 11:20am
Stephen Goldin voted on a poll in the Audiobooks group Have you purchased at least one audiobook from Audible.com in the past 12 months? he voted for No
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Stephen Goldin made a comment in the group Shut Up & Read — Kick Ass Heroines topic "Kylara Vatta from Elizabeth Moon's Vatta's War series, beginning with Trading in Danger. "
May 14, 2012 08:34am
Stephen Goldin made a comment in the group Shut Up & Read — What's A Good Review? topic "One of the most vitriolic comments I ever got had nothing to do with the book itself. I was carrying on a series begun by a classic sf author who had...more "
May 13, 2012 02:27pm
Stephen Goldin made a comment in the group Shut Up & Read — How did you come up with your characters names? topic "I was playing around with names for the lead female character in my book Mindflight, the hero's antagonist and a very strong woman. I made a list of f...more "
May 12, 2012 06:41pm
Stephen Goldin made a comment in the group Shut Up & Read — When it comes time to kill off one of your characters.. topic "I had to kill off a very likable and important character in The Eternity Brigade because the shock of it was a necessary impetus to get my protagonist...more "
May 10, 2012 09:37am
Stephen Goldin joined the eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards and Creative Reviews groups.
May 01, 2012 10:10am · see group
Stephen Goldin gave to: A Little Bit Wicked by Kristin Chenoweth recommended for: people who love show biz, acting, music read in April, 2012	My rating:
I've loved Kristin Chenoweth as a performer for years; she has one of the great singing voices of our generation. Now I love her as a person, too. She's open, warm, caring, witty, and has not an ounce of malice or meanness in her tiny (4'11") body. S...more
Apr 22, 2012 03:53pm · see review
Stephen Goldin liked Ben Babcock's review of Bridge of Birds: " I'm starting to get to the age where I'm reading books now and saying, "Why wasn't this published when I was younger?! This is what I've been missing all these years; this fills the gap that, until it was filled, I never knew existed!" Although Br... " Read more of this review »
Mar 30, 2012 03:20pm · see review

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Quotes by Stephen Goldin

“Things are only hopeless when you lose all hope.”
― Stephen Goldin, Polly!

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