Christie Golden

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born

in Atlanta Georgia, The United States

November 21, 1963

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female

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http://www.christiegolden.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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Award-winning author Christie Golden has written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. She has over a million books in print.

2009 will see no fewer than three novels published. First out in late April will be a World of Warcraft novel, Athas: Rise of the Lich King. This is the first Warcraft novel to appear in hardcover. Fans of the young paladin who fell so far from grace will get to read his definitive story.

In June, Golden’s first Star Wars novel, also a hardcover, sees print. Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi—Omen is the second in a nine-book series she is co-authoring with Aaron Allston and Troy Denning. Also in June comes the conclusion of Golden’s StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga...more Award-winning author Christie Golden has written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. She has over a million books in print.

2009 will see no fewer than three novels published. First out in late April will be a World of Warcraft novel, Athas: Rise of the Lich King. This is the first Warcraft novel to appear in hardcover. Fans of the young paladin who fell so far from grace will get to read his definitive story.

In June, Golden’s first Star Wars novel, also a hardcover, sees print. Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi—Omen is the second in a nine-book series she is co-authoring with Aaron Allston and Troy Denning. Also in June comes the conclusion of Golden’s StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga with the release of Twlight, the third book in the series. The first two are Firstborn and Shadow Hunters.

2004 saw the launch of an original fantasy series called The Final Dance, from LUNA Books. The first novel in the series, On Fire's Wings, was published in July of that year. The second, In Stone’s Clasp , came out in September of 2005. With In Stone’s Clasp, Golden won the Colorado Author’s League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel for the second time. The third book, Under Sea’s Shadow, is available only as an e-book

Golden is also the author of two original fantasy novels from Ace Books, King's Man and Thief and Instrument of Fate, which made the 1996 Nebula Preliminary Ballot. Under the pen name of Jadrien Bell, she wrote a historical fantasy thriller entitled A.D. 999, which won the Colorado Author's League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel of 1999.

Golden launched the TSR Ravenloft line in 1991 with her first novel, the highly successful Vampire of the Mists , which introduced elven vampire Jander Sunstar. Golden followed up Vampire with Dance of the Dead and The Enemy Within . In September of 2006, fifteen years to the month, The Ravenloft Covenant: Vampire of the Mists enabled Jander Sunstar to reach a whole new audience.

Other projects include a slew of Star Trek novels, among them The Murdered Sun , Marooned , and Seven of Nine , and "The Dark Matters Trilogy," Cloak and Dagger , Ghost Dance and Shadow of Heaven .

The Voyager novel relaunch, which includes Homecoming and The Farther Shore , were bestsellers and were the fastest-selling Trek novels of 2003. Golden continued writing VOYAGER novels even though the show went off the air, and enjoyed exploring the creative freedom that gave her in the two-parter called Spirit Walk, which includes Old Wounds and Enemy of my Enemy .

Golden has also written the novelization of Steven Spielberg's Invasion America and an original "prequel," On The Run , both of which received high praise from producer Harve Bennett. On The Run, a combination medical thriller and science fiction adventure, even prompted Bennett to invite Golden to assist in crafting the second season of the show, if it was renewed.

Golden lives in Loveland, Colorado, with her artist husband and their two cats. (less)

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Come visit me at Clarksville/Ft. Campbell Comic Con!

I am going to appear this coming Sunday, March 3, at the local Comic Con. Information can be found here: http://comiccitytn.com/Convention_Listings.html

I’ll be on a panel from 1-2 and will be around selling and signing books all day! Please drop by and say hello!

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	Omen (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, #2) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 2,368 ratings — published 2009 — 11 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
	Arthas: Rise of the Lich King (World of Warcraft #6) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,892 ratings — published 2009 — 9 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
	Lord of the Clans 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 1,709 ratings — published 2000 — 17 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
	Rise of the Horde (World of WarCraft, #2) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 1,542 ratings — published 2006 — 8 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
	Allies (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, #5) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,683 ratings — published 2010 — 12 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 Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (World of Warcraft, #8) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,457 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	Ascension (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, #8) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,276 ratings — published 2011 — 12 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
	Vampire of the Mists (Ravenloft, #1) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,059 ratings — published 1991 — 8 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
	Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects (World of WarCraft, #9) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 677 ratings — 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
	Homecoming (Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming, #1) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 2003 — 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

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Series by Christie Golden

Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming (2 books)
by Christie Golden
3.7928007023705006 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 1,139 ratings

The Dark Templar Saga (3 books)
by Christie Golden
4.055753262158956 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 843 ratings

Starcraft II (3 books)
by Christie Golden
3.7909270216962523 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 507 ratings

The Final Dance Trilogy (3 books)
by Christie Golden
3.6765873015873014 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 504 ratings

Star Trek: Voyager: Spirit Walk (2 books)
by Christie Golden
3.5538461538461537 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 455 ratings

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“We all are weak, in one way or another. It does not matter the species. Some times that weakness is a strength in dusguise. Sometimes it is our utter undoing. Some times it is both. A wise man seeks to find a lesson from it. A fool lets it control and destroy him.
And sometimes the wise man is the fool.”
― Christie Golden, Rise of the Horde

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“It is as much of a mistake to underestimate yourself as to overestimate yourself.”
― Christie Golden, Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

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“It is a fool who repeats the same actions expecting a different outcome.”
― Christie Golden, Lord of the Clans

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