Christie Golden

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born

November 21, 1963 in Atlanta Georgia, The United States

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female

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http://www.christiegolden.com/

genre

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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James R. Golden, 1920-2011

I lost my father on December 14. I'm not really ready to write about it yet–suffice for now to say that I was devoted to him, and even though he was 91, I wanted more time with him. He bought me my first computer back in the early 1990s when I begged him, "It will help me finish my Book." You know, the Book, the Great American Novel every writer wants to write. Dad said, "You'll never finish wr...

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Books by Christie Golden

Average rating: 3.77 · 13,280 ratings · 899 reviews · 71 distinct works

	Omen (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 1,340 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Arthas: Rise of the Lich King (World of Warcraft #6) 3.86 avg rating — 1,076 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Lord of the Clans (WarCraft, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 966 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Rise of the Horde (World of WarCraft, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 854 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Allies (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, #5) 3.84 avg rating — 880 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (World of Warcraft, #8) 3.89 avg rating — 817 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Vampire of the Mists (Ravenloft, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Ascension (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, #8) 3.78 avg rating — 551 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Homecoming (Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Farther Shore (Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	My rating:

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Series by Christie Golden

Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming (2 books)
by Christie Golden

3.73 avg rating — 720 ratings

The Dark Templar Saga (3 books)
by Christie Golden

4.05 avg rating — 461 ratings

The Final Dance Triology (3 books)
by Christie Golden

3.66 avg rating — 330 ratings

Star Trek: Voyager: Dark Matters (3 books)
by Christie Golden

3.71 avg rating — 262 ratings

Star Trek: Voyager: Spirit Walk (2 books)
by Christie Golden

3.57 avg rating — 269 ratings

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Quotes by Christie Golden

“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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“Ner'zhul... Gul'dan. Two of the darkest names ever to sully the history of my people. And yet, Drek'thar tells me that once Ner'zhul was admired, even beloved, and truly cared for the people whos spiritual leader he was. It is hard to reconcile those words with what Ner'zhul has become, but I try. I try because I want to understand.
And yet, try as I might... I do not.”
― Christie Golden

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