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L.J. Cohen

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in The United States

September 10

Website

http://www.ljcohen.net

Genre

Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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September 2011

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LJ Cohen is the author of eight novels across the science fiction and fantasy genres and was among the first wave of indie writers to qualify for SFWA membership. DERELICT, the first book in her Halcyone Space series, was named a Library Journal self-e select title and book of the year in 2014. Her ninth novel, LITANY FOR A BROKEN WORLD will be published in February of 2025.

A retired physical therapist, LJ now uses her clinical knowledge and skills to injure characters. She serves on the board of Broad Universe as well as several local non-profits in her community. In addition to her creative work as a writer and role as a community organizer, she is also a potter and fiber artist. She lives on a homestead farm in central MA and is extreme ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 2,154 ratings · 294 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Derelict (Halcyone Space, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Ithaka Rising (Halcyone Space, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Dreadnought and Shuttle (Halcyone Space, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Parallax (Halcyone Space, #4) by L.J. Cohen (Goodreads Author), Chris Howard (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Karen Conlin (Editor) 4.45 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Between 4.23 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Future Tense 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Time and Tithe (Changeling's Choice, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Pen-Ultimate: A Speculative Fiction Anthology by L.J. Cohen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talib S. Hussain (Editor), K.J. Kabza (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Stranger Worlds Than These 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Litany for a Broken World (Entangled Realities, #1) by L.J. Cohen (Goodreads Author), Karen Conlin (editor), Chris Howard (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Halcyone Space (5 books)
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Chris Howard (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator),

Karen Conlin (Editor)

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Changeling's Choice (2 books)
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4.18 avg rating — 94 ratings

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“Ro counted to three, waiting for the station's tired AI to parse her request and decide to give her access. The round door irised in silence. Daedalus didn't even bother to acknowledge her. Wiggling her middle finger at the recessed ocular, she stepped through the opening into the central nexus. She needed to get as far away from her quarters and her father as she could despite the confines of the station.”
― L.J. Cohen, Derelict

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L.J.’s Quotes

“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
― Winston S. Churchill

tags: hell, perseverance

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“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

tags: bene-gesserit, fear, litany-against-fear, motivational, scifi

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