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L.J. Cohen

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September 10

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http://www.ljcohen.net

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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LJ Cohen is the author of ten 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 tenth novel, EVERY SKY A STRANGER was published in September of 2026.

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 extremely proud o ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 2,366 ratings · 307 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	Derelict (Halcyone Space, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 657 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 — 184 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 — 126 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) 4.44 avg rating — 77 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 4.22 avg rating — 77 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
	A Star in the Void (Halcyone Space, #5) by L.J. Cohen (Goodreads Author), Chris Howard (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Future Tense 4.06 avg rating — 32 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

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Fear and Loathing in Publisher-land

Wraparound cover art for EVERY SKY A STRANGER by the talented Chris Howard

Every Sky a Stranger is my 10th novel. So I've been around the block a bit with being my own publisher. To the tune of 10 novels, 2 anthologies, and 1 short story collection. That's 13 ebooks and 12 paperbacks. (The short story collection is ebook only). That doesn't count the numerous books I've helped other writers for

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L.J. Cohen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Multiple Author Pages: Please merge topic " Hello - it appears as if I have more than 1 author page. This is the correct page - one I set up and is the one with most of my books: https://www.g ...more "
Oct 18, 2026 07:38PM
L.J. Cohen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — New book added to wrong spelling of my name topic " Bump. Is there any estimate on when this will be corrected? Thank you. LJ "
Oct 17, 2026 08:08AM
L.J. Cohen wrote a new blog post Fear and Loathing in Publisher-land Wraparound cover art for EVERY SKY A STRANGER by the talented Chris HowardEvery Sky a Stranger is my 10th novel. So I've been around the block a bit Read more of this blog post »
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L.J. Cohen made a comment on Every Sky a Stranger — Edit author name, please " Hello - this is my newest book and it was added with LJ Cohen as the author, but goodreads has all my other books under L.J. Cohen Can you please chang ...more "
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L.J. Cohen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Combine author profiles, Update bio & More topic " Hello. My author profile on Goodreads is L.J. Cohen (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...) There have been books I've written/have stories in that ...more "
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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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Crazy Challenge C...: Karlas Reading List/Challenges (2012)	18	52	Mar 30, 2012 08:00AM
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Space Opera Fans : July Nomination Thread	50	83	Jul 02, 2015 03:58AM
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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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