Mythic Island Press: Fiction by Linda Nagata
About Me
I hate writing biographies. There just really isn't that much to say -- it's all been pretty close to ordinary. I was born in San Diego and lived there for ten years before my Dad (who was always inclined to pursue an adventure) decided to accept a transfer to Guam. My Mom apparently did not agree, so while Dad went venturing in the south seas, we stayed in California until another transfer came through, this time to Pearl Harbor. So it was off to Hawaii, where I have lived ever since.
I grew up in a rented beach house on the north shore of Oahu, which may sound ideal, but at the time the high school had one of the lowest academic ratings in the state (most students had English as a second language), and it was all a bit isolating for someone in love with science and reading.
College was a life-saver. I attended University of Hawaii at Manoa, majoring in zoology. The day after graduating I took off to Maui, where my soon-to-be-husband lived and worked.
Maui has been home ever since. Ron and I have raised two kids together. I was lucky enough to be a stay-at-home mom -- a situation that required a very tight budget, but also proved to be my most productive writing years.
Since 2000 I have been working mostly full time as a web programmer, and consequently producing far less fiction. Now times are about to change again. Our youngest will be starting his own University experience in the fall, and I will get to face an empty nest for the first time in twenty years. I don't know if it will add up to more writing time. I hope so. (There has to be some benefit!)
I'll let you know how it goes....
Linda Nagata
May 28, 2007
Database:
A Bibliography of Linda Nagata's Published Fiction
last update: 5.28.2007
"Spectral Expectations," short story, ANALOG, April 1987
"Career Decision," short story, ANALOG, October 1988
"In the Tide," short story, ANALOG (cover story), September 1989
"In the Tide," Japanese translation by Takashi Ogawa, Hayakawa's SF Magazine, November 1996.
"Small Victories," novelette, ANALOG, September 1993
"Liberator," novelette, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION, June 1993
"Old Mother," short story, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION, April 1995
THE BOHR MAKER, novel, mass market paperback, Bantam Spectra, April 1995
THE BOHR MAKER, hard cover edition published by the Science Fiction Book Club, 1995
THE BOHR MAKER, Japanese translation by Naoya Nakahara, Hayakawa Publishing, 1998
THE BOHR MAKER, Polish translation "Struktor Bohra," Zysk, 1998
TECH-HEAVEN, novel, mass market paperback, Bantam Spectra, December 1995
"The Bird Catcher's Children," novelette, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION, January 1997
DECEPTION WELL, novel, mass market paperback, Bantam Spectra, February 1997
DECEPTION WELL, Japanese translation, Hayakawa Publishing, February 1999
"Hooks, Nets & Time," novelette, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION, August 1997
"The Flood," short story, MORE AMAZING STORIES, an anthology, ed. Kim Mohan, Tor Books, Feb. 1998
VAST, novel, mass market paperback, Bantam Spectra, August 1998
VAST, hard cover edition by British publisher Millennium, March 2000
"Goddesses", novella published online by Sci-Fi.com, July-August 2000
"Goddesses", anthology (hardcopy), Nebula Awards Showcase 2002, April 2002
"Goddesses", Polish Translation, anthology (hardcopy), Kameleon Magazine, date to be announced
LIMIT OF VISION, novel, hardcover Tor Books, April 2001
LIMIT OF VISION, novel, mass market paperback, Tor Books, July 2002
LIMIT OF VISION, German translation, Lübbe
MEMORY, novel, hardcover Tor Books, April 2003
MEMORY, novel, trade paperback Tor Books, June 2004
MEMORY, novel, mass market paperback Tor Books, January 2006
SKYE OBJECT 3270A, novel, e-book Mythic Island Press, June 2007
LIMIT OF VISION, novel, french translation, upcoming