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Brenda Cooper

ブレインダ・クーパー

Burenda Kūpā

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1960-08-12 (Encino, California)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Kirkland, Washington → Woodinville, Washington

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short-story writer, Futurist, Chief Information Officer
Active Years
2005-2024
Affiliations
City of Kirkland
Influenced By
Larry Niven

Education

California State University, Fullerton
Management Information Systems
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Stonecoast, University of Southern Maine
Creative Writing
Degree: MFA
Period: 現在修業中
Country: United States
Pursuing

Awards

Endeavor Award
2008
Work: The Silver Ship and the Sea
Category: Distinguished Novel
Organization: Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI)
Result: 受賞
Endeavor Award
2016
Work: Edge of Dark
Category: Distinguished Novel
Organization: Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Silver Ship and the Sea

2008 Science fiction

A story of AI and human coexistence in the future.

AIHumanityExploration

Edge of Dark

2015 Science fiction

Adventure and conflict on the edge of space.

SpacePoliticsTechnology

Building Harlequin's Moon

2005 Science fiction

Co-written with Larry Niven about building a moon.

TerraformingColonization

Bibliography

  • Building Harlequin's Moon (2005)
  • The Silver Ship and the Sea (2008)
  • Reading the Wind (2008)
  • Wings of Creation (2009)
  • The Creative Fire (2012)
  • The Diamond Deep (2013)
  • Edge of Dark (2015)
  • Spear of Light (2016)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
FuturisticOptimistic SFCharacter-driven
Recurring Motifs
Technology and natureHumans and AISocial change

Legacy

Science fiction author with two Endeavor Awards. Also active as a futurist.

Trivia

  • Serves as CIO for the city of Kirkland.
  • Lives with family and three dogs.