Celia S. Friedman

Celia S. Friedman (born January 12, 1957) is an American speculative fiction author who often writes as "C. S. Friedman". Originally a costume designer, Friedman began her publishing career in 1986. She quit costuming in 1996 to write full-time. As of 2022, she has published fourteen novels, numerous short stories—several of which were included in her 2021 collection The Dreaming Kind—and a sourcebook for White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game.

Friedman was nominated for the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer in 1988 (now called the Astounding Award, and her novel This Alien Shore was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1998.

In August 2022, Deadline reported that Bohemia Group, a global management firm, was shopping a potential television series based on The Coldfire Trilogy, which was a finalist for NPR's Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote in 2011.

Works No. Title Release date ISBN Comments The Endless War/Azean Empire duology 1 In Conquest Born April 1986 paperback with two covers, each the reverse of the other April 1989 – hardcover; Science Fiction Book Club edition August 1992 paperback; UK edition November 2001 paperback; 15th anniversary edition – includes a new intro and glossary. May 15, 2012 – audiobook 2 The Wilding July 2004 hardcover July 2005 paperback May 15, 2012 – audiobook The Coldfire trilogy Nightborn: Coldfire Rising July 18, 2023 hardcover; prequel Dominion January 9, 2012 - eBook; short story set between prequel and main trilogy 1 Black Sun Rising October 1991 hardcover March 1992 – hardcover; SFBC edition September 1992 first paperback printing September 2005 trade paperback May 15, 2012 – audiobook 2 When True Night Falls September 1993 hardcover December 1993 – hardcover; SFBC edition August 1994 paperback October 2005 trade paperback May 15, 2012 – audiobook 3 Crown of Shadows October 1995 paperback February 1996 – hardcover; SFBC edition July 1996 paperback November 2005 trade paperback May 15, 2012 – audiobook The Outworlds series 1 This Alien Shore August 1998 hardcover June 1999 paperback January 2000 paperback; United Kingdom edition May 15, 2012 – audiobook 2 This Virtual Night November 2, 2020 hardcover 3 This Variant Seed TBA - work in progress The Magister trilogy 1 Feast of Souls January 2007 hardcover February 2008 paperback May 15, 2012 – audiobook 2 Wings of Wrath February 3, 2009 hardcover February 2, 2010 paperback May 15, 2012 – audiobook 3 Legacy of Kings August 23, 2011 hardcover September 4, 2012 paperback May 15, 2012 – audiobook Dreamwalker Series 1 Dreamwalker February 4, 2014 hardcover 2 Dreamseeker November 3, 2015 hardcover 3 Dreamweaver December 6, 2016 hardcover Standalone books The Madness Season September 1990 paperback May 15, 2012 – audiobook The Erciyes Fragments April 1998 hardcover; a Vampire: The Masquerade novella Short Works The Dreaming Kind 1989 in Catfantastic Downtime 2002 in 30th Anniversary DAW Science Fiction Collection Terms of Engagement June 2006 ISSN 1095-8258 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Shall We Dance? 2006 in Hags, Sirens, and other Bad Girls of Fantasy Soul Mate November 30, 2010 in Speculative Horizons by Subterranean Press Perfect Day March 1, 2012 in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

There are at least two other shorts: "Downtime" and "Eye of the Needle".