Catherine Asaro is a scientist with a PhD in Chemical Physics from Harvard, a jazz and ballet dancer and a writer of science fiction and fantasy. The author of twenty-five novels, she is acclaimed for her Ruby Dynasty series, which combines adventure, science, romance and fast-paced action. Her novel The Quantum Rose won the Nebula Award, as did her novella "The Spacetime Pool." Among her many other distinctions, she is a multiple winner of the AnLab from Analog magazine and a three time recipient of the RT BOOKClub Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Her most recent novel, Carnelians, just came out in October from Baen Books (Simon & Schuster).  An anthology of her short fiction is available from ISFiC Press in hardcover and her multiple award-winning novella "The City of Cries" is also available as an eBook for Kindle and Nook.

Catherine also has two music CD’s out. The first, Diamond Star, is the soundtrack for her novel of the same name, performed with the rock band, Point Valid, and the second is Goodbye Note. She performs as a vocalist at cons, clubs, and other venues in the US and abroad, including recently as the Guest of Honor at the Denmark and New Zealand National Science Fiction Conventions. She performs selections from her work in a multimedia project that mixes literature, dance, and music.

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