Gini Koch

Gini Koch
Born	January 25 California
Pen name	Anita Ensal, A.E. Stanton, Jemma Chase, J.C. Koch, G.J. Koch
Occupation	Novelist, short story author
Genre	Science fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction romance
Literary movement	Science fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction romance
Notable works	The Alien Series
Website
www.ginikoch.com

Gini Koch (born Jeanne Marie Gerrard on January 25, in California), is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer based in Phoenix, Arizona. ^[1] She is best known for the Alien Series (informally known as the "Katherine 'Kitty' Katt" series) novels, published in the United States by DAW Books. She speaks frequently on what it takes to become a successful author and other aspects of writing and the publishing business. She is also the Lead Editor at Raphael's Village, an online, nonpaying ’zine, and is a featured guest columnist, reviewer, and webcaster for Slice of SciFi and It’s Comic Book Day.

Notable works

Writing as Gini Koch

Stand Alone Works

• The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors (Jun 2013)
• Plush Life (Apr 2016)
• Sewers (Jul 2015)
• A Study in Starlets (Sep 2015) also in alt.sherlock.holmes: New Visions of the Great Detective

The Alien or the Katherine "Kitty" Katt Series

#	Title	Publication Date	Also In
0.5	Alien on the Runway	May 2014
1	Touched by an Alien [2] [3]	Apr 2010
2	Alien Tango [4]	Dec 2010
3	Alien in the Family	Apr 2011
4	Alien Proliferation [5]	Dec 2011
5	Alien Diplomacy	Apr 2012
6	Alien vs. Alien	Dec 2012
7	Alien in the House [6]	May 2013
8	Alien Research	Dec 2013
8.5	Mr Dash Saves the World	Jul 2014
9	Alien Collective	May 2014
9.25	A Clockwork Alien	Aug 2014	Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs. Aliens
9.5	Alien Pick-Up	Nov 2014
10	Universal Alien	Dec 2014
11	Alien Separation	May 2015
11.1	Alien Time Warp	Aug 2015	Temporally Out of Order
12	Alien in Chief	Dec 2015
13	Camp Alien [7]	Dec 2015
14	Alien Nation	Dec 2016
15	Alien Education [8]	May 2017
16	Aliens Abroad	Feb 2018
17	Aliens Like Us	?
18	Alien Galaxy	?
19	Alien Rescue	?
20	Alien Reckoning	?

The Necropolis Enforcement Files Series

1. The Night Beat (June 2012) also in Sensational Six: Action and Adventure in Sci Fi, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
2. Night Music (2019?)

Non-fiction

• Random Musings from the Funny Girl: Or How to Make the Most of Multiple Personality Disorder (Feb 2014)

Writing as G.J. Koch

The Alexander Outland Series

1. Alexander Outland: Space Pirate (June 2012)

The Martian Alliance Series

1. The Royal Scam (Sep 2011) also in Alliance Rising
2. Three Card Monte (Oct 2012) also in Alliance Rising
3. A Bug's Life (Sep 2015) also in Alliance Rising

Writing as Anita Ensal

Stand Alone Works

• A Cup of Joe (Nov 2012)

The Neighborhood Series

1. Contingency Plan (Dec 2011)
2. Being Neighborly (Apr 2012)

Writing as A.E. Stanton

The New West Series

1. When Josie Comes Home (Oct 2011)
2. Deacon's Ark (Dec 2011)

Writing as Jemma Chase

Stand alone works

• Hotter Than Hell (Oct 2011)
• The Disciple (Dec 2011)

Anthologies

Writing As	Collection or Anthology	Contents	Publication Date
Gini Koch	Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs. Aliens	A Clockwork Alien	Aug 2014
	Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets: An Anthology of Holmesian Tales Across Time and Space	add name of story here	Oct 2014
	Unidentified Funny Objects 3	Live at the Scene	Oct 2014
	Sensational Six: Action and Adventure in Sci Fi, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance	The Night Beat	Nov 2014
	Temporally Out of Order	Alien Time Warp	Aug 2015
	Unidentified Funny Objects 4	add name of story here	Oct 2015
	alt.sherlock.holmes: New Visions of the Great Detective	A Study in Starlets	Apr 2016
	Were-	Missy the Were-Pomeranian vs the Masters of Mediocre Doom	Sep 2016
	Unidentified Funny Objects 5	add name of story here	Sep 2016
	MECH: Age of Steel	add name of story here	Jul 2017
	All Hail Our Robot Conquerors!	add name of story here	Sep 2017
	Second Round: A Return to the Ur-Bar	add name of story here	Jun 2018
	Guilds & Glaives	add name of story here	Jun 2018
	Unidentified Funny Objects 7	add name of story here	Sep 2018
	Alien (17 Book Series)	Books 1-17	?
G.J. Koch	Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters	With Bright Shining Faces	Jan 2014
	Alliance Rising	The Royal Scam Three Card Monte A Bug's Life	Nov 2015
	Unidentified Funny Objects 6	add name of story here	Oct 2017
Jemma Chase	Amazing & Waiting: Two Novelettes	add name of story here	Nov 2012
	The Disciple & Other Stories of the Paranormal	Strange Protection Hotter Than Hell Waiting Amazing The Disciple	Mar 2015
Anita Ensal	The Book of Exodi	The Last Day on Earth	May 2009
	Boondocks Fantasy	Being Neighborly	Jan 2011
	Love and Rockets	Wanted	Dec 2017

Accolades

Touched By an Alien was named one of the Top 10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels of 2010 by Booklist. ^[9]

References

1. "Gini Koch (reviews)". RT Book Reviews . Retrieved 20 October 2015.
2. Jones, Michael M. "Touched By An Alien, Alien Tango, Alien in the Family (review)". SF Site . Retrieved 20 October 2015.
3. Reviews:
   • "Touched by an Alien (review)". Booklist . Retrieved 20 October 2015.
   • de Joode, Jasper. "Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch book review - Fantasy Book Review". www.fantasybookreview.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
4. "Alien Tango (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
5. Reviews:
   • "Alien Proliferation (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
   • "Alien Proliferation by Gini Koch". www.publishersweekly.com. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
6. Reviews:
   • "Alien in the House by Gini Koch". www.publishersweekly.com. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
   • Smith, Jill M. "Alien in the House". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
7. Reviews:
   • "Camp Alien by Gini Koch". www.publishersweekly.com. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
8. Reviews:
   • Smith, Jill M. "Alien Education". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
9. Olson, Ray. "Top 10 SF/Fantasy: 2010". Booklist Online. Booklist. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Gini Koch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database