Jane Fancher

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Jane Fancher
Born (1952-10-24) October 24, 1952 (age 72)
Renton, Washington
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction, Fantasy
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​

Jane Suzanne Fancher (born 1952) is a science fiction and fantasy author and artist.

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Work

In the early 1980s, she worked for Warp Graphics as an art assistant on Elfquest , providing inking assistance on the black and white comics and coloring on Books 2 and 3 of the original graphic novel reprints. Reprint editions omitted her name from the art credits, and later graphic novel editions used different coloring.[ citation needed ]

She adapted portions of C. J. Cherryh's Gate of Ivrel , the first novel in Cherryh's Morgaine series. Gate of Ivrel: No. 1 (1985) was a self-published black and white comic book that lasted one issue. Fancher expanded the material in color intending a series of graphic novels: Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites (1986) [1] and Gate of Ivrel: Fever Dreams (1987). [2] The adaptations were done in collaboration with Cherryh. She did not complete the series, but the experience led to Fancher becoming a prose author herself, as well as frequent professional collaboration and eventual marriage with Cherryh. [3]

Fancher's books include the "Groundties" series, as well as the "Dance of the Rings" trilogy: Ring of Lightning (1995); Ring of Intrigue (1997), and Ring of Destiny (1999).

The "Groundties" trilogy (Groundties, Uplink, Harmonies of the 'Net) was published in e-book form in 2011. [4] There is also a prequel, titled the 'NetWalkers. [4]

Fancher, Cherryh and author Lynn Abbey run an online publishing house, Closed Circle, to market their own work. [5]

Personal life

Fancher was born in Renton, Washington [6] on October 24, 1952.

She has virtual degrees in Physics and Anthropology from Washington State University[ clarification needed ] and training in computer programming, psychology, philosophy, and history. [6]

Fancher currently lives in Spokane, Washington with what she mischievously calls her 'spousal unit', [7] science fiction writer C. J. Cherryh (Carolyn Janice Cherry). The two had been domestic partners [3] for years before being married on May 17, 2014. [3]

Bibliography

Illustrated adaptations with C. J. Cherryh
Illustration
As J. S. Fancher
As Jane S. Fancher
As J. Fancher
Ebooks only
with C. J. Cherryh

References

  1. ↑ Fancher, Jane (1986). Gate of Ivrel. Reynolds, Kay, Cherryh, C. J. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co. ISBN   978-0898655155. OCLC   15015290.
  2. ↑ Fancher, Jane (1987). Gate of Ivrel. Reynolds, Kay, Cherryh, C. J. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Co. ISBN   978-0898655155. OCLC   15015290.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fancher's blog Harmonies of the Net". Janefancher.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Jane Fancher's blog entry with the original Locus review of UpLink". Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ http://www.closed-circle.net/ Closed Circle
  6. 1 2 MisCon 28 2014
  7. ↑ Archived January 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Fancher's own term for her partner
  8. ↑ "Prometheus Awards". Libertarian Futurist Society. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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