Lisa Mason was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, and urban fantasy.
Mason lived in Piedmont, California with her husband, the artist and jeweler Tom Robinson. She was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar and graduate of the University of Michigan, the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts, and the University of Michigan Law School. She practiced law in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.[ citation needed ]
She transitioned to Matthew Bender and Company, as a legal writer and rose to an executive editor. Many of her novels take place in the vicinity of San Francisco, California, either in the future or in the past through time travel. Her early works are recognized as cyberpunk. She has also written paranormal romance, historical romantic suspense, comedy, and a screenplay.[ citation needed ]
Mason died peacefully in her sleep on September 13, 2023. [1] In July 2018, she suffered an assault from a stranger while walking around Lake Merritt. [2] She loved her daily walks around the lake, but after this incident, she never fully regained strength in her hips and legs and felt pain on a daily basis. During the last month of her life, she was falling and suffering from mini strokes. Her cause of death was cardiovascular disease.
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