Susan R. Matthews

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Susan R. Matthews
BornJuly 1952 (age 71–72)
Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Education Seattle University (MBA)
Genre Science fiction
Website
www.susanrmatthews.com

Susan R. Matthews (born July 1952) [1] is an American science fiction writer.

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Matthews was born in Fort Benning, Georgia. [1] She lives in Seattle. She served in the US Army as operations and security officer of a Combat Support Hospital, later worked as an auditor for Boeing and graduated from Seattle University with an MBA in accounting. [2]

Her debut novel, An Exchange of Hostages, was published by Avon Books in 1997. [1] It was nominated for the 1997 Philip K. Dick Award and for the 1998 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer; it also obtained fourth place in the poll for the 1998 Locus Award for Best First Novel. Like its sequels, An Exchange of Hostages is set in a dystopic space opera future ruled by an autocratic judiciary. The novel and most of its sequels follow Andrej Koscuisko, a state torturer, and are primarily concerned with his reactions to the violence he is called on to commit. The seven-book Under Jurisdiction series concluded in 2017 with Blood Enemies. [3]

Publications

Under Jurisdiction series
  1. An Exchange of Hostages (1997), ISBN   0-380-78913-2 (number 1 in series chronology)
  2. Prisoner of Conscience (1998), ISBN   0-380-78914-0 (number 2 in series chronology)
  3. Hour of Judgment (1999), ISBN   0-380-80314-3 (number 4 in series chronology)
  4. Angel of Destruction (2001), ISBN   0-451-45849-4 (number 3 in series chronology)
  5. The Devil and Deep Space (2002), ISBN   0-451-45901-6 (number 5 in series chronology)
  6. Warring States (2006), ISBN   1-59222-094-0 (number 6 in series chronology)
  7. Blood Enemies (2017), ISBN   978-1-4767-8216-4 (number 7 in series chronology)
  8. Crimes Against Humanity (2019), ISBN   978-1-4814-8371-1
Under Jurisdiction Baen Omnibus series
  1. Fleet Inquisitor (2016), ISBN   978-1-4767-8194-5
    1. An Exchange of Hostages (number 1 in series chronology)
    2. Prisoner of Conscience (number 2 in series chronology)
    3. Angel of Destruction (number 3 in series chronology)
  2. Fleet Renegade (2017), ISBN   978-1-4767-8209-6
    2. Hour of Judgment (number 4 in series chronology)
    3. The Devil and Deep Space (number 5 in series chronology)
    4. Warring States (number 6 in series chronology)
  3. Fleet Insurgent (2017),  ISBN   978-1-4814-8286-8 (collection of novellas, novelettes, and short stories)
The High Pamir series (as Zarabeth Abbey)
  1. The Wild High Places (2020), ISBN   978-1-9512-9316-1
  2. The Ley Lines of Kashgar (2021)
Other novels

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Susan R. Matthews – Summary Bibliography". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  2. ↑ DuMond, Lisa (1998). "An Exchange of Hostages / Prisoner of Conscience". SF Site . Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Liz Bourke Reviews Blood Enemies by Susan R. Matthews". Locus Online. Retrieved 18 October 2017.


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