Katy Stauber
Katy Stauber | |
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| Born | March 5, 1976 Anaheim, California |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Science fiction |
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Kathryn Marie Stauber, D.C. (born March 5, 1976) is an American science fiction author. Her work is primarily hard science fiction, focusing on genetics and computer science. Her stories contain satirical themes of contemporary American politics and Texas culture.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Stauber was born in Anaheim, California in 1976. She grew up in Bay City, Texas.[1] She is a National Merit Scholar and completed high school through the TAMS program. While working on her undergrad degrees, she interned with the Toxicology lab at the University of Kansas and she worked as a research assistant in the USDA cotton genome labs at Texas A&M University. In 1998, she graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and another Bachelor of Science in biochemistry. She briefly pursued a Doctorate in Neuropharmacology at The University of Texas at Austin. In 2003, she received a Doctor of Chiropractic from Parker College of Chiropractic.
She resides in Austin, Texas with her husband and children.
Bibliography[edit]
- Revolution World (2011) is a near future science fiction tale of genetic engineering, MMORPGs, and nerd romance. It provides a satirical view on the American War on Terror and the Texas Secession Movement.[3][4] With a plot which includes fire breathing cows, it was included in Publishers Weekly's list of top ten science fiction and fantasy books of Spring 2011.[5] Revolution World was nominated for a Libertarian Futurist Society Prometheus Award.[6] The book was praised for its innovative plot ideas and bold political intrigue,[7] but criticized for stilted and somewhat dry dialogue.[8] The book was reviewed inRevolution World was reviewed in Asomov's Science Fiction magazine.[9]
- Spin the Sky (2012), published by Nightshade Books,[10][11] is a retelling of Homer's Odyssey set in near future orbital colonies. In this version, Penelope is the daughter of San Antonio ranchers who finds herself managing the largest herd of cattle in outer space,[9] and her husband Ulixes battles his way across the spheres to return to her following the war. Reviews of the book included both praise for emotional effectiveness and criticism of the plot structure and somewhat tedious dialogue.[12][13] Spin the Sky was also reviewed in Locus Magazine.[14]
- The Department of Cautionary Tales was published by Meta Sagas in 2013.[15] The main character in this story is a teen-aged mad scientist.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Three new novels speak to health of Texas fantasy and sci-fi writing tradition. The Statesman. 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "Hello, Spring: Spring 2011 Adult Announcements". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ Interview with Katy Stauber, author of Revolution World. HyperCritical
- ↑ Jones, Kimberly. "Read Local! Summer books by Austin authors". Austin Chronicle. May 27, 2011.
- ↑ Coffey, Michael. "Hello, Spring: Spring 2011 Adult Announcements". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ "Finalists for the Prometheus Awards Announced - SFWA". www.sfwa.org. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ Foster, Thomas. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, Volume 1 Number 4."Whose revolution?.
- ↑ "May 2011 Book Reviews:". Author Magazine.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Di Filippo, Paul. On Books: Sophomore Success". Asimov's Science Fiction
- ↑ "SFFWorld Review of the Year, 2011: Part 2". Science Fiction and Fantasy World. accessdate=25 September 2014
- ↑ 9 Top Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books for July | Kirkus
- ↑ REVIEW: Spin the Sky: An Orbital Odyssey by Katy Stauber - SF Signal
- ↑ "Spin the Sky". Publishers Weekly.
- ↑ "Reviews by Adrienne Martini ". Locus Magazine, August 2012, Issue 619 Vol. 69 No. 2. (subscription required)
- ↑ "New Arrivals". SF Site.
- ↑ "PW Select October 2013: Listings from Self-Publishers". Publishers Weekly.
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