MOON, Elizabeth (N.)

(1945-)

   US writer whose strongest work has been fantasy, primarily the Deed of Paksennarion sequence: The Deed of Paksennarion \#1: Sheepfarmer's Daughter (1988), \#2: Divided Allegiance (1988) and \#3: Oath of Gold (1989), all assembled as The Deed of Paksennarion (all texts rev, omni 1992); a prequel, Surrender None: The Legacy of Gird (1990), vigorously sets the scene, and is followed by Liar's Oath (1992), which is similarly vigorous. EM began publishing sf with "ABCs in Zero-G" for ASF in 1986, a polished high-tech tale which was assembled, with other sf and FANTASY, in Lunar Activity (coll 1990) - the title is a play on EM's name rather thanan accurate description of the book's contents. She collaborated with Anne MCCAFFREY on Sassinak (1990) and Generation Warriors (1992), being \#1 and\#3 of the Planet Pirates sequence of sf adventures featuring a young girl who, after her home planet has been destroyed by "planet pirates", becomes a Federation pirate hunter. Hunting Party (1993) is an sf tale starring a female soldier who must recoup her reputation after having been forced to resign in disgrace.

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   Other works: Sporting Chance (1994).