Stephen Charles Goldin, born February 28, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American science fiction and fantasy author. A graduate of UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in Astronomy, he worked for the U.S. Navy as a civilian space scientist before becoming a full time writer. He has also worked as a writer and editor for the San Francisco Ball, designed and written manuals for a number of computer games, and co-taught a writing class at the California State University at Northridge. A member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), he has served as editor of the SFWA Bulletin and held the position of the association's western regional director. He has been married twice to fellow authors and collaborators, first to Kathleen Sky (from 1972-1982) and later to Mary Mason. He lives in California.

Goldin's short story "The Last Ghost" was a 1972 nominee for the Nebula Award for best short story.

Bibliography

Series

• The Family d'Alembert series (based on a novella by E.E. "Doc" Smith):

1. Imperial Stars (with E.E. "Doc" Smith (1976)
2. Stranglers' Moon (1976)
3. The Clockwork Traitor (1977)
4. Getaway World (1977)
5. Appointment at Bloodstar (1978)
6. The Purity Plot (1978)
7. Planet of Treachery (1982)
8. Eclipsing Binaries (1983)
9. The Omicron Invasion (1984)
10. Revolt of the Galaxy (1985)

• The Parsina saga
  • Shrine of the Desert Mage (1988)
  • The Storyteller and the Jann (1988)
  • Crystals of Air and Water (1989)
  • Treachery of the Demon King (2002)

• The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy]] (with Mary Mason):
  • Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor (1988)
  • Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates (1990)

• The Mindsaga
  • Mindflight (1978)
  • Mindsearch (2002 - available as ebook only)

Novels

• And Not Make Dreams Your Master (1981)
• Assault on the Gods (1977)
• Caravan (1975)
• Crossroads of the Galaxy (1999)
• The Eternity Brigade (1975)
• Finish Line (1976)
• Herds (1975)
• Scavenger Hunt (1976)
• Star Rooks (2004 - available as ebook only) (with Kathleen Sky)
• Trek to Madworld (Star Trek) (1979)
• A World Called Solitude (1981)

Collections

• The Last Ghost and Other Stories (collection) (1999)

Anthologies (editor)

• The Alien Condition (1973)
• Protostars (1971) (with David Gerrold)

Nonfiction

• An Hour with Kathleen Sky (cassette audiobook) (1979) (with Kathleen Sky)
• The Business of Being a Writer (1982) (with Kathleen Sky)

External links

• Author's website

1947 births | Living people | American science fiction writers | American fantasy writers | California writers | People from Philadelphia | Science fiction editors