Brenda Cooper

Brenda Cooper writes science fiction,fantasy, and poetry.Brenda's most recent novel is EDGE OF DARK from Pyr (2015) which will be followed by SPEAR OF LIGHT in mid-2016.Other recent novels include the duology THE CREATIVE FIRE and THE DIAMOND DEEP, also from Pyr. Brenda also released two collections in 2015. Her all science fiction CRACKING THE SKY came out from Fairwood Press and her all-fantasy ebook collection BEYOND THE WATERFALL DOOR was created through a six-author Kickstarter project. Brenda is the author of the Endeavor award winner for 2008: THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA, and of two sequels, READING THE WIND and WINGS OF CREATION. She has written a novel with Larry Niven, called BUILDING HARLEQUIN's MOON, and a solo stand-alone novel, MAYAN DECEMBER. She has numerous stories that have published in a variety of magazines, from Nature to Asimov's. Many of her stories have been selected for Year's Best anthologies.By day, Brenda is the City of Kirkland’s CIO, and at night and in early morning hours, she’s a futurist and writer. She lives in the pacific northwest o the United States of America.