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Friedman, C.s.

Friedman, C.s.

Author Biography & Works

C.S. Friedman is an American science fiction and fantasy author, known for her dark and complex stories and characters. She has written several series and standalone novels, including the "Coldfire Trilogy," the "Magister Trilogy," and "This Alien Shore."Friedman's writing often deals with themes of power, control, and the consequences of human actions. Her work also explores the intersection between science and magic, and the potential for technology to be both a force for good and a destructive force.Her "Coldfire Trilogy" is set on a planet where human thoughts and emotions have the power to shape reality, and follows the journey of a priest who must confront his own inner demons in order to save his people. The "Magister Trilogy" is set in a world where magic and science are intertwined, and follows the story of a young woman who becomes embroiled in a deadly political struggle.Friedman has been nominated for multiple awards throughout her career, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. She continues to write thought-provoking and engaging science fiction and fantasy, and her work remains popular with readers around the world.

Books by Friedman, C.s.

The Coldfire Trilogy

The Coldfire Trilogy

There are few things harder to control than emotion and this makes magic in The Cold Firetrilogy immensely difficult. The planet Erna is controlled by a force known as the...

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Crown Of Shadows

Crown Of Shadows

More than a millennium after the human race forges an uneasy stalemate against the demonic human-psyche feeders known as the fae, a pain-hungry demon called Calesta declares war on all...

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When True Night Falls

When True Night Falls

Seeking to destroy an evil force that threatens the planet Erna, warrior priest Damien Vryce renews a dangerous alliance with an immortal sorcerer known as the Hunter, and begins a...

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Dominion

Dominion

Argues for responsible action in the treatment of animals, challenging popular conceptions about animal feeling and awareness and profiling a safari convention, factory farm, and the works of top writers.

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Crown Of Shadows

Crown Of Shadows

While the people of Erna struggle against the cataclysmic powers of the fae, a force of nature that transforms nightmares into reality, the pain-hungry demon Calesta plots to remake humankind...

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The Magister Trilogy

The Magister Trilogy

Friedman has featured on this list already, but like all good world-builders, she has more than one idea floating around. The trilogy’s first book, Feast of Souls, ends up being...

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Wings Of Wrath

Wings Of Wrath

A masterwork of fantasy from the author of Feast of Souls... Kamala, a peasant woman, has claimed the powerful sorcery of the Magisters as her own-the ability to draw on...

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Legacy Of Kings

Legacy Of Kings

Kamala, a young peasant woman, has taken the most powerful of the Magisters' sorcery for herself, and the Magisters are hunting her for the killing of one of their own....

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