J. Kathleen Cheney is an American school teacher[1] and author of speculative fiction,[2][1] active in the field since 2005[1] and professionally published since 2007.[2]

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Biography

Cheney was born and raised in El Paso, Texas,[1][2] the daughter of two rocket scientists employed at White Sands Missile Range. She took degrees in English and Marketing. after which she worked first as a department store menswear buyer and then a mathematics teacher. She became a full-time writer in 2005. Her hobbies include fencing, gardening, and travel. She has two dogs.[1]

Literary career

Cheney's work has appeared in various periodicals, including Shimmer Magazine, Fantasy Magazine, and Jim Baen's Universe. She attended two summer writers workshops under James Gunn at the Center for the Study of Science Fiction. She considers C. J. Cherryh, Ansen Dibell, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Georgette Heyer writers whose work has most influenced hers.[1]

She also creates cover art for her own works and those of other writers.[2][3]

Bibliography

Hawk's Folly Farm series

Kseniya Ilyevna series

Palace of Dreams series

The Golden City series

The Horn series

• Oathbreaker (2017)
• Original (2017)
• Overseer (2017)

The King's Daughter series

Other short fiction

Awards

"Iron Shoes" was nominated for the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novella. The Golden City placed fifth in the Locus Poll Award for Best First Novel.[2][1]

References

External links

• Official website