Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
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Born	(1947-03-23) March 23, 1947 Kansas City, Kansas, US
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Science fiction, fantasy
Subject	folklore/music, fairy tales, sociology, mythology,history, humor
Literary movement	NA

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (born March 23, 1947) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy and Registered Nurse who lives in Port Townsend, Washington. She has published over 40 novels, as well as collaberating with Anne McCaffrey on multiple series.

Biography

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She was earned a RN from Bethany Hospital School of Nursing in 1968. She was a practicing nurse for well over a decade, including 5 years as an RN in the US Army, one year of which she served in Vietnam during the eponymous war. Her writing career began in 1982 with the publication of her first novel, following which she entered the University of Alaska, earning a BA Magna Cum Laude in 1987. . She remained an active novelist until 2016, publishing at least one novel in every after 1986, except for 1990, 2011, 2013, and 2014 (in which she published short story collections instead).

Awards

Scarborough won a Nebula Award in 1989 for her novel The Healer's War

Works

Collaborations with Anne McCaffrey

• The Acorna Series, 1999-2007
• Petaybee Series, 1993-2008

Argonia/Songs from the Seashell Archives Quintet

• Vol. 1: Song of Sorcery, 1982
• Vol. 2: The Unicorn Creed, 1983
• Vol. 3: Bronwyn’s Bane, 1983
• Vol. 4: The Christening Quest, 1985
• Vol. 5: The Dragon, the Witch and the Railroad, 2015

Drastic Dragon series

• Vol. 1: The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas, 1986
• Vol. 2: The Goldcamp Vampire, 1987

The Songkiller Saga

• Vol. 1: Phantom Banjo, 1991
• Vol. 2: Picking the Ballad’s Bones, 1991
• Vol. 3: Strum Again?, 1992

Nothing Sacred series

• Vol. 1: Nothing Sacred, 1991
• Vol. 2: Last Refuge, 1992

Godmother series

• Vol. 1: The Godmother, 1994
• Vol. 2: The Godmother’s Apprentice, 1995
• Vol. 3: The Godmother’s Web, 1998

Cleopatra series

• Vol. 1: Channeling Cleopatra, 2002
• Vol. 2: Cleopatra 7.2, 2004

Standalone novels

• The Harem of Aman Akbar, 1984
• The Healer's War, 1988 (Nebula Award for Best Novel 1989)
• Carol for Another Christmas, 1996
• The Lady in the Loch, 1998

Anthologies

• Space Opera, with Anne McCaffrey, 1996
• Warrior Princesses, with Martin H. Greenberg, 1998
• Past Lives, Present Tense, 1999
• Vampire Slayers: Stories of Those Who Dare to Take Back the Night, with Martin H. Greenberg, 1999

Collections

• Scarborough Fair and Other Stories, 2003
• "Introduction"
• "The Mummies of the Motorway", 2001
• "Final Vows", 1998
• "Whirlwinds", 1998
• "Worse Than the Curse", 2000
• "Boon Companion", 2002
• "Long Time Coming Home", with Rick Reaser, 2002
• "Mu Mao and the Court Oracle", 2001
• "Don’t Go Out in Holy Underwear or Victoria’s Secret or Space Panties!!!", 1996
• "The Invisible Woman’s Clever Disguise", 2000
• "A Rare Breed", 1995
• "Scarborough Fair", 1996

Other short fiction

• "Milk from a Maiden's Breast", 1987
• "Wolf From the Door", 1988
• "The Elephant In-Law", 1988
• "The Camelot connection", 1988
• "Bastet's Blessing", 1989
• "The Castle's Haunted Parking Lot", 1991
• "The Queen's Cat's Tale", 1991
• "The Dragon of Tollin", 1992
• "Candy's Wonder Cure", 1993
• "The Cat-Quest of Mu Mao the Magnificent", 1994
• "Jean-Pierre and the Gator-Maid", 1994
• "The Stone of War and the Nightingale's Egg", 1995
• "First Communion", 1995
• "Born Again", 1996
• "The Snake Charm
• "The Attack of the Avenging Virgins", 1998
• "Debriefing the Warrior/Princess", 1998
• "The Fatal Wager", 1998
• "Final Vows", 1998
• "Worse Than The Curse", 2000
• "The Mummies of the Motorway", 2001
• "Jewels Beyond Price", 2005

External links

• Home and Biography at the Internet Archive, archived March 2016
• Elizabeth Ann Scarborough at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Elizabeth Ann Scarborough at Library of Congress, with 43 library catalog records