Kate Elliott

Kate Elliott is the pen name of writer Alis A. Rasmussen (b. 1958). After her first novels, the unique fantasy The Labyrinth Gate and The Highroad science fiction trilogy, failed to become bestsellers, additional publishers liked her manuscripts but wanted a fresh name unconnected with the sales figures of the previous books. Under the new name, starting in 1992, her sales have flourished. Her Crown of Stars trilogy--now a seven-part series--has been featured in the Science Fiction Book Club, an indicator of a writer's critical and financial success.

A native of Oregon, Kate Elliott moved to California to attend Mills College. She became active in the Society for Creative Anachronism where she eschewed the more typical image of a medieval Lady and pursued medieval sword fighting. She met her future husband, Jay Silverstein, on the battlefield.

Living in San Jose, California, Kate Elliott and Jay had three children (including twins) while Alis worked on her early novels. When Jay returned to school and pursued a career in archaeology, she found that a novelist could work equally well in various locations around the country and the world. They currently live in Hawaii, where "Kate" continues to produce fantasy and science fiction.

Selected Bibliography

Series

• Crown of Stars
  • 1 King's Dragon (1997)
  • 2 Prince of Dogs (1998)
  • 3 The Burning Stone (1999)
  • 4 Child of Flame (2000)
  • 5 The Gathering Storm (2003)
  • 6 In the Ruins (2005)
  • 7 Crown of Stars (2006)

• Highroad
  • 1 A Passage of Stars (1990) [as by Alis A. Rasmussen ]
  • 2 Revolution's Shore (1990) [as by Alis A. Rasmussen ]
  • 3 The Price of Ransom (1990) [as by Alis A. Rasmussen ]

• Jaran
  • Jaran
    • Jaran (1992)
  • Law of Becoming
    • 1 The Law of Becoming (1994)
  • The Sword of Heaven
    • 1 An Earthly Crown (1992)
    • 2 His Conquering Sword (1992)

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