Sandra Miesel
 Sandra
Miesel (born 1941) is a medievalist and writer. Her early work was science
fiction and fantasy criticism, fields in which she has remained active. She is a
notable literary analyst. She has described herself as "the world's greatest
expert" on Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson and has written front and back
matter for many of Anderson's books.
She is the leading expert on Dickson's Childe Cycle series of novels, and has
written a number of commentaries which have been published with the books in
that series, including an afterward in The Final Encyclopedia, as well as an
essay in The Dorsai Companion. She also worked with Dickson in putting together
a detailed timeline of the series, in order to set exact dates for the events
and people in the often overlapping stories.
Since 1983, Sandra Miesel has written hundreds of articles for the Catholic
press, chiefly on history, art, and hagiography. She writes regularly for Crisis
magazine and is a columnist for the diocesan paper of the Diocese of Norwich,
Connecticut. Miesel is also a well-known speaker. She has spoken at religious
and academic conferences, appeared on EWTN, and given numerous radio interviews.
Most recently, she has co-authored a book, The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the
Errors in The Da Vinci Code, a detailed critique of the popular novel based on
her knowledge of Catholic history and teachings.
Sandra Miesel holds master's degrees in biochemistry and medieval history from
the University of Illinois.
Selected Bibliography
Novels
- Dreamrider (1982)
- Shaman (1989)
Collections
- Forward! (1985) with Gordon R. Dickson
- Mindspan (1986) with Gordon R. Dickson
Anthologies
- A Separate Star: A Science Fiction Tribute to Rudyard Kipling (1989)
with David Drake and Steven Miesel
- Heads to the Storm (1989) with
David Drake
and Steven Miesel
Shortfiction
- The Shadow Hart (1986)
- The Sword That Wept (1987)
- The Book-Healer (1987)
- The Goldsmith's Maid (1988)
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