Vinge, Joan D. (1948–)
Vinge, Joan D. (1948–)
American science-fiction and short-story writer. Name variations: Joan Carol Dennison Vinge. Born April 2, 1948, in Baltimore, MD; earned degree in anthropology from San Diego State University; m. Vernor Vinge, 1972 (div. 1979); m. James R. Frenkel, 1980.
Works include The Outcasts of Heaven's Belt (1978), Eyes of Amber (1979), Psion (1982), The Snow Queen (1982), World's End (1984), Ladyhawke (1987), The Summer Queen (1991), and Tangled Up in Blue (2000); wrote novelizations of such films as Star Wars and Mad Max. Received Hugo Award (1978, 1981).
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