In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death.
Joan D. Vinge Quotes
Here was a fragment of Goddess myth that, through all its permutations, had somehow escaped being turned on its head. It was the perfect springboard for the sort of novel I wanted to write.
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| Birth: | 2nd April, 1948 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Novelist |
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Joan D. Vinge was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an American science fiction novelist. She earned a BA degree in Anthropology from San Diego State University in 1971. She has taught at the Clarion Workshop several times, both East and West. She has written several novels include: The Outcasts of Heaven Belt (Nominations- Locus Award for Best Novel), The Snow Queen (Won- Hugo Award for Best science fiction Novel in 1981), Legacy, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Psion, World's End (Nominations- Locus Award for Best Novel), Catspaw (Nominations- Locus Award for Best Novel), The Summer Queen, Heaven Chronicles, Dreamfall (Nominations- Locus Award for Best Novel), Lost In Space, and Tangled up in blue.
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