Carol Berg
http://www.sff.net/people/carolberg/
I am a writer of epic fantasy novels: nine published, one
forthcoming, and several more in the process of bubbling up
from wherever the ideas come from. Where did I come from?
Though my home is at the foot of the Colorado mountains, my
roots are in Texas in a family of teachers, musicians, and
railroad men. Hot Texas summers were perfect for reading
science fiction authors Robert Heinlein and Ray Bradbury, as
well as classics, mysteries, and historicals by the likes of
Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Dorothy Sayers, Mary Renault,
and Mary Stewart. Though I love to read and write fantasy, I
also read classics, fantasy, mystery, spy thrillers, and
historicals.
I charged off to Rice University, determined to have a
career in science and engineering, but chose to take every
English course offered that listed novels on the
syllabus—just so I would have time to keep reading. I
graduated with a degree in Mathematics and a pot full of
hours in English and History of Art. And it was my college
roommate that loaned me the copy of Tolkien that changed my
life...eventually.
After teaching high school math for several years, I stayed
home to raise three sons, finding time to teach childbirth
classes, camp, hike, bike, read a lot of books, and get
another degree, this time in computer science from the
University of Colorado. For seventeen years I worked as a
software engineer for Hewlett-Packard Company—a great
company that gave me the elbow room to pursue this writing
thing as it began to take more and more of my time. A few
years into the engineering career, a good friend of mine
teased me into writing stories. The hobby got out of
control! I parted ways with HP in 2002—most
amicably—to become a full time writer, leaving behind a
great team at HP Developer's Resource, and lots of friends
scattered throughout the company.
Since Transformation was published in 2000, my novels
have won the Prism Award for best romantic fantasy, the
Geffen Award for translated fantasy, and the Colorado Book
Award. They have been short-listed for the Compton
Crook/Stephen Tall Memorial Award and for the Barnes and
Noble Maiden Voyage Award, both given for the best first
science fiction/fantasy/horror novel and for the Romantic
Times Book Club Reviewers' Choice Award for epic fantasy. My
books have made the Locus fantasy and science fiction
journal bestseller list and have been translated into
Russian, German, Czech, Hebrew, and Polish.
My husband Pete is a mechanical engineer with his own
consulting business and enough hardware hobbies to supply a
small town. Our three sons are just about out of the
nest—and have turned into pretty cool human beings.
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Books
Breath and Bone
January 6, 2008
The mesmerizing conclusion to the fantasy epic
Addicted to an enchantment that turns pain into
pleasure—and bound by oaths he refuses to
abandon—Valen risks body and soul to rescue one child,
seek justice for Read more...
Flesh and Spirit
January 2, 2008
The rebellious son of a long line of pureblood cartographers
and diviners, Valen has spent years trying to escape the
life ordained for him. His own mother predicted how he would
meet his Read more...
Breath and Bone
January 2, 2008
Everyone in Navronne seems to be after Valen. There is the
fanatical Harrower priestess, Sila Diaglou, who wants to
raze the kingdom. The Bastard Prince Osriel, who steals dead
men's eyes. And the Read more...
Elemental Magic
November 6, 2007
Four all-new stories of romance, fantasy, and natural
enchantment.
From wizards to weathermen, many know the powers of the four
elements-natural forces that can direct the fates, change
destiny, and unite lovers in the Read more...
Daughter of the Ancients
September 6, 2005
"Heed my last word, Destroyer. You will never be free of
us. No matter in what realm we exist at the end of this
day, you will not escape the Read more...
The Soul Weaver
February 28, 2005
When betrayal devastates the Dar'Nethi plan to defeat the
Lords of Zhev'Na without violence, the Prince of Avonar
must face the possibility that someone close to him is
responsible. Half Read more...
Son of Avonar
February 3, 2004
Sorcery and those who practice it have been exterminated
from the Four Realms, their memory used only to frighten
children. To be accused of associating with a suspected
sorcerer means Read more...
Song of the Beast
May 6, 2003
Restoration
August 6, 2002
Seyonne, the slave-turned-savior of the acclaimed
Revelation and Transformation, returns to fight evil and
tame the demons within him-in the third novel in
this "thoroughly original" (Starburst) epic saga. Read more...
Revelation
August 1, 2001
Two years after his battle with the Lord of Demons, Seyonne
is tired,
troubled, angry, and frustrated. As Ezzaria's only
remaining Warden, he
carries the entire burden of the Read more...
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