Celia S. Friedman

Celia S. Friedman (born January 12, 1957) is an American speculative fiction author who often writes as "C. S. Friedman." Originally a costume designer, Friedman began her publishing career in 1986. She quit costuming in 1996 to write full-time. As of 2022, she has published fourteen novels, numerous short stories—several of which were included in her 2021 collection, ''The Dreaming Kind'', and a sourcebook for White Wolf's ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' role-playing game.

Friedman was nominated for the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer in 1988 (now called the Astounding Award, and her novel ''This Alien Shore'' was a ''New York Times'' Notable Book of the Year in 1998.

In August 2022, ''Deadline'' reported that Bohemia Group, a global management firm, was shopping a potential television series based on The Coldfire Trilogy, which was a finalist for NPR's Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote in 2011. Provided by Wikipedia