Karen Kruse Anderson
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Karen Kruse Anderson is the widow and sometime co-author of Poul Anderson
, and mother-in-law of writer Greg Bear
.
She is noted as the first person to use the term filk music
in print. She also wrote the first published science fiction haiku (or scifaiku
), "Six Haiku" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1962). She also probably coined the term sophont to describe the general class of sapient beings.
As a student of philology she, in 1950, along with three friends, founded a Sherlock Holmes society, naming it the "Red Circle Society." She was, around this time, a friend of Hugh Everett III, whose theories about parallel universes Poul Anderson later became an enthusiast.
Robert A. Heinlein
dedicated his 1982 novel Friday
in part to Karen.
Poul Anderson
Poul William Anderson was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories...
, and mother-in-law of writer Greg Bear
Greg Bear
Gregory Dale Bear is an American science fiction and mainstream author. His work has covered themes of galactic conflict , artificial universes , consciousness and cultural practices , and accelerated evolution...
.
She is noted as the first person to use the term filk music
Filk music
Filk is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has been active since the early 1950s, and played primarily since the mid-1970s. The term predates 1955.-Definitions:As the Interfilk What Is Filk page demonstrates, there is...
in print. She also wrote the first published science fiction haiku (or scifaiku
Scifaiku
Scifaiku is a form of science fiction poetry first announced by Tom Brinck with his 1995 . It is inspired by Japanese haiku, but explores science, science fiction, and other speculative fiction themes, such as fantasy and horror. They are based on the principles and form of haiku but can deviate...
), "Six Haiku" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1962). She also probably coined the term sophont to describe the general class of sapient beings.
As a student of philology she, in 1950, along with three friends, founded a Sherlock Holmes society, naming it the "Red Circle Society." She was, around this time, a friend of Hugh Everett III, whose theories about parallel universes Poul Anderson later became an enthusiast.
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
dedicated his 1982 novel Friday
Friday (novel)
Friday is a 1982 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It is the story of a female "artificial person," the titular character, genetically engineered to be stronger, faster, smarter, and generally better than normal humans...
in part to Karen.
King of Ys
- Roma Mater (1986) with Poul Anderson
- Gallicenae (1987) with Poul Anderson
- Dahut (1987) with Poul Anderson
- The Dog and the Wolf (1988) with Poul Anderson
The Last Viking
- The Golden Horn (1980) with Poul Anderson
- The Road of the Sea Horse (1980) with Poul Anderson
- The Sign of the Raven (1980) with Poul Anderson
External links
- Bibliography at SciFanSciFanSciFan is an online database for fans of science fiction and fantasy books.The site provides detailed bibliographies, linking books together into series' where appropriate and, in turn, grouping series by universe...