In Conquest Born is the monumental science fiction epic that received unprecedented acclaim -- and launched C.
Friedman's phenomenal career.
A sweeping story of two interstellar civilizations -- locked in endless war, it was nominated for the John W.
Campbell Award.
About the Author An acknowledged master of Dark Fantasy, Celia Friedman is a John W.
Campbell award finalist, and the author of the highly acclaimed Coldfire Trilogy, New York Times Notable Book of the Year This Alien Shore , In Conquest Born , The Madness Season , The Wilding and The Magister Trilogy .
Friedman worked for twenty years as a professional costume designer, but retired from that career in 1996 to focus on her writing.
She lives in Virginia, and can be contacted via her website, www.
csfriedman.