Phyllis Eisenstein (1946–2020)
Author of Sorcerer's Son
About the Author
Series
Works by Phyllis Eisenstein
The Island In The Lake 3 copies
Lost And Found 2 copies
In The Western Tradition 2 copies
Von Neumann's Bug 1 copy
Attachment 1 copy
No Refunds 1 copy
Conspicuous SF 1 copy
The Man With The Eye 1 copy
Dark Wings 1 copy
Nightlife (novelette) 1 copy
Subworld 1 copy
Sorceror's Son 1 copy
Associated Works
What Did Miss Darrington See? : An Anthology of Feminist Supernatural Fiction (1989) — Contributor — 117 copies
Gateways: A Feast of Great New Science Fiction Honoring Grand Master Frederik Pohl (2010) — Contributor — 95 copies
New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (1994) — Contributor — 62 copies
In Lands That Never Were: Tales of Swords and Sorcery from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (2004) — Contributor — 33 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 4 (December 1974) (1974) — Contributor — 21 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1977, Vol. 53, No. 3 (1977) — Contributor — 13 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1988, Vol. 75, No. 3 (1988) — Author — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1988, Vol. 75, No. 2 (1988) — Contributor — 12 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 9, No. 3 [March 1985] (1985) — Contributor — 11 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January/February 2019, Vol. 136, Nos. 1 & 2 (1978) — Contributor — 10 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Eisenstein, Phyllis
- Birthdate
- 1946-02-26
- Date of death
- 2020-12-07
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Cause of death
- COVID-19
stroke complications - Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Education
- University of Illinois (BA | 1981 | Anthropology)
University of Chicago - Occupations
- teacher
author
copy editor - Relationships
- Eisenstein, Alex (spouse)
- Organizations
- Columbia College Chicago
Leo Burnett Worldwide - Awards and honors
- Balrog Award (1979)
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Statistics
- Works
- 30
- Also by
- 36
- Members
- 1,432
- Popularity
- #17,968
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 9
- ISBNs
- 41
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 3
There is very little supernatural here. Alaric has only one talent that bends scientific reality, and it appears that this is the only supernatural talent anyone can have in Eisenstein's fantasy medieval world (there MIGHT be prognostication as well but it is never used or proven). So it is a single well thought out plot device that drives the story. Otherwise the world behaves pretty much as it should and Alaric himself is a committed skeptic of all other things "magical" or supernatural. He uses the fact that all superstition is nonsense to his advantage and proves when he saves an accused witch that it truly is all nonsense.
Once Eisenstein got the hook in me and I realized this wasn't going to be the same old childish swords and sorcerers fantasy nonsense, I really enjoyed it. I would love to read a sequel since we are left hanging on a cliff of sorts.… (more)