# 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.

## Works

| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN | Comments |
| The Endless War/Azean Empire duology |||||
| 1 | In Conquest Born | April 1986 | ISBN 0-88677-198-6 | paperback with two covers, each the reverse of the other |
| 1 | In Conquest Born | April 1989 | – | hardcover; Science Fiction Book Club edition |
| 1 | In Conquest Born | August 1992 | ISBN 0-09-960690-9 | paperback; UK edition |
| 1 | In Conquest Born | November 2001 | ISBN 0-7564-0043-0 | paperback; 15th anniversary edition – includes a new intro and glossary. |
| 1 | In Conquest Born | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| 2 | The Wilding | July 2004 | ISBN 0-7564-0164-X | hardcover |
| 2 | The Wilding | July 2005 | ISBN 0-7564-0202-6 | paperback |
| 2 | The Wilding | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| The Coldfire trilogy |||||
| | Nightborn: Coldfire Rising | July 18, 2023 | ISBN 0-75641-092-4 | hardcover; prequel |
| | Dominion | January 9, 2012 | - | eBook; short story set between prequel and main trilogy |
| 1 | Black Sun Rising | October 1991 | ISBN 0-88677-485-3 | hardcover |
| 1 | Black Sun Rising | March 1992 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition |
| 1 | Black Sun Rising | September 1992 | ISBN 0-88677-527-2 | first paperback printing |
| 1 | Black Sun Rising | September 2005 | ISBN 0-7564-0314-6 | trade paperback |
| 1 | Black Sun Rising | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| 2 | When True Night Falls | September 1993 | ISBN 0-88677-569-8 | hardcover |
| 2 | When True Night Falls | December 1993 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition |
| 2 | When True Night Falls | August 1994 | ISBN 0-88677-615-5 | paperback |
| 2 | When True Night Falls | October 2005 | ISBN 0-7564-0316-2 | trade paperback |
| 2 | When True Night Falls | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| 3 | Crown of Shadows | October 1995 | ISBN 0-88677-664-3 | paperback |
| 3 | Crown of Shadows | February 1996 | – | hardcover; SFBC edition |
| 3 | Crown of Shadows | July 1996 | ISBN 0-88677-717-8 | paperback |
| 3 | Crown of Shadows | November 2005 | ISBN 0-7564-0318-9 | trade paperback |
| 3 | Crown of Shadows | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| The Outworlds series |||||
| 1 | This Alien Shore | August 1998 | ISBN 0-88677-798-4 | hardcover |
| 1 | This Alien Shore | June 1999 | ISBN 0-88677-799-2 | paperback |
| 1 | This Alien Shore | January 2000 | ISBN 0-00-648375-5 | paperback; United Kingdom edition |
| 1 | This Alien Shore | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| 2 | This Virtual Night | November 2, 2020 | ISBN 0-7564-0988-8 | hardcover |
| 3 | This Variant Seed | TBA | - | work in progress |
| The Magister trilogy |||||
| 1 | Feast of Souls | January 2007 | ISBN 0-7564-0432-0 | hardcover |
| 1 | Feast of Souls | February 2008 | ISBN 0-7564-0463-0 | paperback |
| 1 | Feast of Souls | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| 2 | Wings of Wrath | February 3, 2009 | ISBN 0-7564-0535-1 | hardcover |
| 2 | Wings of Wrath | February 2, 2010 | ISBN 0-7564-0594-7 | paperback |
| 2 | Wings of Wrath | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| 3 | Legacy of Kings | August 23, 2011 | ISBN 0-7564-0693-5 | hardcover |
| 3 | Legacy of Kings | September 4, 2012 | ISBN 978-0756407483 | paperback |
| 3 | Legacy of Kings | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| Dreamwalker Series |||||
| 1 | Dreamwalker | February 4, 2014 | ISBN 0-75640-888-1 | hardcover |
| 2 | Dreamseeker | November 3, 2015 | ISBN 0-75640-895-4 | hardcover |
| 3 | Dreamweaver | December 6, 2016 | ISBN 0-75640-908-X | hardcover |
| Standalone books |||||
| | The Madness Season | September 1990 | ISBN 0-88677-444-6 | paperback |
| | The Madness Season | May 15, 2012 | – | audiobook |
| | The Erciyes Fragments | April 1998 | ISBN 1-56504-297-2 | hardcover; a Vampire: The Masquerade novella |
| Short Works |||||
| | The Dreaming Kind | 1989 | ISBN 0-88677-355-5 | in Catfantastic |
| | Downtime | 2002 | ISBN 0-7564-0064-3 | in 30th Anniversary DAW Science Fiction Collection |
| | Terms of Engagement | June 2006 | ISSN 1095-8258 | in Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
| | Shall We Dance? | 2006 | ISBN 0-7564-0369-3 | in Hags, Sirens, and other Bad Girls of Fantasy |
| | Soul Mate | November 30, 2010 | ISBN 1-5960-6336-X | in Speculative Horizons by Subterranean Press |
| | Perfect Day | March 1, 2012 | ISSN 0024-984X | in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction |
There are at least two other shorts: "Downtime" and "Eye of the Needle".