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<div>'''Elizabeth A. Lynn''' (Elizabeth Anne Lynn, born June 8, 1946) is a fantasy and science fiction writer. <br />
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Her books are ''[[A Different Light]],'' ([[1978]]), The Chronicles of Tornor trilogy (consisting of ''[[Watchtower]],'' ([[1979]]; winner of the [[World_Fantasy_Award|World Fantasy Award]]) ''[[The Dancers of Arun]],'' ([[1979]]) and ''[[The Northern Girl]]'' ([[1980]]), ''[[The Sardonyx Net]],'' ([[1981]]) ''[[The Woman Who Loved the Moon|The Woman Who Loved the Moon and Other Stories]],''([[1981]]), and ''[[The Silver Horse]]'' ([[1981]]). After a long hiatus from writing, she returned in 1998 with the first two books about Karadur Atani (two more are planned): ''[[Dragon's Winter]]'' ([[1998]]) and ''[[Dragon's Treasure]]'' ([[2004]]). In addition, her novella, "The Red Hawk" was published as a small-press chapbook in 1984.<br />
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Lynn was one of the first genre writers to deal openly with homosexual themes. ''A Different Light'' describes the romantic relationship between two men, one a starship pilot and the other an artist with a fatal disease, in a future where very few people die of anything other than violence or old age. Both ''Watchtower'' and ''The Dancers of Arun'' also concern relationships between two men; not until ''The Northern Girl,'' published three years into her publishing career, did she write about love relationships between two women, in this case a young woman who falls in love with a harder-bitten middle-aged woman. Even when her main characters are male, the books invariably feature [[strong female characters|strong women]] in key roles (going all the way back to [[Tori Lamonica]] in ''A Different Light''). <br />
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''The Sardonyx Net,'' in which most sexual relationships are heterosexual, explores nonconsensual sadism from three points of view, including the sadist and one of his victims. <br />
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Lynn's spare prose can be extremely powerful. Her characters tend to experience (and initiate) sequences of extreme violence; she also writes about love, political intrigue, and the mechanics of day-to-day life in the various science-fiction and fantasy cultures she evokes.<br />
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Lynn has studied and taught aikido for many years and has attained a 6th degree black belt.<ref>[http://eastshoreaikikai.com/instructors.html East Shore Aikikai website].</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
* ''[[A Different Light]]'' (1978 novel)<br />
* ''[[The Sardonyx Net]]'' (1981 novel) <br />
* ''[[The Woman Who Loved the Moon (collection)|The Woman Who Loved the Moon and Other Stories]]'' (1981 collection)<br />
* ''[[The Silver Horse]]'' (1981)<br />
* "The Red Hawk" (1984 chapbook)<br />
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'''Karadur Atani'''<br />
* ''[[Dragon's Winter]]'' (1998 novel)<br />
* ''[[Dragon's Treasure]]'' (2004 novel)<br />
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'''The Chronicles of Tornor trilogy'''<br />
* ''[[Watchtower]]'' (1979 novel; winner of the [[World_Fantasy_Award|World Fantasy Award]]) <br />
* ''[[The Dancers of Arun]]'' (1979 novel)<br />
* ''[[The Northern Girl]]'' ([[1980]] novel)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* [http://eastshoreaikikai.com/lynn.htm East Shore Aikikai Web Site]<br />
* [http://www.wiscon.info/history.php WisCon Web Site]<br />
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