Wen Spencer Explained

Wen Spencer
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	University of Pittsburgh
Awards:	John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2003)

Wen Spencer (born 1963) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose books center on characters with unusual abilities. In 2003, she was the winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.^[1]

Spencer was raised on a family farm in Evans City, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pittsburgh, earning a degree in Information science, and has been active in science fiction fandom.^[2] Her Ukiah Oregon series features a partly alien character with gentle nature, powerful abilities, and dangerous, werewolf like relatives. Her Tinker universe features a young woman of extraordinary brilliance who is turned into an elf. A Brother's Price posits a world where the gender birth ratio is skewed heavily toward baby girls.

Published works

Ukiah Oregon series

1. Alien Taste (2001),^[3] Compton Crook Award winner^[4]
2. Tainted Trail (2002)^[5]
3. Bitter Waters (2003)^[6]
4. Dog Warrior (2004)^[7]

Tinker (Elfhome) series

• Fantasy novels set in near-future Pittsburgh and Elfhome

1. Tinker (2003),^[8] 2004 Sapphire Award for the Best Science Fiction Romance novel^[9]
2. Wolf Who Rules (2006)^[10]
3. Elfhome (2012)^{[11] [12]}
4. Wood Sprites (2014)^{[13] [14]}
5. Harbinger - (April 2022)

• Project Elfhome - (2016) Collection of novelettes and short stories from the Elfhome series
• Steel City Magic – Science Fiction Book Club omnibus edition of Tinker and Wolf Who Rules (April 2006)
• Short stories set in the Elfhome Universe

Stand-alone novels

• A Brother's Price (2005)^[15]
• Endless Blue (2007)^[16]
• Eight Million Gods (2013)^[17]
• The Black Wolves of Boston (2017)^[18]

Short stories

• Set in the Elfhome Universe
  • "Wyvern" in Faire Tales (2004), Elfhome #0.5
  • "Bare Snow Falling on Fairywood" (2014), Elfhome #0.9
  • "Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden" in Free Short Stories 2013 (2013), Elfhome #1.1
  • "Blue Sky" (2012), Elfhome #2.5
  • "Peace Offering"^[19] in Free Short Stories 2012 (2012), Elfhome #3.1
• "Once Upon a Toad" in Fantastic Companions (2005)
• "Another Man's Meat" in Triangulation 2004: A Confluence of Speculative Fiction (2004)
• "Moon Monkeys" in Adventures in Sol System (2004)
• "Rituals for a New God" in Turn the Other Chick (2004)
• "Young Robots in Love" in Triangulation 2003: A Confluence of Speculative Fiction (2003)
• "Protection Money" in Jim Baen's Universe (2006), (later part of Elfhome #3)

External links

• • • Full Length Commentary on A Brother's Price
• Tinker (Elfhome) on Goodreads
• Ukiah Oregon on Goodreads

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Long List of Hugo Awards, 2003. www.nesfa.org. 2016-04-29.
2. Web site: Biography of Wen Spencer . 2022-09-12 . www.wenspencer.com.
3. Book: Spencer, Wen. Alien Taste. 2001-07-01. Roc. 9780451458377. New York, N.Y.. English.
4. Web site: Compton Crook Award Winners. Baltimore Science Fiction Society. 2016-04-29. August 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801202255/http://www.bsfs.org/CCA/. dead.
5. Book: Spencer, Wen. Tainted Trail. 2002-06-01. Roc. 9780451458872. New York, N.Y.. English.
6. Book: Spencer, Wen. Bitter Waters. 2003-05-06. Roc. 9780451459220. New York. English.
7. Book: Spencer, Wen. Dog Warrior. 2004-10-05. Roc. 9780451459909. New York, N.Y.. English.
8. Book: Spencer, Wen. Tinker. 2004-12-01. Baen. 9780743498715. New York. English.
9. Web site: Sapphire Awards 2004. Science Fiction Awards Database. 2016-04-29.
10. Book: Spencer, Wen. Wolf Who Rules. 2006-04-04. Baen. 9781416520559. Riverdale, NY; New York. English.
11. Book: Spencer, Wen. Elfhome. 2012-07-03. Baen. 9781451637830. Riverdale, NY; New York. English.
12. http://wen-spencer.livejournal.com/100851.html Excerpt from Elfhome
13. Book: Spencer, Wen. Wood Sprites. 2014-09-02. Baen. 9781476736716. English.
14. Briefly reviewed by Peter Heck in the June 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, pp.107–111.
15. Book: Spencer, Wen. A Brother's Price. 2005-07-05. Roc. 9780451460387. New York, N.Y.. English.
16. Book: Spencer, Wen. Endless Blue. 2007-12-04. Baen. 9781416573852. Riverdale, NY; New York. English.
17. Book: Spencer, Wen. Eight Million Gods. 2013-06-04. Baen. 9781451638981. English.
18. Book: Spencer, Wen. The Black Wolves of Boston. 2017-02-07. Baen. 9781481482462. English.
19. http://www.baen.com/PeaceOffering.asp Peace Offering