Janrae Frank


Janrae Frank was an American journalist, writer and editor known primarily for her work in science fiction and fantasy. She wrote extensively on the subject of women and feminism in speculative fiction.

Life and career

Her first published short story, Wolves of Nakesht, appeared in the 1980 World Fantasy Award-winning anthology Amazons!. This story introduced her most famous character, Chimquar the Lionhawk, and featured what are arguably her central themes: gender ambiguity and women of martial puissance. Other contributions in this field include Women Warriors and Earth Mothers and New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow, an anthology of stories which traced the contributions and history of women in science fiction from the 1920s on, decade by decade. This anthology has been used in many women's study courses on science fiction.
Her film journalism has been published in the cult magazine Cinefantastique as well as Movieline.
Lately, she was better known for dark fantasy series such as the Dark Brothers of the Light and the Journey of the Sacred King quartet.

Published works

Writer

Chimquar the Lionhawk

  • Wolves of Nakesht, published in Amazons!
  • In the Darkness, Hunting
  • ''In the Darkness, Hunting: Tales of Chimquar the Lionhawk''

    ''Dark Brothers of the Light'' series

  • Blood Rites
  • Blood Heresy
  • Blood Dawn
  • Blood Wraiths
  • Blood Paladin
  • Blood Arcane
  • Blood Harvest
  • Blood Hope
  • Blood Lies
  • ''Blood Journey''

    ''Journey of the Sacred King'' series

  • My Sister's Keeper
  • Sins of the Mother
  • My Father's House
  • ''Children of Wrath''

    ''Lycan Blood'' series

  • Serpent's Quest
  • Fireborn Law
  • If Truth Dies
  • Kynyr's War
  • The Exile's Return
  • Kady's Vengeance
  • ''The Shadowed Princes''

    Short fiction

  • Visiting the Neighbors
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    Essays

  • Sex, Swords, and Superstition: A Close Look at Phyllis Ann Karr's Thorn and Frostflower
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to This Review
  • ''Dead in Suburbia, or Whatever Happened to Feminism in SF?''

    Editor

  • ''New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow''