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[[caption-width-right:350:Czerneda at the Polaris 26 sci-fi convention.]]

Julie E. Czerneda (1955-?) is a Canadian SpeculativeFiction author. She is a biologist by training, and her books are rife with aliens that are [[BizarreAlienBiology truly alien]]. Her work has won several awards including four {{Prix Aurora}}s.

She's also written and edited several nonfiction books on career guidance and science education.

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!! Works by Julie E. Czerneda:
* ''Literature/TheClanChronicles'':
** ''The Trade Pact Universe'':
*** ''A Thousand Words for Stranger'' (1997): Her debut novel.
*** ''Ties of Power'' (1999)
*** ''To Trade the Stars'' (2002)
** ''The Stratification Trilogy'': A prequel to the ''Trade Pact'' trilogy detailing the origins of the Mhiray.
*** ''Reap the Wild Wind'' (2007)
*** ''Riders of the Storm'' (2008)
*** ''Rift in the Sky'' (2009)

* ''Literature/InTheCompanyOfOthers'' (2001): A standalone novel that won a Prix Aurora for Best Long Form in English and was ''Romantic Times[='=]'' 2001 Reviewers' Choice: Best Science Fiction Novel.

* ''Literature/NightsEdge''
** ''A Turn of Light'' (2013)
** ''A Play of Shadow'' (2014)

* ''Literature/SpaceInc'' (2003): An anthology of short stories edited by Czerneda, which earned her a Prix Aurora for Best Editor.

* ''Literature/SpeciesImperative'': A trilogy of biology, politics and survival in a multi-species, interstellar future.
** ''Survival'' (2004)
** ''Migration'' (2005)
** ''Regeneration'' (2006)

* ''Literature/WebShifters'': A trilogy revolving around the adventures of the shapeshifter Esen-alit-Quar.
** ''Beholder's Eye'' (1998)
** ''Changing Vision'' (2000)
** ''Hidden in Sight'' (2003)
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