Kage Baker

Author

Kage Baker

26 books2 series

Kage Baker (1952–2010) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Kage Baker was born in Hollywood, California and lived there and in Pismo Beach most of her life. Before becoming a professional writer she spent many years in theater, including teaching Elizabethan English as a secon…

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Kage Baker (1952–2010) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

Kage Baker was born in Hollywood, California and lived there and in Pismo Beach most of her life. Before becoming a professional writer she spent many years in theater, including teaching Elizabethan English as a second language.

Kage Baker is best known for her "Company" series of historical time travel science fiction. Her first stories were published in Asimov's Science Fiction in 1997, and her first novel, In The Garden of Iden, by Hodder & Stoughton in the same year. Other notable works include Mendoza in Hollywood (novel, 2000) and "The Empress of Mars" (novella, 2003), which was nominated for a Hugo Award.

AUTHOR CAREER

Publication timeline

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1997–201326 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

Writing profile

Genres are based on books catalogued in Risingshadow’s English-language database. A book may belong to multiple genres.

Main classification

Fantasy5 (19%)
Science Fiction20 (77%)
Other1 (4%)

Each book counts once. Multiple primary genres use the shared presentation order; books without a primary genre are Other.

Genres and themes

Science Fiction20 / 26 books
Fantasy10 / 26 books
Epic Fantasy3 / 26 books
High Fantasy3 / 26 books
Horror1 / 26 books
Young Adult1 / 26 books
Mainstream1 / 26 books