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Lora Johnson was an American author best known for the novel Ice.
Lora Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shane Johnson 1959 |
| Died | 2024 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1985–2007 |
| Genre | Christian fiction, Science fiction |
| Notable works | Ice, Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise |
Her works included numerous original novels and Star Trek reference books, including Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Journal and Worlds of the Federation. She also authored the Star Wars Technical Journal and contributed to the canon of the Star Wars universe. She was a historian of United States spaceflights and was a design consultant on HBO's From the Earth to the Moon mini-series.[1] More recently[when?], she created the Virtual Alamo interactive online exhibit for the University of Texas at Arlington.
Personal life
editGender transition
editAfter suffering prolonged and debilitating stress-induced health problems that nearly ended her life, Johnson dropped out of the public eye in 2008 and underwent correction of a congenital intersex condition, transitioning from male to female.[2]
Awards
editHer novel Chayatocha received the Best of 2003 in literature award from Christian Fiction Review magazine.[3] Two of her novels, Ice and The Last Guardian, were Christy Award finalists.[4][5]
Partial bibliography
edit- Johnson, Shane (March 1985). Blueprinting The Science Fiction Universes. New Media Books.
- Johnson, Shane (July 1, 1987). Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-671-63576-3.
- Johnson, Shane (August 1989). The Worlds of the Federation. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-671-66989-8.
- Johnson, Shane (June 24, 1996). "Star Wars" Technical Journal. Boxtree Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7522-0391-1.
- Johnson, Shane (February 20, 2001). The Last Guardian. WaterBrook Press. ISBN 978-1-57856-367-8.
- Johnson, Shane (July 16, 2002). Ice. WaterBrook Press. ISBN 978-1-57856-548-1.
- Johnson, Shane (November 1, 2003). Chayatocha. Barbour Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59310-051-3.
- Johnson, Shane (September 21, 2004). A Form of Godliness. WaterBrook Press. ISBN 978-1-57856-549-8.
- Johnson, Shane (May 1, 2007). The Demas Revelation. David C. Cook. ISBN 978-1-58919-090-0.
References
edit- ^ "Author Spotlight: Shane Johnson". Random House, Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ^ "Shane Johnson to Lora Johnson: SciFi and Christian author comes out as transgender". www.chicagonow.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ Frankovich, Tim. "Review: Chayatocha by Shane Johnson". Christian Fiction Review. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ^ "2002 Winners & Finalists". The Christy Awards. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ^ "2003 Winners & Finalists". The Christy Awards. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
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