Career
Her first short story, "The Wall", was published in the November 1965 issue of Science Fantasy. In 1969 her first novel, The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith, was published by Doubleday, followed by Vector for Seven (1970) and Group Feast (1971).
After publishing more short stories over the next several years, in 1980 her fourth novel The Travails of Jane Saint was published, followed by Queen of the States in 1986. Queen of the States was nominated for both the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the BSFA Award for Best Novel.
She was awarded the Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award in 2023.
