Kathy Tyers
American author and musician (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Kathy Tyers?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Kathy Tyers is an American science fiction author.[1]
Kathy Tyers | |
---|---|
Born | (1952-07-07) July 7, 1952 (age 71) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Montana State University |
Genre | Science fiction |
Tyers, born in Long Beach, California, is a microbiology graduate and a certified K-12 teacher. She began her writing career in the early 1980s, publishing her first novel, Firebird, in 1986. She continued to write successful science fiction novels, including The Truce at Bakura, which reached the New York Times bestseller list. After taking a sabbatical from writing, Tyers returned to the field, targeting the Christian Booksellers Association. The rewritten versions of Firebird and Fusion Fire, along with a third novel, Crown of Fire, were marketed as Christian fiction. Tyers continued to contribute to the Star Wars universe with additional novels and short stories. After her husband's death in 2004, she took another sabbatical, during which she worked on an autobiography and earned a Master of Christian Studies degree. The Firebird Saga was completed with two more novels, and Tyers remarried in 2014.