Jane Suzanne Fancher (born 1952) is a science fiction and fantasy author and artist.
Work In the early 1980s, she worked for Warp Graphics as an art assistant on Elfquest, providing inking assistance on the black and white comics and coloring on Books 2 and 3 of the original graphic novel reprints. Reprint editions omitted her name from the art credits, and later graphic novel editions used different coloring.
She adapted portions of C. J. Cherryh's Gate of Ivrel, the first novel in Cherryh's Morgaine series. Gate of Ivrel: No. 1 (1985) was a self-published black and white comic book that lasted one issue. Fancher expanded the material in color intending a series of graphic novels: Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites (1986) and Gate of Ivrel: Fever Dreams (1987). The adaptations were done in collaboration with Cherryh. She did not complete the series, but the experience led to Fancher becoming a prose author herself, as well as frequent professional collaboration and eventual marriage with Cherryh.
Fancher's books include the "Groundties" series, as well as the "Dance of the Rings" trilogy: Ring of Lightning (1995); Ring of Intrigue (1997), and Ring of Destiny (1999).
The "Groundties" trilogy (Groundties, Uplink, Harmonies of the 'Net) was published in e-book form in 2011. There is also a prequel, titled the 'NetWalkers.
Fancher, Cherryh and author Lynn Abbey run an online publishing house, Closed Circle, to market their own work.http://www.closed-circle.net/ Closed Circle
Personal life
Fancher was born in Renton, Washington MisCon 28 2014 on October 24, 1952.
She has virtual degrees in Physics and Anthropology from Washington State University and training in computer programming, psychology, philosophy, and history.
Fancher currently lives in Spokane, Washington with what she mischievously calls her 'spousal unit', Fancher's own term for her partner science fiction writer C. J. Cherryh (Carolyn Janice Cherry). The two had been domestic partners for years before being married on May 17, 2014.
Bibliography Illustrated adaptations with C. J. Cherryh Gate of Ivrel: Fever Dreams (April 1989), Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites (April 1989),
Illustration Elfquest Book 2 by Wendy and Richard Pini (June 1982),
As J. S. Fancher GroundTies (October 1991), Uplink (March 1992), Harmonies of the 'Net (October 1992),
As Jane S. Fancher Dance of The Rings series Ring of Lightning (June 1995), Ring of Intrigue (January 1997), Ring of Destiny (December 1999),
As J. Fancher Blood Red Moon: Nights of the Blood Red Moon Vol 1 (April 2011),
Ebooks only Rings of Change: Allizant Nights of the Blood Red Moon Flux: A BRM Short Story: A Tale from the Alexander Years (2011) 'Netwalkers: Part I Partners 'Netwalkers: Part II: Of Mentors and Mimetrons, Netwalkers: Omnibus (prequel to GroundTies), containing Partners and Of Mentors and Mimetrons Netwalkers: Book II Wild Cards, Netwalkers: Book III NeXus,
with C. J. Cherryh Chernevog (revised ebook edition; 2012) Alliance Rising (2019) – Prometheus Award winner 2020, Alliance Unbound (2024) Defiance (2023), part of the Foreigner series.
References
External links Official website Interview at SFFWorld.com