Melisa C. Michaels (May 31, 1946 – August 30, 2019) was a science fiction and mystery author. Her novel Skirmish was nominated for a Locus Award for Best First Novel in 1986. An active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), she served on the Nebula Awards jury three times, in 1996, 1997 and 2002. In 2008, she received a SFWA Service Award. Selected works Skyrider series Skirmish (1985) Tor Books First Battle (1985) Tom Doherty Assoc Last War (1986) Tor Books Pirate Prince (1987) Tor Books Floater Factor (1988) Tor Books Rosie Lavine series Cold Iron (1997) Roc Sister to the Rain (1998) Roc Novels Through the Eyes of the Dead (1988) Walker & Co Far Harbor (1989) Tor Books World-Walker (2004) Five Star Anthologies containing stories by Melisa Michaels The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9 (1980) Del Rey Horrors (1986) Roc Almanahul Anticipația 1984 (1983) Știință & Tehnică Short stories ″In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See″ (1979) ″A Demon in My View″ (1981) ″I Have a Winter Reason″ (1981) ″I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes″ (1982) ″Renascence″ (1982) with Terry Carr ″Intermezzo″ (1983) ″Painted Houses″ (1999) Essays ″Stalking the Wily Label″ (1998) Cover Art The Darkover Concordance: A Reader's Guide (1979) Bones of the World (2001) The Ballad of Billy Badass and the Rose of Turkestan (2001) References Sources Interview Interview Reviews External links 1946 births 2019 deaths 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American science fiction writers American women short story writers American women novelists Women science fiction and fantasy writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American short story writers