Barbara Karmazin (January 13, 1952 – July 6, 2010)

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After 29 & 1/2 years of experience as a bilingual (Spanish/English) caseworker, Ms. Karmazin took early retirement from her day job in order to write full time.

Ms. Karmazin utilized a unique blend of multicultural knowledge for her Science Fiction. When she was seven, she read George MacDonald's "The Light Princess" and became an avid reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy. She incorporated the same sense of adventure and wonder to her SF stories. During 1999, 2000 and 2001, three of her short stories were published in Hadrosaur Tales, a print SF magazine based in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRD, her first novel, is available from Atlantic Bridge Publishing. DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRD takes place in an alternate future where the extraterrestrial Sidhe migrated to Earth when their home planet became our asteroid belt. Their advanced technology was mistaken for magic by prehistoric humanity.

Her second book, the prequel to DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRD, is COVENANTS. COVENANTS tells the story of the mysterious and reclusive Harkers whose mysterious lineage links Roanoke's Lost Colony to a time when myths walked the land with humanity. COVENANTS was released September 2003 at Atlantic Bridge Publications.

Her third book, THE HUNTRESS, first published by Liquid Silver Books in 2004 takes a unique look at a Puerto Rican vampire legend. In THE HUNTRESS, Rulagh is an alien exobiologist sent to Earth by the Interstellar Humane Society to deal with the feral descendants of lost vampiric pets known as chupacabras or goatsuckers by the human inhabitants. On Earth he meets Sonia Rodriguez and together they forge a love that transcends species while solving the problem of feral chupacabras.

Ms. Karmazin's fourth book, OUT OF THE DARK, debuted always in 2004 at Liquid Silver Books. This book introduces MIDER an albino furred Sidhe living in exile in the abandoned freight tunnel system under the streets of 2065 Chicago. In this sequel to Down Came a Blackbird, Cait finds Mider, experiences new adventures, and must make a heartwrenching decision.

Barbara T. Karmazin Malehorn, 58 , of Lebanon, PA, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 in her residence. She had been battling cancer off and on for years. She was the wife of Donald B. Malehorn. She was born January 13, 1952 in Pottsville, PA, a daughter of the late Charles William and Sophia Joan Dyndur Karmazin. She was a supporter and influential in several writing support groups and helped young aspiring authors get started. She loved animals and was an advocate of animal rights. She will be missed by family, friends and the pets she loved so dearly. Barbara graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Sociology.

From her son Carlos: "Writing, friends and family were her life and passion. Goodbye, from Carlos in behalf of my mother."

You can find part of her backlist at Loose Id:

http://www.loose-id.com/Our-Authors/Barbara-Karmazin/

Barbara Karmazin's Books on Amazon: Barbara Karmazin

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