Ellen Klages

Author of The Green Glass Sea

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About the Author

Ellen Klages (The Green Glass Sea; White Sands, Red Menace) is the recipient of the World Fantasy, Nebula, Scott O'Dell, and California Book awards. Her short fiction has been on the final ballot for numerous literary and genre awards and has been translated into a dozen languages. Klages has a show more degree in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, leading to many odd jobs that began with the letter P (proofreader, photographer, painter, pinball arcade manager). She lives in San Francisco in a small house full of strange and wondrous things. show less

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The Gordon Family Saga

Works by Ellen Klages

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The Green Glass Sea (2006) 1,243 copies, 74 reviews

Passing Strange {novella} (2017) 405 copies, 34 reviews

White Sands, Red Menace (2008) 259 copies, 22 reviews

Portable Childhoods: Stories (2007) 169 copies, 11 reviews

Wakulla Springs {novella} (2013) 144 copies, 10 reviews

Out of Left Field (2018) 135 copies, 7 reviews

Wicked Wonders (2017) 124 copies, 10 reviews

The Science Explorer: The Best Family Activities and Experiments from the World's Favorite Hands-On Science Museum (1996) 48 copies

In the House of the Seven Librarians {short story} (2012) 42 copies, 3 reviews

The Science Explorer Out and About: Fantastic Science Experiments Your Family Can Do Anywhere! (1997) 17 copies

Time Gypsy {novelette} (2003) 16 copies, 1 review

Harbin Hot Springs: Healing Waters, Sacred Land (1991) 12 copies

What Remains: Stories and Interviews (2009) 7 copies

Basement Magic {novelette} (2003) 6 copies

The Brain Explorer: Puzzles, Riddles, Illusions, and Other Mental Adventures (1999) 5 copies

A Taste of Summer {short story} (2002) 5 copies

Intelligent Design {short story} (2005) 4 copies, 1 review

Singing on a Star {short story} (2009) 4 copies

Caligo Lane {short story} (2013) 4 copies, 1 review

The Green Glass Sea {short story} (2004) 3 copies

Goodnight Moons {short story} (2011) 3 copies

Amicae Aeternum {short story} (2014) 3 copies, 2 reviews

Echoes of Aurora {short story} (2009) 3 copies

Travel Agency {short story} (2002) 2 copies

Facilitating the Exploratorium Framework (1999) 2 copies

Ringing Up Baby {short story} (2006) 2 copies

Mrs. Zeno's Paradox {short story} (2007) 2 copies

Guys Day Out {short story} (2005) 2 copies

Flying Over Water {short story} (2000) 2 copies

Household Management {short story} (2012) 1 copy

Clip Art {short story) (2007) 1 copy

Triangle {short story} (2001) 1 copy

The Feed Bag {poem} (2003) 1 copy

Exploratorium: A Year of Discoveries (1997) 1 copy

Autograph, S.F. Writer, Signed Collector Card (Mine) 1 copy

Gone to the Library {short story} (2017) 1 copy

Sponda the Suet Girl and the Secret of the French Pearl {novelette} (2013) 1 copy

Friday Night at St. Cecilia's {short story} (2007) 1 copy

A Practical Girl {short story} (2009) 1 copy

Mobius, Stripped of a Muse {short story} (2007) 1 copy

The Education of a Witch {novelette} (2012) 1 copy

Be Prepared {short story} 1 copy

Portable Childhoods {novelette} (2007) 1 copy

Hey, Presto! {novelette} (2014) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2006) — Contributor — 680 copies, 12 reviews

The Time Traveller's Almanac (2013) — Contributor — 585 copies, 14 reviews

The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (2007) — Contributor — 510 copies, 15 reviews

Poe's Children: The New Horror: An Anthology (2008) — Contributor — 464 copies, 16 reviews

Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron (2012) — Contributor — 316 copies, 17 reviews

The Book of Dragons: An Anthology (2020) — Contributor — 242 copies, 9 reviews

Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction (2009) — Contributor — 223 copies, 9 reviews

Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction (1998) — Contributor — 223 copies, 3 reviews

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: 20th Annual Collection (2007) — Contributor — 214 copies, 3 reviews

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume One (2007) — Contributor — 204 copies, 6 reviews

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection (2015) — Contributor — 176 copies, 7 reviews

The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF (2013) — Contributor — 173 copies, 6 reviews

Eclipse 3: New Science Fiction and Fantasy (2009) — Contributor — 160 copies, 4 reviews

Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction and Fantasy (2007) — Contributor — 152 copies, 7 reviews

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six (2012) — Contributor — 144 copies, 4 reviews

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Seven (2013) — Contributor — 141 copies, 3 reviews

Reach for Infinity (2014) — Contributor — 140 copies, 5 reviews

Year's Best Fantasy 3 (2003) — Contributor — 134 copies, 2 reviews

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four (2010) — Contributor — 128 copies, 2 reviews

Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 (2006) — Contributor — 118 copies

Witches: Wicked, Wild, and Wonderful (2012) — Contributor — 116 copies, 2 reviews

Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2013 Edition (2013) — Contributor — 113 copies, 1 review

Futures from Nature (2007) — Contributor — 113 copies, 5 reviews

Year's Best Fantasy 4 (2004) — Contributor — 112 copies, 1 review

Fearsome Journeys (2013) — Contributor — 112 copies, 1 review

Bending the Landscape: Horror - Original Gay and Lesbian Writing (2001) — Contributor — 111 copies, 1 review

Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier (2011) — Contributor — 100 copies, 2 reviews

Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore (2017) — Contributor — 99 copies, 12 reviews

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2013 Edition (2013) — Contributor — 65 copies, 1 review

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Nine (2015) — Contributor — 64 copies, 3 reviews

In Our Own Worlds: Four LGBTQ Tor.com Novellas (2018) — Contributor — 62 copies

Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance (2022) — Contributor — 53 copies, 2 reviews

Fearsome Magics (2014) — Contributor — 50 copies, 4 reviews

Crucified Dreams (2011) — Contributor — 40 copies

Street Magicks (2016) — Contributor — 30 copies, 2 reviews

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume One (2020) — Contributor — 28 copies

The Long List Anthology Volume 6: More Stories from the Hugo Award Nomination List (2020) — Contributor — 24 copies, 2 reviews

Uncanny Magazine Issue 3: March/April 2015 (2015) — Contributor — 22 copies, 2 reviews

Streetcar Dreams (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 13 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2003, Vol. 104, No. 5 (2003) — Author — 13 copies

Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature, Issue 3 (2002) (2002) — Contributor — 8 copies

Subterranean Magazine Winter 2014 — Contributor — 6 copies

Adventures in Bodily Autonomy (2023) — Contributor — 6 copies

Uncanny Magazine Issue 28: May/June 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 6 copies, 2 reviews

Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 7 — Contributor — 2 copies

Lady Poetesses from Hell — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1954-07-09
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: San Francisco, California, USA
Ohio, USA

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Passing Strange by Ellen Klages

An enjoyable evocative book about lesbian life in San Francisco in the 1940s, with a lot about weird fiction mixed in. The characters were good, the scene setting was really good, I just had wished there a were a little more of the strange in it. Still, I liked reading it all.

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pstevem | 33 other reviews | Aug 19, 2024 |

The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages

Maybe my only 3 star book. I liked it, but have already started to forget liking it after having finished it a week ago. The setting was very unique, and the author did a great job of telling a story about making friends against the backdrop of the scientific community involved in making the H-bomb. The characters were interesting and I was glad that the girls were able to make friends.

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mslibrarynerd | 73 other reviews | Jan 13, 2024 |

Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga) by Ellen Klages

Why was a book about a research project so good my kids and i couldn't wait for the next chapter. Heartfelt with great representation and family relationships.

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mslibrarynerd | 6 other reviews | Jan 13, 2024 |

Time Gypsy by Ellen Klages

Absolutely stunning writing. This is an amazing read. I'm not saying much about it as I do not wish to spoil anyone's experience regarding the plot itself. That said, her characterizations so are wonderful and her methods of comparing the differences time wise in the locales is brilliant. Living in this area and knowing these locations intimately I given quite the pause and food for thought while reading. Extremely effective!! This is hands down one of the best short fiction novels I've ever had the pleasure of reading.… (more)

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Kiri | Dec 24, 2023 |

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