Lora Johnson was an American author best known for the novel Ice.

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Lora Johnson
BornShane Johnson
1959
Died2024
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Period1985–2007
GenreChristian fiction,
Science fiction
Notable worksIce, Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise
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Her works included numerous original novels and Star Trek reference books, including Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Journal and Worlds of the Federation. She also authored the Star Wars Technical Journal and contributed to the canon of the Star Wars universe. She was a historian of United States spaceflights and was a design consultant on HBO's From the Earth to the Moon mini-series.[1] More recently[when?], she created the Virtual Alamo interactive online exhibit for the University of Texas at Arlington.

Personal life

Gender transition

After suffering prolonged and debilitating stress-induced health problems that nearly ended her life, Johnson dropped out of the public eye in 2008 and underwent correction of a congenital intersex condition, transitioning from male to female.[2]

Awards

Her novel Chayatocha received the Best of 2003 in literature award from Christian Fiction Review magazine.[3] Two of her novels, Ice and The Last Guardian, were Christy Award finalists.[4][5]

Partial bibliography

  • Johnson, Shane (March 1985). Blueprinting The Science Fiction Universes. New Media Books.
  • Johnson, Shane (July 1, 1987). Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-671-63576-3.
  • Johnson, Shane (August 1989). The Worlds of the Federation. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-671-66989-8.
  • Johnson, Shane (June 24, 1996). "Star Wars" Technical Journal. Boxtree Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7522-0391-1.
  • Johnson, Shane (February 20, 2001). The Last Guardian. WaterBrook Press. ISBN 978-1-57856-367-8.
  • Johnson, Shane (July 16, 2002). Ice. WaterBrook Press. ISBN 978-1-57856-548-1.
  • Johnson, Shane (November 1, 2003). Chayatocha. Barbour Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59310-051-3.
  • Johnson, Shane (September 21, 2004). A Form of Godliness. WaterBrook Press. ISBN 978-1-57856-549-8.
  • Johnson, Shane (May 1, 2007). The Demas Revelation. David C. Cook. ISBN 978-1-58919-090-0.

References

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