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Catherine Lucille Moore (January 24, 1911 – April 4, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, who first came to prominence in the 1930s writing as C. L. Moore.
C.L. Moore was an American author of fantasy and science fiction books. She was one of the early pioneers in science fiction and fantasy. Her contributions opened doors for other female writers in these speculative fiction genres. In the course of her writing career, C.L. Moore won several awards.
C.L. Moore has 305 books on Goodreads with 55175 ratings. C.L. Moore’s most popular book is Jirel of Joiry.
Catherine Lucille Moore was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, as C. L. Moore. She was one of the first women to write in the genre, and paved the way for many other female writers in speculative fiction.
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Jan 24, 2024 · Learn about the life and work of Catherine Lucille (C. L.) Moore, a prolific and influential writer of weird fantasy and science fiction. Discover her famous characters, such as Northwest Smith and Jirel of Joiry, and her collaborations with Henry Kuttner.
Jan 26, 2020 · In 1946, Moore wrote (mostly without her husband) what is arguably her masterpiece, “Vintage Season”, published in Astounding under the pseudonym Lawrence O’Donnell. It concerns a group of time traveling tourists who voyage back to the idyllic past of 1946-or-thereabouts to witness an apocalyptic event.
Jirel of Joiry is a fictional character created by American writer C. L. Moore, who appeared in a series of sword and sorcery stories published first in the pulp horror/fantasy magazine Weird Tales. Jirel is the proud, tough, arrogant and beautiful ruler of her own domain, Joiry; somewhere in late medieval France .
