Elizabeth Christensen
American writer
Elizabeth Christensen (born 1978) is an American writer and author of novels based on the Stargate Atlantis television series, often collaborating with Sonny Whitelaw (See also Stargate literature). A fan of aviation, she holds degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan as well as being a certificated private pilot.
Publications
Novels
Stargate Atlantis: The Chosen, April 2006, co-authored with Sonny Whitelaw
Stargate Atlantis: Exogenesis, December 2006, co-authored with Sonny Whitelaw
Stargate Atlantis: Casualties of War, Fall 2007 - Winner of the Scribe Award for Best Original Speculative Novel in 2008.
Stargate Atlantis: Blood Ties, Winter 2007, co-authored with Sonny Whitelaw
Short stories
Course Corrections, a short story published in Stargate:The Official Magazine, issue #15.
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