As a writer she most often used the pen name “ C. A fantastic and blood-curdling story of the treasure in Hellsgarde Castle, and the dead men who stood guard over it-Ĭatherine Lucille Moore (1911–1987), born in Indianapolis, Indiana, was one of the early great female writers of science fiction and fantasy.
Hellsgarde (1939) – Dead men guarded the treasure in Hellsgarde Castle-a tale of Jirel of Joiry. Quest Of The Starstone (1937) (written with Henry Kuttner) – Across the far-flung centuries Jirel, the red-headed warrior-maid of old France, meets Northwest Smith, valiant rover of the spaceways, in a strange and thrilling adventure The Dark Land (1936) – An amazing tale of a red-headed warrior maid, and a leprously white skull-faced woman, and a flame that was quenched Jirel Meets Magic (1935) – The story of a warrior maid and the tremendous adventure that awaited her beyond the castle window The Black God’s Kiss (1934) – A gripping story of a warrior maid who went down into a land of unthinkable evil in search of a strange weaponīlack God’s Shadow (1934) – Another fascinating story about Jirel of Joiry, who went down into a terrible place of darkness to release a human soul from torment Her adventures pit her against witches, sorcerers and supernatural beings, as well as much more easily dispatched men.
Jirel is the proud, tough, beautiful, flame haired, warrior ruler of Joiry - located somewhere in medieval France about 1500. She died in April 1987 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.The complete tales of Jirel of Joiry, flame haired warrior maiden of medieval France. Moore ceased to write fiction after Kuttner's death in 1958, concentrating instead on writing for television. Moore was one of the first women to rise to prominence in the male-dominated world of early SF, and paved the way for others to follow in her footsteps. She went on to produce a highly respected body of work, initially solo for Weird Tales and then, in collaboration with her husband, fellow SF writer Henry Kuttner, whom she married in 1940, for John W.
Moore made her first professional sale to Weird Tales while still in her early 20's: the planetary romance 'Shambleau', which introduced one of her best-known heroes Northwest Smith. Prolonged illness when young meant she spent much of her time as a child reading the fantastic tales of the day, a background that no doubt spurred her on to become a writer of science fiction and fantasy herself. Moore (1911 - 1987) Catherine Lucille Moore was born in Indianapolis in 1911.
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