Kathy Tyers began her writing career in the early 1980s, publishing her first novel, Firebird, in 1986.
11 Facts About Kathy Tyers
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Kathy Tyers continued to write successful science fiction novels, including The Truce at Bakura, which reached the New York Times bestseller list.
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Kathy Tyers continued to contribute to the Star Wars universe with additional novels and short stories.
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The Firebird Saga was completed with two more novels, and Kathy Tyers remarried in 2014.
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Kathy Tyers Gillin was born and raised in Long Beach, California.
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Kathy Tyers obtained a degree in microbiology from Montana State University, where she met her first husband, Mark Tyers.
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Kathy Tyers published her first novel, Firebird, with Bantam Spectra in 1986.
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Kathy Tyers subsequently published Fusion Fire, Crystal Witness and Shivering World.
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Kathy Tyers eventually returned to writing, specifically targeting the Christian Booksellers Association in an attempt to sell Christian science fiction, and Bethany House Publishers published rewritten versions of Firebird and Fusion Fire.
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Kathy Tyers took another sabbatical from fiction writing, working with guitarist Christopher Parkening on his autobiography Grace Like a River.
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Kathy Tyers remarried in 2014 and is active in the Presbyterian church.