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Join the multiverse of science fiction, fantasy, the paranormal and the un-normal from the mind of Karina Fabian. Here you will find snarky dragons, slapstick zombies, religious sisters who do dangerous work in space, insane psychics, and more. With books that range from the solidly serious to the happily hysterical, you’ll find adventures to challenge the mind and tickle the funnybone – sometimes both at once.
I’m Karina Fabian, and I’ve been writing science fiction and fantasy since (mumblemuttervagueness). I grew up reading Asimov and Mercedes Lackey, Discovered Robert Asprin and Douglas Adams in college. These authors and the influence of my writing friends (especially in the Catholic Writers Guild) have helped me develop my unique style–humor with heart!
I’m also a speaker on topics of writing and faith as well as a standup comedian. I’m available for events. Check out my comedian and speaker pages or contact me directly for more information.
Latest from Laser Cow Press
Mensa, Magic, & Mayhem
It should have been a cushy job: Vern and Sister Grace are given an all-expense-paid trip to Florida to chaperone a group of Magicals at a Mensa convention. Leaving Gapman to take care of Los Lagos, they set off anticipating sunny skies and interesting conversation.
Then the pixies start pranking, the Valkyrie starts vamping, and a dwarf goes to Fanny Flamingo’s Fantasyland hoping to be “discovered.” Environmentalists protest Vern’s “disrupting the ecosystem,” while clueless tourists think he’s animatronic. Not to mention Gapman’s desperate calls as he deals with hobgoblins and Moles of Unusual Size.
When the elves get high on artificial flavorings and declare war on Florida, it turns into the toughest case they aren’t getting paid for.
Los Lagos Heat: A DragonEye Short Story
Vern is hired to find a missing dryad, Lea—a thrill seeker who’d rather experience slow death exploring the mysteries of the Mundane world than endure a long and secure life with a demigod. Vern’s investigation reveals a web of prostitution, fraud, betrayal—and murder. But was Lea victim or instigator, and what does it have to do with an injured wood nymph and a politician’s son?
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Get regular updates on my writing, plus read the Ellie & Todd stories from Space Traipse: Hold My Beer as well as unpublished or no-longer available stories about Vern, the dragon detective.
This author is as funny as Robert Asprin on one of his good days. Who else could come up with a twelve foot Sam Spade named Vern and get away with it so brilliantly?
– Sam Staples
With the dexterity of an Isaac Asimov or Larry Niven, Karina makes the science and speculative science of the story accessible, deftly weaving it into the fabric of the story.
– T.M. Dorian
Karina Fabian doesn’t stop with well-crafted worlds. She fills those worlds with multifaceted characters and problems to solve, and deftly draws in the spiritual dimension of their struggles.
– Jane Lebak
Sometimes I wish I could take a vacation to Karina’s Brain. Spend a day on the Shores of Silliness and come back much more refreshed than from the beach.