Welcome to Fabianspace
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
Wolf of Mars: A Rescue Sisters Short Story
It’s a new Rescue Sisters Story! “Wolf of Mars” is about a boy orphaned on Mars, desperate to get home to Earth, and a wolf willed to the orphanage when the Mars zoo closes. With coyotes terrorizing the colony, Darvin insists fear stops Gubbio from howling at the twin moons. When the children sneak Gubbio out to prove Darvin wrong, the wolf escapes–and Darvin knows it’s his fault. Can Devin find Gubbio before the coyotes attack him–or Devin himself?
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?
Madness of Love: Book 4 in Madness of Kanaan
Their love survived asylum intrigue, mortal danger, and even alien worlds. How hard can a wedding be?
Finally, Sachiko is marrying Joshua! But the wedding she dreamed of is turning into a nightmare. Her Japanese grandmother has bought her wedding kimono, but not only is it psych-ward pink, but it also comes with a tsunokakushi, the traditional headdress to “hide her horns of jealousy and independence.” Her stubborn independence may be all that gets her through the crazy days before the wedding. Joshua’s fame means she’s getting touted and berated as “the future Mrs. Joshaham.” Not to mention, everyone else is planning their big day but her.
She copes by concentrating on her internship, yet even that goes awry when, two days before the wedding, her efforts to save a patient’s life leave him in a permanent coma. To top it off, her cousins get Joshua so drunk, he nearly drowns at his own bachelor party! Can she find the right balance of independence and humility to navigate the disasters and capture the joy of her wedding day?
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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.