Gini Koch

Gini Koch (born Jeanne Marie Gerrard on January 25, in California), is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is best known for the Alien Series (informally known as the "Katherine 'Kitty' Katt" series) novels, published in the United States by DAW Books. She speaks frequently on what it takes to become a successful author and other aspects of writing and the publishing business. She is also the Lead Editor at Raphael's Village, an online, nonpaying ’zine, and is a featured guest columnist, reviewer, and webcaster for Slice of SciFi and It’s Comic Book Day.

Stand Alone Works

 * The Happy Acres Haunted Hotel for Active Seniors (Jun 2013)
 * Plush Life (Apr 2016)
 * Sewers (Jul 2015)
 * A Study in Starlets (Sep 2015) also in alt.sherlock.holmes: New Visions of the Great Detective

The Necropolis Enforcement Files Series

 * 1) The Night Beat (June 2012) also in Sensational Six: Action and Adventure in Sci Fi, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
 * 2) Night Music (2019?)

Non-fiction

 * Random Musings from the Funny Girl: Or How to Make the Most of Multiple Personality Disorder (Feb 2014)

The Alexander Outland Series

 * 1) Alexander Outland: Space Pirate (June 2012)

The Martian Alliance Series

 * 1) The Royal Scam (Sep 2011) also in Alliance Rising
 * 2) Three Card Monte (Oct 2012) also in Alliance Rising
 * 3) A Bug's Life (Sep 2015) also in Alliance Rising

Stand Alone Works

 * A Cup of Joe (Nov 2012)

The Neighborhood Series

 * 1) Contingency Plan (Dec 2011)
 * 2) Being Neighborly (Apr 2012)

The New West Series

 * 1) When Josie Comes Home (Oct 2011)
 * 2) Deacon's Ark (Dec 2011)

Stand alone works

 * Hotter Than Hell (Oct 2011)
 * The Disciple (Dec 2011)

Accolades
Touched By an Alien was named one of the Top 10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels of 2010 by Booklist.