Joan Bernott

Joan Bernott was born Catholic [1] and is best known for works of short fiction which focus on themes surrounding personal relationships and the ways in which fantastic circumstance can illustrate the complexities of everyday situations.[1]

For example, her story "The Test-Tube Creature, Afterward" centers on the relationship of a young scientist and his strained relationship with a "creature" of his own creation. The themes explored include jealousy, responsibility and an examination of different types of love;[2] themes which first appear in "My Father's Guest" and later reappear in "Troll Road".

• "My Father's Guest" (1970) - Quark/1, Paperback Library
• "The Way Home" (1971) - Quark/2, Paperback Library
• "Test-Tube Creature, Afterward, The" (1973) - Again, Dangerous Visions, Doubleday
• "Troll Road" (1978) - Cassandra Rising, Doubleday

• Troll Road Review
• Diverse Books
• Joan Bernott at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database