What is Phyllis Eisenstein?
[[File:Phyllis.eisenstein (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Phyllis Eisenstein''' (February 26, 1946 – December 7, 2020) was an American author of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] short stories and novels. She was nominated for both the [[Hugo Award]] and [[Nebula Award]]. Eisenstein was born in [[Chicago]]. Her best known works were ''[[Born to Exile]]'' (1977), ''[[Sorcerer's Son]]'' (1979) and ''[[The Crystal Palace (novel)|The Crystal Palace]]'' (1988). Eisenstein died on December 7, 2020 in Chicago from [[COVID-19]] and a [[stroke]] at the age of 74.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=phyllis-eisenstein&pid=197272120 Phyllis Eisenstein obituary, ''Chicago Tribune'', Dec. 13, 2020]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Eisenstein, Phyllis}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:American editors]] [[Category:Writers from Chicago]] {{US-bio-stub}}