Sonia Orin Lyris Sonia Orin Lyris is the author of a number of Science Fiction and Fantasy stories published in various professional magazines and anthologies.〔〔〔 She has published fiction for Wizards of the Coast, ''Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', and ''Pulphouse''. In she co-founded (eMarket Group, Ltd. ), an online merchandise company, and continues work with eMarket Group as Executive Vice President. With over 20 years of industry experience, she also helped to build the systems for e-commerce sites (zat.com ) and the (Viz ) store. For a period of years, Lyris’ writing declined as she focused on her executive responsibilities. In recent years, her writing activity has been increasing again. In 2012, she was interviewed in an episode of The Tomorrow Project podcast, where she discussed the relationship between real-world science and science fiction.〔 She lives in the state of Washington in the United States. ==Published works==