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
Persevere in Your Writing
A A Write Boost Writing Guide
A Practical Guide to Writer’s Block, Rejection, Perfectionism, and Long-Term Creative Resilience
Author and speaker Karina Fabian combines practical strategy, mindset shifts, and real-world examples from working writers. This book blends craft insight, publishing realities, and long-term career perspective into a steady, actionable guide for writers at any stage—from first draft to mid-career doubt. Whether you’re struggling to finish your manuscript or wondering if you should keep going at all, this book offers something rare: practical encouragement without hype.
This is the first book in the Write Boost Writer Series, which delivers short, focused guides to strengthen your writing craft and author marketing — without fluff or overwhelm.
Ted Talk
Gurlurk Prince of Trolls. Gurlurk not want be Prince of Trolls. Gurlurk want be mage, like mage. Ted tell Gurlurk, “What the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” Gurlurk believe! So Gurlurk go University, ask become mage.
But when everyone, from the school administrators to the fraternity boys, reminds Gurlurk that trolls can’t do magic… Welllll…
It’s going to take a dragon to fix this mess, and Vern’s the drake to do it.
If you’ve read If Wishes Were Dragons and ever wondered about the history between Vern and Gurlurk, get this story and learn all the hilarious details. (If you haven’t read If Wishes Were Dragons, get this story, then go read the book for the ironic yet inevitable conclusion.
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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.