Having sold her first short story at the age of 20 in 1986, Ms. Zettel has gone on to sell over a dozen more, primarily in the science fiction genre. Her first novel, Reclamation, won the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 1997. Her second book, Fool's War, was a New York Times notable book of the year (1998). Her Third novel, Playing God, made the New York Public Libraries list of Best Books for theTeen Age in 1999. Her most recent novel is titled The Quiet Invasion.