Laura Anne Gilman (born 1967,

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) is an American

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author.

Biography

Laura Anne Gilman was born in 1967 in suburban

. She received a Liberal Arts education from the

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, and was inducted into the

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honors society. She started her career in publishing as an editorial assistant in New York City. Laura Anne Gilman is a member of the BookView Cafe,

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, and Novelists, Inc. After publishing several short stories (her first professional fiction sale was 1994 to ''

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''), some media tie-ins, and a job as an executive editor she published her first original novel ''Staying Dead'', a "Cosa Nostradamus"-universe "Retrievers" book. The first book of a second series in this universe named "Paranormal Scene Investigations", ''Hard Magic'', was published in Spring 2010, and a second should follow in Spring 2011. ''

Flesh and Fire ''Flesh and Fire'' is the first book in ''The Vineart War'' trilogy by Laura Anne Gilman. The story follows a slave named Jerzy, who is taken into an apprenticeship to become a Vineart. In the course of his studies his master becomes concerned b ...

'', the first novel in the "Vineart War" series, was released in 2009. The "Vineart War" series deviates from the

urban fantasy Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy which places imaginary and unreal elements in an approximation of a contemporary urban setting. The combination provides the writer with quixotic plot-drivers, unusual character traits, and a platform for cl ...

setting of the Cosa Nostradamus books, having more of a traditional fantasy feel. ''Flesh and Fire'' was nominated for the 2009

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. Gilman currently lives outside

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, Washington. She owns and runs d.y.m.k. productions, her editorial services company. She formerly managed the tasting room for Rocky Pond Winery in

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Works

Cosa Nostradamus

The world of the Cosa Nostradamus is a world where magic is alive and well in a modern age. Cosa Nostradamus is the name given to the entire magical community – Human Talent and non-human ‘fatae.’

Retrievers

#''Staying Dead'', Luna (July 2004) : 1.5 "Palimpsest" in Powers of Detection (Anthology), Dana Stabenow (ed.), Ace Books (Oct. 2004) : 2. ''Curse the Dark'', Luna (July 2005) : 3. ''Bring It on'', Luna (July 2006), : 3.5 "Overrush" in Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural, Rosemary Edghill (ed.), Warner Books (Oct. 2004) : 4. ''Burning Bridges'', Luna (June 2007), : 5. ''Free Fall'', Luna (May 2008), : 6. ''Blood from Stone'', Luna (April 2009),

Paranormal Scene Investigations

#''Hard Magic'', Luna (2010), #''Pack of Lies'', Luna (2011) #''Tricks of the Trade'', Luna (2012) #''Dragon Justice'', Luna (2012)

Anthologies

* ''Stories of the Cosa Nostradamus'', e-book, Book view Café (April 2010)

Grail Quest

#''The Camelot Spell'', HarperCollins (March 2006), #''Morgain's Revenge'', HarperCollins (July 2006), #''The Shadow Companion'', HarperCollins (November 2006),

The Vineart War

"Wine. A world with a source of magic that is grapes, in the vintages made with each different strain of grapes. Wait, before you wander off, think about that a minute. Think of how much goes into a bottle of wine, from how the grapes are grown to how each harvest is gathered and pressed and bottled. Then add in a touch of magic along with the flavor, binding an intent with each batch. It made for a phenomenal structure to build on. Each geographical area in the Lands Vin has its own particular vintage, its own magical specialty. The Vinearts, those responsible for crafting each vintage, are a solitary caste, tending their vines and wines and rarely communicating with each other. The creation myth of the vines themselves is based on this structure of each tending to their own specialty. But as the book progresses, it becomes apparent to one Master that this solitude cannot continue as it is. Something is going very wrong in the vineyards, from pests to plagues out of season, and it drives that Master Vineart to break that solitude and try to gather information before the vines are lost. The threat is very real, and the sense of urgency pulls the reader from page to page. The reader starts following the development of a new apprentice Vineart, where we gain a sense of the Vinearts love for their vines, and the magic that they infuse into their wines. And from there the world widens, as the reader learns of the problems emerging throughout the Lands Vin." #''

'', Pocket Books (October 2009), (Nebula Nominee) #''Weight of Stone'', Gallery Books (October 2010), #''The Shattered Vine'', Gallery Books (October 2011),

Devil's West

#'' Silver on the Road'',

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(October 6, 2015), #'' The Cold Eye'', Saga Press (January 10, 2017), (

Endeavour Award The Endeavour Award, announced annually at OryCon in Portland, Oregon, is awarded to a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year. Pacific Northwest is home to ...

winner) #''

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'', Saga Press (June 26, 2018),

Media tie-in novels

Quantum Leap

* ''Double or Nothing'' (with C. J. Henderson), Boxtree Ltd (July 1995),

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

* ''

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'', (with

Josepha Sherman Josepha Sherman (December 12, 1946 – August 23, 2012) was an American author, folklorist, and anthologist. In 1990 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel ''The Shining Falcon''. Works Series Buffyverse *'' Visitors'' (1999) (wit ...

), Pocket Books (May 1999), * '' Deep Water'', (with Josepha Sherman), Pocket Books (February 2000),

Poltergeist: The Legacy

* ''The Shadows Between'' as L.A. Liverakos, Ace Books (October 2000),

Anthologies edited

*''Treachery and Treason'', with Jennifer Heddler (ed.), ROC Books (March 2000), *''Otherwere: Stories of Transformation'', with

Keith R. A. DeCandido Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido (born April 18, 1969) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and musician, who works on comic books, novels, role-playing games and video games, including numerous media tie-in books for properties such ...

(ed.), Ace Books (September 1996),

Nonfiction

*''Coping with

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'', Rosen Publishing Group (April 2001), *''

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, the Abominable Snowman'', (Unsolved Mysteries), Rosen Publishing Group (December 2001), *''

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: How Economics Works'', Lerner Publications (January 2006), *''Practical Meerkat's 52 Bits of Useful Info for Young (and Old) Writers (January 2012),

Novella

*''Dragon Virus'', Fairwood Press (June 2011), “They say the end is nigh. I think we’re living in the aftermath already.” (Dragon Virus, pg. 69) "It starts with the little uncomfortable things- visions of apocalypse, Raptures full of dragon wings. And then the dragons become all too real. It is an unexplained mutation, the Long gene, dragons come down to warp the basic recipe of humanity. Babies die, born with mutations that could not support life. No known cause. No treatment. But then babies start to live, the mutations becoming viable, and the real problems start."

Short fiction

*"Along Came a Spider" *"Apparent Horizon" *"Catseye" *"Clean Up Your Room!" in ''Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear''

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(ed.), Baen Books (July 1, 1996), *"A Day in the Life," in ''The Day the Magic Stopped'', Baen Books (October 1995), *"Dispossession" (Maynstream/ghost story) in ''Spooks'', Tina Jens (ed.), Twilight Tales Press *"Don't You Want To Be Beautiful?" *"Dragons" *"Every Comfort of Home" *"Exposure" in ''Blood Muse: Timeless Tales of Vampires in the Arts'',

Esther M. Friesner Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner (born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is also a poet and playwright. She is best known for her humorous style of writing, both in the titles and the works themsel ...

Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ov ...

(ed.), Dutton Adult (December 1, 1995), *"Harvey and Fifth" *"His Essential Nature" in ''The Best of Dreams of Decadence'', Roc Books (2003), *"In the Night" *"KidPro" in ''Wizards, Inc.'', DAW (6. November 2007), *"Overrush" in ''Murder by Magic'',

Rosemary Edghill Rosemary Edghill (born 1956) is an American writer and editor. Some of her work has appeared under her original name, eluki bes shahar (lower case intentional). Her primary genres are science fiction and fantasy, but she began by writing Rege ...

(ed.), Warner Books, 0-446-67962-3 *"Palimpsest" in ''Powers of Detection'',

Dana Stabenow Dana Stabenow (born March 27, 1952 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American author of science fiction, mystery/crime fiction, suspense/thriller, and historical adventure novels. Biography Many of Stabenow's books are set in her home state of Alaska ...

(ed.), Ace Books,0-441-01197-7 *"Site Fourteen" *"Sleepwork" *"Source Material" (poem) in ''Tales from the Wonder Zone: Odyssey'', Trifolium Books Inc, (

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2005 final ballot) *"Sympathetic Magic" *"Talent" *"The Road Taken" *"Turnings" *"Where Angels Fear to Tread" in ''Highwaymen, Rogues, and Robbers'', DAW Books (June 1997), *"Werelove" in ''Running with the Pack'', Prime Books (May 2010),

Pseudonymous works

L.A. Kornetsky

* ''Fixed'', A Gin & Tonic Mystery, Gallery Books (November 2012), * ''Collared'', A Gin & Tonic Mystery, Gallery Books (•October 2013), * ''Doghouse'', A Gin & Tonic Mystery, Pocket Books (•July 2014), * ''Clawed'', A Gin & Tonic Mystery, Pocket Books (•May 2015),

Anna Leonard

*''Dreamcatcher'', Nocturne e-book (August 2008) *''The Night Serpent'', Nocturne (September 2008), *''The Hunted'', Nocturne (April, 2010), *''Shifter's Destiny'' (2012)

L. A. Liverakos

* ''The Shadows Between'', a Poltergeist: The Legacy novel, Ace Books (October 2000),

References

External links

Laura Anne Gilman's official websited. y. m. k. Productions Laura Anne Gilman's writing and editorial services website
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