Laura Resnick (born August 17, 1962) is an American
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
writer. She was the winner of the
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction for 1993.
The daughter of science fiction author
Mike Resnick
Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct ...
, she formerly wrote
romance novels
A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pre ...
under the pseudonym Laura Leone.
Early life and education
Resnick was born in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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to Carol and Mike Resnick. The family moved to
Cincinnati
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when she was young. She graduated from
Georgetown and studied acting at the
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Career
Resnick wrote romance novels for Harlequin for several years before switching to writing fantasy.
Her first fantasy series, a trilogy titled The Chronicles of Sirkara, were reviewed by Publishers Weekly, the final two books with starred reviews.
Awards
*''Romantic Times Magazine'' Award 1989
*''Romantic Times Magazine'' Award 1993
*John W. Campbell Award 1993
*Rita Award finalist, 2004
*''Romantic Times Magazine'' Award 2004
Bibliography
Novels
The Esther Diamond Series
* ''Disappearing Nightly'' (Luna Books, 2005; reissued DAW Books, 2012)
* ''Doppelgangster'' (DAW Books, 2010)
* ''Unsympathetic Magic'' (DAW Books, 2010)
* ''Vamparazzi'' (DAW Books, 2011)
* ''Polterheist'' (DAW Books, 2012)
* ''The Misfortune Cookie'' (DAW Books, 2013)
* ''Abracadaver'' (DAW Books, Nov 2014)
* ''Goldzilla'' (DAW Books, TBA)
The Chronicles of Sirkara
"The Silerian Trilogy"
* ''In Legend Born'' (Tor Books, 1998)
* ''The White Dragon'' (Tor Books, 2003)
* ''The Destroyer Goddess'' (Tor Books, 2003)
Media Tie-In
* ''The Purifying Fire'' (A ''
Magic: The Gathering
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Romance novels (written as Laura Leone)
* ''One Sultry Summer'' (Silhouette Books, 1989)
* ''A Wilder Name'' (Silhouette Books, 1989)
* ''Ulterior Motives'' (Silhouette Books, 1989)
* ''Guilty Secrets'' (Silhouette Books, 1990)
* ''A Woman's Work'' (Silhouette Books, 1990)
* ''Upon A Midnight Clear'' (Silhouette Books, 1990)
* ''The Black Sheep'' (Silhouette Books, 1991)
* ''Celestial Bodies'' (Silhouette Books, 1991)
* ''The Bandit King'' (Silhouette Books, 1991)
* ''Untouched By Man'' (Silhouette Books, 1992)
* ''Under The Voodoo Moon'' (Silhouette Books, 1993)
* ''Sleight of Hand'' (Meteor/Kismet, 1993)
* ''Fever Dreams'' (Kensington Books, 1997)
* ''Nights of Fire'' (Ellora's Cave, 2004)
* ''Fallen From Grace'' (Five Star, 2003)
Non-Fiction
Books
* ''A Blonde in Africa'' (Alexander Books, 1997)
* ''Rejection, Romance, and Royalties: The Wacky World of a Working Writer'' (Jefferson Press, 2007)
References
External links
Laura Resnick's web page*
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1962 births
Living people
20th-century American novelists
20th-century American short story writers
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American short story writers
21st-century American women writers
Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
American fantasy writers
American romantic fiction novelists
American science fiction writers
American women short story writers
American women novelists
Georgetown University alumni
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer winners
Novelists from Illinois
People from Chicago
Women romantic fiction writers
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
Writers from Chicago