Nancy Yi Fan (born August 26, 1993 ) is a Chinese American author who is best known for writing a series that currently consists of the novels '' Swordbird'', '' Sword Quest'', and '' Sword Mountain''.

Biography

Fan was born in Beijing, China. At the age of 7, she moved with her parents to Syracuse, New York. She started writing her first novel 3 years later, and completed the manuscript within a year. Fan's book became a ''New York Times Bestseller'', and she was featured on ''

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'' as one of the world's smartest kids. She then began writing '' Sword Quest'', a prequel to Swordbird, and published it two years later. Her third book, '' Sword Mountain,'' was released in July 2012.

Career

Swordbird

Fan's novel was inspired by her lifelong love for birds. After awaking from a vivid dream about birds at war while simultaneously wrestling with her feelings about terrorism and the

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, Fan wrote ''Swordbird'' as a way to convey a message of peace to the world. At the age of eleven, Fan began writing a manuscript for her story, which she finished a year later. She emailed her manuscript to the CEO of

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, which led to the novel's 50,000-copy first printing.

Sword Quest

In 2008,

released ''Sword Quest'', a prequel set 100 years before the time of ''Swordbird''.

Sword Mountain

The third novel in Fan's series was set to be released in July 2012, by HarperCollins. Everybird must choose a side as tradition begins to splinter and an ancient book bewitches those with evil intentions.

Personal life

In 2011, Fan began attending

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. In her free time, she enjoys practicing Martial Arts and takes care of her two pet birds.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fan, Nancy Yi American writers of Chinese descent 1993 births Living people Chinese emigrants to the United States American child writers American women writers Writers from Florida Writers from Beijing Eastside High School (Gainesville, Florida) alumni Harvard University alumni 21st-century American women