Rae Carson (born 1973) is an American
fantasy
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writer.
Her
debut novel
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, ''
The Girl of Fire and Thorns'', was published in 2011. It was a finalist for the
William C. Morris YA Award and the
Andre Norton Award
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, and it was the winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Young Adult Literature. It was also selected as 2012 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults by
Young Adult Library Services Association
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. The series was a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Her books have also been translated into languages around the world. Beginning in 2017, she has written several tie-in stories for the Star Wars universe.
She is married to science fiction writer
Charles Coleman Finlay
Charles Coleman Finlay (born July 1, 1964 in New York City, NY) is an American science fiction and fantasy author and editor.
He grew up in Marysville, Ohio and attended Ohio State University. His first story, ''Footnotes'', was published in 20 ...
.
Bibliography
Books
The Girl of Fire and Thorns Series
* ''
The Girl of Fire and Thorns'', 2011
* ''Crown of Embers'', 2012
* ''The Bitter Kingdom'', 2013
* ''The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories'', 2014
* ''The Empire of Dreams'', 2020
The Gold Seer Trilogy
* ''Walk on Earth a Stranger'', 2015
* ''Like a River Glorious'', 2016
* ''Into the Bright Unknown'', 2017
Other Novels
* ''Any Sign of Life'', 2021
Short fiction
* "Omega Ship", in ''Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles'', ed. by Natalie C. Parker, 2017
* "
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse "Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse" is a 2020 science fiction/ horror short story by Rae Carson, about childbirth and the zombie apocalypse. It was first published in ''Uncanny''.
Synopsis
Because zombies are attracted to blood and screaming, Br ...
", in ''
Uncanny Magazine
''Uncanny Magazine'' is an American science fiction and fantasy online magazine, edited and published by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, based in Urbana, Illinois. Its mascot is a space unicorn.
The editors-in-chief, who originally ...
'', Jan-Feb 2020, ed. by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
Star Wars Universe
* "The Red One";
''Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View'' (October 2017)
* "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing";
''Star Wars: Canto Bight'' (December 2017)
* ''Most Wanted'' (2018)
* ''
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition'' (2020)
Critical studies, reviews and biography
* Review of ''The bitter kingdom''.
Awards and nominations
Hugo Awards
* 2021 - finalist for Best Short Story - "Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse"
Nebula Awards
* 2020 - finalist for Best Short Story - "Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse"
Andre Norton Award
* 2012 - finalist - ''The Girl of Fire and Thorns''
Locus Awards
* 2021 - finalist for Best Short Story - "Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse"
* 2013 - finalist for Best Young Adult Book - ''The Crown of Embers''
* 2012 - finalist for Best First Novel - ''The Girl of Fire and Thorns''
References
External links
* – "Rae Carson: Author of Books for Teens"
*
Rae Carsonat publisher HarperCollins
*
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1973 births
Living people
American fantasy writers
American young adult novelists
American women novelists
21st-century American novelists
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
21st-century American women writers
Women writers of young adult literature