Nancy Yi Fan (born August 26, 1993 ) is a

Chinese American Chinese Americans are Americans of Han Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute a subgroup of East Asian Americans which also constitute a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans along with their ancestors trace lineage from ...

author who is best known for writing a series that currently consists of the novels ''

Swordbird ''Swordbird'' is a children's fantasy novel written by Nancy Yi Fan. A prequel, '' Sword Quest'', was released January 22, 2008. A sequel, '' Sword Mountain'', based on Sword Mountain, home of an eagle tribe mentioned in ''Sword Quest'', was pub ...

'', ''

Sword Quest ''Sword Quest'' is a 2008 children's adventure novel by Nancy Yi Fan. It is a prequel to ''Swordbird'' which was published in February 2007. Plot There is war in the kingdom of birds, which was started by the prehistoric birds known as the ...

'', and ''

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''.

Biography

Fan was born in

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. At the age of 7, she moved with her parents to

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...

. 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 '' The Oprah Winfrey Show'' as one of the world's smartest kids. She then began writing ''

'', a prequel to Swordbird, and published it two years later. Her third book, ''

,'' 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 September 11th Attacks, 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 HarperCollins, which led to the novel's 50,000-copy first printing.

Sword Quest

In 2008, HarperCollins 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 Harvard University. In her free time, she enjoys practicing

Martial Arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...

and takes care of her two pet birds.

References

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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