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April Daniels is an American author of the ''Nemesis''
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trilogy.


Personal life and education

Daniels lived in
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until she was ten years old, where she was exposed to the
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, before her family moved to Los Angeles, California. She was homeless in San Francisco for a time, and currently lives in
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. She graduated from the
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, with a degree in literature. Daniels is a
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. Daniels is also a contributor to ''
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''.


''Nemesis'' series

Daniels' first book, ''Dreadnought'', introduces a girl named Danny Tozer who inherits the mantle of her world's foremost superhero—the eponymous Dreadnought—which gives her powers like flight and the feminine body she has wanted ever since she realized she was
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, and thrusts her into confrontation with a
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(TERF)
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and other supervillains. It was a
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finalist. Daniels' second book, ''Sovereign'', introduces a
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superhero named Kinetiq, continues to explore the moral and
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implications of Danny's fights with villains, and has her file for emancipation from her abusive family and find love. A third and final installment in the ''Nemesis'' series is currently in development. In 2018, the series was optioned for film to
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's production company, Makin' It Up Productions.


Bibliography


Nemesis series

# ''Dreadnought'' (2017) – # ''Sovereign'' (2017) –


Awards


Notes


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, April Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American women novelists American LGBTQ novelists American transgender women American transgender writers Writers from Ashland, Oregon LGBTQ people from Oregon Transgender women writers Transgender novelists 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American LGBTQ people