Beth Revis is an American author of
fantasy and
science fiction, mainly for the
young adult audience. She is best known for the ''
Across the Universe
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'' trilogy, which consists of the novels ''Across the Universe'', ''A Million Suns'' and ''Shades of Earth''. Revis resides in North Carolina.
Publications
Revis' first published novel was ''
Across the Universe
"Across the Universe" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the 1969 various artists' charity compilation album ''No One's Gonna Change Our W ...
'', which debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List for Children's Chapter Books at #7 in January 2011. There have been two sequels to the book: ''
A Million Suns
''A Million Suns'' is the fourth studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Shannon Noll. The album was the first release through Universal Music Australia and was released on 14 October 2011 in Australia.
Noll embarked on his A Million Sun ...
'' (January 2012) and ''
Shades of Earth'' (January 2013), as well as a standalone novel set in the same universe, ''The Body Electric'' (2014).
She has also written short stories in the same universe that appear in ''After'', edited by
Ellen Datlow and
Terri Windling, and ''Shards and Ashes'', edited by
Melissa Marr
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Biography
Marr, a former university English teacher, currently resides in Arizona. Her first novel was published in 2007, the New York Times bestseller ...
and
Kelley Armstrong.
In 2015, Revis published a series of books on writing and publishing, called the Paper Hearts series. The series began as a collection of informational essays and comments in response to questions aspiring writers had, which she had originally posted on
Wattpad. When it gained immense popularity, Revis rewrote the collection into three separate books: ''Volume 1: Some Writing Advice'', ''Volume 2: Some Publishing Advice'', and ''Volume 3: Some Marketing Advice''.
In July, 2016 Revis's second standalone novel, ''A World Without You,'' was published by
Razorbill.
Her work has also been featured in various
young adult anthologies
In book publishing
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and compilations.
Published works
''Across the Universe'' series
* ''Across the Universe'' (2011)
* ''A Million Suns'' (2012)
* ''Shades of Earth'' (2013)
Also in the ''Across the Universe'' world
* ''As They Slip Away'' (novella)
* ''The Other Elder'' (short story)
* ''Love is a Choice'' (short story)
* ''Night Swimming'' (short story)
* ''The Body Electric'' (2014)
Paper Hearts series (2015)
* ''Paper Hearts, Volume 1: Some Writing Advice''
* ''Paper Hearts, Volume 2: Some Publishing Advice''
* ''Paper Hearts, Volume 3: Some Marketing Advice''
Star Wars Universe
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*''
Star Wars: Rebel Rising'' (2017)
*''Star Wars: Fully Operational'' (short story, 2017) published in ''Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View'' (2017)
*"Star Wars: For The Last Time" (short story, 2020) published in ''Star Wars:'' From ''a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back'' (2020)
*''Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel'' (2022)
Standalone Works
* ''The Body Electric''
* ''A World Without You'' (2016)
Anthologies/Short Story Collections
=''The Future Collection'' (2015)
=
* "Doctor-Patient Confidentiality"
* "The Most Precious Memory"
* "The Girl and the Machine"
* "Lag"
* "The Turing Test"
* "As They Slip Away"
=Anthologies
=
* ''After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia'' (edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling) (2012)
* ''Shards and Ashes'' (edited by Melissa Marr and Kelly Armstrong) (2013)
* ''Defy the Dark'' (edited by Saundra Mitchell) (2013)
* ''Dead Man's Hand: An Anthology of the Weird West'' (edited by
John Joseph Adams) (2014)
* ''Soothe the Savage Beast'' (edited by Bryan Young) (2014)
* ''Futuredaze: Reprise'' (2014)
* ''Violent Ends'' (edited by
Shaun David Hutchinson
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Personal life
Hutchinson was born May 1, 1978 in West Palm Beach, Florida and ...
) (2015)
* ''Among The Shadows: 13 Stories of Darkness & Light'' (edited by Kate Karyus Quinn) (2015)
* ''A Tyranny of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers & Other Badass Girls'' (edited by Jessica Spotswood) (2016)
References
External links
Official website*
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American novelists
American children's writers
American science fiction writers
American women novelists
American writers of young adult literature
Novelists from North Carolina
Place of birth missing (living people)
American women children's writers
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
21st-century American women writers
Women writers of young adult literature
Writers of young adult science fiction