Emma Newman is a British

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and

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writer,

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and

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narrator. Her award nominations include the

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(categories: "best fantasy novel", "best newcomer") for ''Between Two Thorns'' in 2014'''' and the

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for '' After Atlas'' in 2017. Her ''Planetfall'' series was nominated for the 2020

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Career

Newman has published eleven novels and a

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of short fiction. She is the co-creator, with her husband Peter Newman, of the

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winning

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''Tea and Jeopardy''. The podcast has over 70 episodes and revolve around Emma hosting another creator for a nice cup of tea and cake, while her scheming

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Latimer (played by Peter Newman) attempts to send them to their deaths at the end of the episode. Audiobooks narrated by Newman include some of her own work (''Planetfall'', ''From Dark Places, Between Two Thorns, Any Other Name, All Is Fair''), as well as novels, novellas, and short stories by other authors, largely in the genres of science fiction and fantasy.

Personal life

Her hobbies include

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and dressmaking. She lives in

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Selected works

''The Split Worlds'' – Urban fantasy

* ''Between Two Thorns'' (2013) * ''Any Other Name'' (2013) * ''All Is Fair'' (2013) * ''A Little Knowledge'' (2016) * ''All Good Things'' (2017)

''Planetfall'' – Science fiction

* ''

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'' (2015) * '' After Atlas'' (2016) * '' Before Mars'' (2018) * ''

Atlas Alone ''Atlas Alone'' is a 2019 science fiction novel by British writer Emma Newman. It was first published in the United States as a paperback original in April 2019 by Ace Books, and in the United Kingdom by Gollancz. An audio edition of the book w ...

'' (2019) * ''Before, After, Alone: A Planetfall Universe short story collection'' (2023)

''Industrial Magic'' – Steampunk

* ''Brother's Ruin'' (2017) * ''Weaver's Lament'' (2017)

Short fiction

* ''From Dark Places'' (2011)

References

External links

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''Tea and Jeopardy''
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