Laura Anne Gilman (born 1967,

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author.

Biography

Laura Anne Gilman was born in 1967 in suburban

. She received a liberal arts education from

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, and was inducted into the

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honors society. She started her career in publishing as an editorial assistant in New York City. Laura Anne Gilman is a member of the Book View Cafe,

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, and Novelists, Inc. After publishing several short stories (her first professional fiction sale was 1994 to ''

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''), some media tie-ins, and a job as an executive editor, she published her first original novel ''Staying Dead'', a "Cosa Nostradamus"-universe "Retrievers" book. The first book of a second series in this universe named "Paranormal Scene Investigations", ''Hard Magic'', was published in 2010. '' Flesh and Fire'', the first novel in the "Vineart War" series, was released in 2009. The "Vineart War" series deviates from the

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setting of the Cosa Nostradamus books, having more of a traditional fantasy feel. ''Flesh and Fire'' was nominated for the 2009

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. Gilman currently lives outside

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, Washington. She owns and runs d.y.m.k. productions, an editorial services company. She formerly managed the tasting room for Rocky Pond Winery in

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Works

Cosa Nostradamus

The world of the Cosa Nostradamus is a world where magic is alive and well in a modern age. Cosa Nostradamus is the name given to the entire magical community – Human Talent and non-human ‘fatae.’

Retrievers

#''Staying Dead'', Luna (July 2004) : 1.5 "Palimpsest" in Powers of Detection (Anthology), Dana Stabenow (ed.), Ace Books (Oct. 2004) : 2. ''Curse the Dark'', Luna (July 2005) : 3. ''Bring It on'', Luna (July 2006), : 3.5 "Overrush" in Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural, Rosemary Edghill (ed.), Warner Books (Oct. 2004) : 4. ''Burning Bridges'', Luna (June 2007), : 5. ''Free Fall'', Luna (May 2008), : 6. ''Blood from Stone'', Luna (April 2009),

Paranormal Scene Investigations

#''Hard Magic'', Luna (2010), #''Pack of Lies'', Luna (2011) #''Tricks of the Trade'', Luna (2012) #''Dragon Justice'', Luna (2012)

Anthologies

* ''Stories of the Cosa Nostradamus'', e-book, Book view Café (April 2010)

Grail Quest

#''The Camelot Spell'', HarperCollins (March 2006), #''Morgain's Revenge'', HarperCollins (July 2006), #''The Shadow Companion'', HarperCollins (November 2006),

The Vineart War

#'' Flesh and Fire'', Pocket Books (October 2009), (Nebula Nominee) #''Weight of Stone'', Gallery Books (October 2010), #''The Shattered Vine'', Gallery Books (October 2011),

Devil's West

#''Silver on the Road'',

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(October 6, 2015), #''The Cold Eye'', Saga Press (January 10, 2017), (

Endeavour Award The Endeavour Award, announced annually at OryCon in Portland, Oregon, is awarded to a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by an author or authors from the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia, The Yukon ...

winner) #''Red Waters Rising'', Saga Press (June 26, 2018),

Media tie-in novels

''Quantum Leap''

* ''Double or Nothing'' (with C. J. Henderson), Boxtree Ltd (July 1995),

''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''

* '' Visitors'', (with

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), Pocket Books (May 1999), * '' Deep Water'', (with Josepha Sherman), Pocket Books (February 2000),

''Poltergeist: The Legacy''

* ''The Shadows Between'' as L.A. Liverakos, Ace Books (October 2000),

Anthologies edited by

*''Treachery and Treason'', with Jennifer Heddler (ed.), ROC Books (March 2000), *''Otherwere: Stories of Transformation'', with Keith R. A. DeCandido (ed.), Ace Books (September 1996),

Nonfiction

*''Coping with

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'', Rosen Publishing Group (April 2001), *''

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, the Abominable Snowman'', (Unsolved Mysteries), Rosen Publishing Group (December 2001), *''

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: How Economics Works'', Lerner Publications (January 2006), *''Practical Meerkat's 52 Bits of Useful Info for Young (and Old) Writers'' (January 2012),

Novella

*''Dragon Virus'', Fairwood Press (June 2011),

Short fiction

*"Along Came a Spider" *"Apparent Horizon" *"Catseye" *"Clean Up Your Room!" in ''Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear''

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(ed.), Baen Books (July 1, 1996), *"A Day in the Life," in ''The Day the Magic Stopped'', Baen Books (October 1995), *"Dispossession" (Maynstream/ghost story) in ''Spooks'', Tina Jens (ed.), Twilight Tales Press *"Don't You Want To Be Beautiful?" *"Dragons" *"Every Comfort of Home" *"Exposure" in ''Blood Muse: Timeless Tales of Vampires in the Arts'',

Esther M. Friesner Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman ( Friesner; born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is also a poet and playwright. She is best known for her humorous style of writing, both in the titles and the works themselves. ...

Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ...

(ed.), Dutton Adult (December 1, 1995), *"Harvey and Fifth" *"His Essential Nature" in ''The Best of Dreams of Decadence'', Roc Books (2003), *"In the End, the Beginning" in "The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny: Tales of a Very Weird West",

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(ed.) Outland Entertainment (2003), ISBN 9781954255685. *"In the Night" *"KidPro" in ''Wizards, Inc.'', DAW (6. November 2007), *"Overrush" in ''Murder by Magic'',

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(ed.), Warner Books, 0-446-67962-3 *"Palimpsest" in ''Powers of Detection'',

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(ed.), Ace Books,0-441-01197-7 *"Site Fourteen" *"Sleepwork" *"Source Material" (poem) in ''Tales from the Wonder Zone: Odyssey'', Trifolium Books Inc, (

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2005 final ballot) *"Sympathetic Magic" *"Talent" *"The Road Taken" *"Turnings" *"Where Angels Fear to Tread" in ''Highwaymen, Rogues, and Robbers'', DAW Books (June 1997), *"Werelove" in ''Running with the Pack'', Prime Books (May 2010),

Pseudonymous works

L.A. Kornetsky

* ''Fixed'', A Gin & Tonic Mystery, Gallery Books (November 2012), * ''Collared'', A Gin & Tonic Mystery, Gallery Books (•October 2013), * ''Doghouse'', A Gin & Tonic Mystery, Pocket Books (•July 2014), * ''Clawed'', A Gin & Tonic Mystery, Pocket Books (•May 2015),

Anna Leonard

*''Dreamcatcher'', Nocturne e-book (August 2008) *''The Night Serpent'', Nocturne (September 2008), *''The Hunted'', Nocturne (April, 2010), *''Shifter's Destiny'' (2012)

L. A. Liverakos

* ''The Shadows Between'', a Poltergeist: The Legacy novel, Ace Books (October 2000),

References

External links

Laura Anne Gilman's official websited. y. m. k. Productions Laura Anne Gilman's writing and editorial services website
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