Rae Dawn Carson (born August 17, 1973, in
Oakland, California
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)
is an American
fantasy
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The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
writer. Her debut novel, ''
The Girl of Fire and Thorns'', was published in 2011. Her books have also been translated into languages around the world. Beginning in 2017, she has written several tie-in stories for the ''
Star Wars
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'' universe, including the official novelization of ''
The Rise of Skywalker''.
Biography
Carson was born August 17, 1973, in
Oakland, California
Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, California, Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major We ...
.
She attended
Livermore High School and graduated from
Biola University
Biola University () is a private, nondenominational, evangelical Christian university in La Mirada, California. It was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. It has over 150 programs of study in nine schools offering bachelor' ...
in 1995.
Carson joined the Online Writers Workshop (OWW) in 2004 and published her first story, "First Waltz," in 2006.
She published her debut novel, ''The Girl of Fire and Thorns,'' in 2011.
In 2007, Carson married science fiction writer
Charles Coleman Finlay, whom she met through OWW.
After their marriage, Carson moved to
Columbus, Ohio
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, to live with Finlay and his two sons.
Before writing full-time, Carson worked for the president of
Ohio State University
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.
Awards and honors
''
The Girl of Fire and Thorns'' books were a
''New York Times'' bestselling series in September 2013.
Publications
Novels
The Girl of Fire and Thorns series
#''
The Girl of Fire and Thorns'', 2011
#''Crown of Embers'', 2012
#''The Bitter Kingdom'', 2013
#''The Empire of Dreams'', 2020
The following books are prequel novellas to the series:
# ''The Shadow Cats'', 2012
# ''The Shattered Mountain'', 2013
# ''The King's Guard'', 2013
The Gold Seer trilogy
* ''Walk on Earth a Stranger'', 2015
* ''Like a River Glorious'', 2016
* ''Into the Bright Unknown'', 2017
Standalone books
* ''Any Sign of Life'', 2021
Short fiction
* "Omega Ship", in ''Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles'', ed. by Natalie C. Parker, 2017
* "
Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse", in ''
Uncanny Magazine
''Uncanny Magazine'' is an American science fiction magazine, science fiction and Fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy online magazine founded by publishing editors Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas.
History
First issued in 2014, the pu ...
'', Jan-Feb 2020, ed. by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
Star Wars Universe
* "The Red One";
''Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View'' (October 2017)
* "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing";
''Star Wars: Canto Bight'' (December 2017)
* ''Most Wanted'' (2018)
* ''
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition'' (2020)
Critical studies, reviews and biography
* Review of ''The bitter kingdom''.
References
External links
* – "Rae Carson: Author of Books for Teens"
*
Rae Carsonat publisher HarperCollins
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1973 births
Living people
American fantasy writers
American young adult novelists
American women novelists
21st-century American novelists
American women science fiction and fantasy writers
21st-century American women writers
American women writers of young adult literature
Ohio State University staff
Writers from Oakland, California