Sarah Rees Brennan (born 21 September 1983) is an Irish fantasy novelist. Her books are bestsellers in both the UK and USA. Rees Brennan's first novel, The Demon's Lexicon (2009), was longlisted for the 2010 Carnegie Medal. Her fantasy novel

In Other Lands ''In Other Lands'' is a 2017 young adult fantasy novel by Sarah Rees Brennan. It was nominated for numerous awards and won the 2017 Bisexual Book Award for Teen/Young Adult Fiction. Before being published as ''In Other Lands'', Brennan wrote ...

was a finalist for the 2017

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. Her adult fantasy novel Long Live Evil debuted on the USA Today's best seller list and became a #1 Sunday Times bestseller on release in the UK, and appeared on both The New York Times 2024 Best of Fantasy list and The New York Times Best of Romance list. Rees Brennan's work was listed twice in the 2024 Locus Recommended Reading List - her Hansel and Gretel retelling "Happily Ever After Comes Round" was recommended in the Short Stories category and Long Live Evil was recommended in Novels - Fantasy.

Life and career

Rees Brennan was born in Ireland. She obtained a Creative Writing MA from

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and worked as a

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before moving to

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where she currently lives. Rees Brennan has been writing since the age of five. ack of first novel, Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan, author of The Demon's Lexicon She has a

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which has over 4000 subscribers. She wrote her first novel, '' The Demon's Lexicon'', while studying for her Creative Writing MA. The publishing house

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obtained a three-book contract deal with her which involved an undisclosed six-figure sum. Since then she has written and collaborated on many bestselling and award-nominated works including ''In Other Lands'' and her tie-in work with Netflix. Rees Brennan's most recent novel is ''Long Live Evil'' which debuted on the USA Today's best seller list and was a number one best seller on the Sunday Times in the UK. Rees Brennan is a cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2017.

Awards and honors

Three of Brennan's books are

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books: ''Untold'' (2014), ''Unmade'' (2014), and ''In Other Lands'' (2017). ''The Demon's Lexicon'' received starred reviews from ''

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'', ''Bulletin'', and ''

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''. In 2017, ''

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'' included ''In Other Lands'' on their list of the fall's best young adult fantasy novels.

Publications

Novels

Demon's Lexicon Trilogy

* '' The Demon's Lexicon'', June 2009 * '' The Demon's Covenant'', May 2010 * ''The Demon's Surrender'', June 2011

Lynburn Legacy

* ''Unspoken'', June 2012 (Book 1) * ''Untold'', August 2013 (Book 2) * ''Unmade'', 2014 (Book 3) * ''The Spring Before I Met You'', September 2012 (Book 0.25) * ''The Summer Before I Met You'', September 2012 (Book 0.5) * ''The Night After I Lost You'' (Book 1.5)

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Universe

* '' Team Human'', co-authored with Justine Larbalestier, July 2012 * ''

The Bane Chronicles ''The Bane Chronicles'' is a series of connected novellas featuring the character of Magnus Bane from Cassandra Clare's ''The Mortal Instruments'' series. The novellas are co-written by Clare, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Rees Brennan. Release of t ...

'', co-authored with

Cassandra Clare Judith Lewis (née Rumelt; born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series ''The Mortal Instruments''. Personal life Clare was born Judith R ...

and

Maureen Johnson Maureen Johnson (born February 16, 1973) is an American author of young adult fiction. Her published novels include series leading titles such as ''13 Little Blue Envelopes'', ''The Name of the Star'', '' Truly Devious,'' and ''Suite Scarlett''. ...

* '' Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy'', co-authored with Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson and Robin Wasserman

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* ''Season of the Witch'' (Book 1), July 2019 * ''Daughter of Chaos'' (Book 2), December 2019 * ''Path of Night'' (Book 3), May 2020

C.S. Pacat's ''Fence'' novelisations

* ''Fence: Striking Distance'', September 2020 * ''Fence: Disarmed'', May 2021

Fate: The Winx Saga

* ''The Fairies' Path'', as Ava Corrigan, March 2021 * ''Lighting the Fire'', August 2022

Time of Iron

* ''Long Live Evil'', August 2024 * ''All Hail Chaos'', forthcoming from

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Stand-alone novels

* ''Tell the Wind and Fire'', April 2016 * ''

'', August 2017

Short fiction

* "Undead Is Very Hot Right Now" in ''The Eternal Kiss'', ed. Trisha Telep * "The Spy Who Never Grew Up" in ''Kiss Me Deadly,'' ed. Trisha Telep * "Queen of Atlantis" in ''Subterranean Press Magazine: Summer 2011'', ed. Gwenda Bond * "Lets Get This Undead Show on the Road" in ''Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions'', ed.

Melissa Marr Melissa Marr (born July 25, 1972) is an American author of young adult fiction, young adult/urban fantasy novels. Biography Marr, a former university English teacher, currently resides in Arizona. Her first novel was published in 2007, the New ...

* "Faint Heart" in ''After'', ed.

Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow (born December 31, 1949) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist. She is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Bram Stoker Award ( Horror Writers Association). Career Datlow began her car ...

and

Terri Windling Terri Windling (born December 3, 1958, in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. She has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Bram St ...

* "Treasure and Maidens" in ''Scheherazade's Facade'', ed. Michael M. Jones * "I Gave You My Love by the Light of The Moon" in ''Defy the Dark'', ed. Saundra Mitchell * "Beauty and the Chad" in ''Grim'', ed. Christine Johnson * "Wings in the Morning" in ''Monstrous Affections'', ed.

Kelly Link Kelly Link (born July 19, 1969) is an American editor and writer. Mainly known as an author of short stories, she published her first novel, ''The Book of Love'' in 2024. While some of her fiction falls more clearly within genre categories, many ...

* "Tears Waiting to Be Diamonds" Part One and Part Two in The Sunday Morning Transport

References

External links

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''Queen of Atlantis'' - Subterranean Press Magazine Summer 2011

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