Jaida Jones

Jaida Jones is an American fantasy author. Her most prominent work is the 2008 fantasy novel Havemercy, written with coauthor Danielle Bennett.

Biography

Jones studied East Asian languages and cultures at Barnard College.^[1] Before becoming a published author Jones co-wrote a Harry Potter fan fiction story called "The Shoebox Project".^[2] She met Bennett in a Livejournal thread and the two started writing a novel together. The resulting novel, Havemercy, was picked up by Random House for an advance of $30,000 and published in 2008.^[3][4]

Bibliography

Poetry

• Cinquefoil (as Hannah Jones) (2008, New Babel Books; ISBN 0-9720197-4-X)

The Volstovic Cycle: Novels

• Havemercy (2008, Spectra; ISBN 978-0-553-59137-8)
• Shadow Magic (2009, Spectra; ISBN 978-0-553-80697-7)
• Dragon Soul (2010, Spectra; ISBN 978-0-553-80769-1)
• Steelhands (2011, Spectra; ISBN 978-0-553-80770-7)

References

1. "Jaida Jones Official Website". Retrieved 13 August 2009.
2. Hesse, Monica (24 July 2007). "The ‘Potterverse’ lives on in the world of fan fiction". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
3. "Fantasy book deal for young Island author". canada.com. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
4. LANGDON, MURRAY (23 June 2008). "Online collaboration lands young authors book deal". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

External links

• Jaida Jones at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database