Laura Lam

Laura Lam is a British (expatriate American) speculative fiction author, who lives in Scotland.[1][2]

Micah Grey series

Lam's debut novel, Pantomime, published in 2013. It is a young adult novel telling the story of an intersex character, Iphigenia, and Micah Grey, who has run away from home to join the circus.

Pantomime, along with its sequel, Shadowplay, were published by Strange Chemistry. In 2014, Strange Chemistry folded.[3] In May 2015, it was announced that Tor UK had bought the rights to Pantomime, Shadowplay, and the third book in the series, Masquerade.[4]

Pantomime won the Bisexual Book Award for Speculative Fiction in 2014 at an event organised by the Bi Writers Association to increase awareness of bisexual books.[5] It appeared on reading lists promoted by the American Library Association on their 2014 Rainbow List,[6] the 2014 Popular Paperbacks List in the GLBTQ category,[7] and on the Scottish Book Trust as their "Teens Book of the Month" in May 2014.[8] In 2014 it was also nominated for the British Fantasy Society book awards.[9]

Shadowplay, the second in the Micah Grey series, continues the story of Micah Grey and Drystan the White Clown, on the run and seeking help from a magician and was ranked 17 in Fantasy Faction's Best Fantasy Books of 2014.[10] Masquerade, the final volume of the trilogy, will appear in 2017.

False Hearts series

In July 2014 Lam signed a six-figure two book deal with Tor Books, for the full world English language rights to False Hearts and an untitled novel.[11] Subsequently the Italian, German, and French rights were taken up, by Fanucci Editore, Heyne Verlag and Bragelonne respectively.

Bibliography

Micah Grey

  1. Pantomime (February 2013) Strange Chemistry.[12][13][14] Re-released in e-book through Tor UK in December 2015 and in paperback in 2016[15]
  2. Shadowplay (January 2014) Strange Chemistry.[16] Re-released in e-book through Tor UK in December 2015 and in paperback in 2016[15]
  3. Masquerade (forthcoming, January 2017)[15]

Vestigial Tales

  1. The Snake Charm (June 2014) Penglass Publishing
  2. The Fisherman's Net (July 2014) Penglass Publishing
  3. The Tarot Reader (August 2014) Penglass Publishing
  4. The Card Sharp (September 2014) Penglass Publishing

False Hearts

Short stories

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ Walter, Damien. "21 Of The Best British Sci-Fi Writers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Carpenter, Caroline. "Tor signs Lam in six-figure deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "News about Strange Chemistry". Strange Chemistry. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  4. ↑ "PAN MACMILLAN BUYS DARK CIRCUS SERIES BY LAURA LAM". Tor UK. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Locus Online News » 2013 Bisexual Book Awards Winners". www.locusmag.com. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  6. ↑ http://guide.loncon3.org/#part/4990
  7. ↑ "2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  8. ↑ http://scottishbooktrust.com/blog/parents/2014/05/teens-book-of-the-month-pantomime
  9. ↑ http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/british-fantasy-awards/british-fantasy-awards-2014-the-nominees/
  10. ↑ Fantasy Faction's Best Fantasy Books of 2014
  11. ↑ http://www.thebookseller.com/news/tor-signs-lam-six-figure-deal
  12. ↑ "Book review: "Pantomime" by Laura Lam". MuggleNet. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Pantomime (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Lunt, Phil. "Pantomime. Book Review". British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "LAURA LAM'S DARK CIRCUS NOVELS: STUNNING COVER REVEALS". Tor UK. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  16. ↑ Lunt, Phil. "Shadowplay. Book Review". British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "RAINBOW PROJECT READING LIST 2014". ALA. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  18. ↑ Barrie, Sarah. "Teens book of the month: Pantomime (Q&A and review)". Scottish Book Trust. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  19. ↑ Theaker, Stephen. "British Fantasy Awards 2014: the nominees". British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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