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Rae Carson

American fantasy writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Rae Dawn Carson (born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California)[1] is an American fantasy 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.[2] Beginning in 2017, she has written several tie-in stories for the Star Wars universe, including the official novelization of The Rise of Skywalker.

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Biography

Carson was born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California.[1] She attended Livermore High School and graduated from Biola University in 1995.[1]

Carson joined the Online Writers Workshop (OWW) in 2004 and published her first story, "First Waltz," in 2006.[1] She published her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, in 2011.

In 2007, Carson married science fiction writer Charles Coleman Finlay,[3] whom she met through OWW.[1] After their marriage, Carson moved to Columbus, Ohio, to live with Finlay and his two sons.[1]

Before writing full-time, Carson worked for the president of Ohio State University.[1]

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Awards and honors

The Girl of Fire and Thorns books were a New York Times bestselling series in September 2013.[4]

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Publications

Novels

The Girl of Fire and Thorns series

  1. The Girl of Fire and Thorns, 2011
  2. Crown of Embers, 2012
  3. The Bitter Kingdom, 2013
  4. The Empire of Dreams, 2020

The following books are prequel novellas to the series:

  1. The Shadow Cats, 2012
  2. The Shattered Mountain, 2013
  3. 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

Star Wars Universe

Critical studies, reviews and biography

  • Bond, Gwenda (Dec 2013). "Locus Looks at Books : Divers Hands". Locus (635): 22–23. Review of The bitter kingdom.

References

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