Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey is the name of two authors. For the author of The Crossley Baby, see Jacqueline Carey (novelist born 1954).
Jacqueline Carey
Born 1964
Highland Park, Illinois
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Alma mater Lake Forest College
Genres Fantasy
Notable work(s) Kushiel's Legacy series
Notable award(s) 2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel
Official website

Jacqueline Carey (born 1964 in Highland Park, Illinois) is an author and novelist, primarily of fantasy fiction.

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[edit] Life

She attended Lake Forest College, receiving B.A.'s in psychology and English literature. During college, she spent 6 months working in a bookstore in London as part of a work exchange program. While there, she decided to write professionally. After returning she started her writing career while working at the art center of a local college. After ten years, she discovered success with the publication of her first book in 2001.[1]

Currently, Carey lives in western Michigan and is a member of the oldest Mardi Gras krewe in the state.

[edit] Works

Her first novel was Kushiel's Dart, published by Tor Books in 2001, and the recipient of the 2002 Locus Award for Best First Novel. The Kushiel's Legacy trilogy, completed with Kushiel's Chosen and Kushiel's Avatar, follows the story of a courtesan in a historical fantasy or alternate history (Terre d'Ange) society that follows a demi-god, Elua, whose precept is "Love as thou wilt". The map of Terre d'Ange, the "Land of the Angels," bears a striking resemblance to that of France. Fictional versions of Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, and Spain also figure prominently in the series. Elua was born when the blood of Yeshua, the son of God, mingled with the tears of the Magdelene and fell on the Earth. Seven angels rejected God to become Elua's companions on Earth. All D'Angelines are descended from Elua and these angels.

The Imriel trilogy is a continuation of the storyline started in Kushiel's Legacy. The main protagonist is now Imriel nò Montrève de la Courcel, third in line for the Throne of Terre d'Ange and adopted son of Phèdre nò Delaunay de Montrève. Imriel was first introduced in Kushiel's Chosen as the traitor Melisande's infant son.

Carey's second fantasy series is "The Sundering," consisting of Banewreaker, published in 2004, and Godslayer, published in 2005. It is a story in the vein of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, but told as a tragedy, largely from the point of view of the "dark" side.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Fiction

Kushiel's Legacy series:

The Sundering series:

Imriel Trilogy:

Moirin Trilogy


Santa Olivia (May 29, 2009) Santa Olivia Sequel (2010/2011)

[edit] Short stories

  • "The Isle of Women" (in Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy (2004), edited by the Rev. Andrew Greeley)
  • "Jazznight" in I-94: A Collection of Southwest Michigan Writers (1997)

[edit] Online archived short stories

  • [3] "The Peacock Boy" in The Scroll (issue 4, 1995) edited by Thom O'Connor)
  • [4] "Actaeon" in The Scroll, issue 6, 1995)
  • "The Antedivulians", Prisoners of the Night #9, 1995
  • [5] "In the City" in Quanta (1995), edited by Daniel K. Appelquist)
  • [6] "Bludemagick" in InterText (issue #26, July-August 1995), edited by Jason Snell)
  • "What Bled Through the Wall" in Clique of the Tomb Beetle (1996)

[edit] Non-fiction

[edit] Awards

  • 2001 Locus Award for Best First Novel for Kushiel's Dart[2]
  • 2001 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best Fantasy Novel for Kushiel's Dart
  • Barnes & Noble, Top Ten Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2001 for Kushiel's Dart
  • Amazon.com Editors, Top Ten Fantasy of 2001 for Kushiel's Dart
  • Borders, Top Ten Fantasy of 2002 for Kushiel's Chosen
  • Amazon.com Editors, Top Ten Fantasy of 2003 for Kushiel's Avatar

[edit] Interviews

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jacqueline Carey Official Author Site. [1]. Retrieved 2009-1-06.
  2. ^ The LOCUS Index to SF Awards. [2]. Retrieved 2009-1-06.

[edit] External links

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