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Lynn Flewelling (born Lynn Elizabeth Beaulieu on October 20, 1958 in Presque Isle, Maine) is a fantasy fiction author, best known for two internationally acclaimed fantasy series: the Nightrunner books and Tamír Triad.

Biography

Flewelling grew up in northern Maine, United States, and has since lived on both coasts and traveled around the world, all experiences that are reflected in her writing. She has worked as a teacher, a house painter, a necropsy technician, and a free-lance editor and journalist. She has been married to Douglas Flewelling since 1981, and has two sons. She currently lives in Redlands, California, where she continues to write, and offers lectures and creative writing workshops at the University of Redlands.[1]

Writings

Her first Nightrunner novel, Luck in the Shadows, was a Locus Magazine Editor's Pick for Best First Novel and a finalist for the Compton Crook Award. Her novels Traitor's Moon (2000) and Hidden Warrior (2004) were both finalists for the Spectrum Award. Her novels are currently published in 13 countries, and in 2005, the first volume of the Japanese language version of Luck in the Shadows was published. Ms. Flewelling is accessible to readers through her web site, her Live Journal blog, her Yahoo! group, and numerous guest appearances at conventions including Comic-Con and Smith College's ConBust.[2] Her work has been praised by other notable fantasy authors, including George R. R. Martin,[3] Orson Scott Card,[4][5][6] Elizabeth Hand,[7] Robin Hobb, and Katherine Kurtz.[8] Independent film company Csquared Pictures has acquired film rights to the first three books in the Nightrunner series,[9] but they have not yet started production.

Many readers find particular interest[citation needed] in Flewelling's exploration of LGBT and transgender themes. The protagonists of the Nightrunner books are both bisexual: Flewelling has stated their creation was in response to the near-absence of queer characters in the genre and marginalization of existing ones.[10] Her novels have also drawn academic attention: in an upcoming book, Dr. Jes Battis at the University of Regina uses the master thief-protégé relationship in the Nightrunner books and the knight-squire relationship in another fantasy work to explore how queerness manifests in both the historical source material and the contemporary re-imagining in fantasy fiction.[11] By contrast, the Tamir Triad features a protagonist who transforms from one sex and gender to the other, combining elements of psychological drama with ghost story horror.[12]

Bibliography

Novels

The Nightrunner Series

Tamír Triad

Shorts

  • "Letter To Alexi" Prisoners of the Night, 1995
  • "Raven's Cut" Assassin Fantastic anthology, Martin Greenberg and Alex Potter, ed. DAW books.
  • "The Complete Nobody's Guide to Query Letters" Speculations, 1999, reprinted on SFWA website and in The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches and Proposals by Moira Allen, Allsworth Press (2001)
  • "Perfection" Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Steven Savile and Alethea Kontis, ed, TOR Books, 2006.
  • "Glimpses" (3 Crow Press, September 2010) - A Collection of Nightrunner Short Stories


References

  1. ^ Flewelling, Lynn. Official website
  2. ^ Smith Science Fiction and Fantasy Society: ConBust
  3. ^ Martin, G. R. R
  4. ^ Uncle Orson Reviews Everything 9/3/06
  5. ^ Uncle Orson Reviews Everything 11/26/06
  6. ^ Uncle Orson Reviews Everything 12/21/07
  7. ^ Hand, Elizabeth (2002-04-04). "Wonder Women". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  8. ^ Random House, Inc
  9. ^ CSQUARED Pictures
  10. ^ Flewelling, Lynn. "Interview: Lynn Flewelling", "Strange Horizons", April 9, 2001.
  11. ^ Battis, Jes (projected 2010). "Queer Break-Ins: Erotic Service in the Novels of Chaz Brenchley and Lynn Flewelling" "Are You Being Served", Ed. Jennifer Lokash, Columbia University Press. Accessed at "www.sff.net/people/lynn.flewelling/s.jes.battis.html"
  12. ^ Petty, Anne (2007). "Mythprint", Vol. 44, No. 4. Accessed at "www.sff.net/people/Lynn.Flewelling/s.triad.review.html"
  13. ^ Flewelling, Lynn (2009-02-25). "White Road Update". Talk in the Shadows. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  14. ^ http://cosmiccompostheap.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/a-little-bit-about-me-if-you-dont-already-know-pt-1/

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