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Fletcher DeLancey | |
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| Born | 1967 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 21st century |
| Genre | Speculative Fiction |
| Literary movement | Feminist science fiction |
| Notable awards | The Alice B Readers Award, Golden Crown Literary Society Award |
| Spouse | Maria João Valente |
| Website | |
| fletcherdelancey | |
Carol "Fletcher" DeLancey (born 1967) is an American author of the Chronicles of Alsea speculative fiction series. Her first published novel was The Caphenon, released in 2015 as Book 1 of the Chronicles of Alsea. From 2016 to 2019 seven more books in the series were published. She completed the ten-volume series in 2020 when the two-volume set Alsea Rising was published.
Without a Front: The Warrior's Challenge (Chronicles of Alsea - Book #3) was awarded a Goldie by the Golden Crown Literary Society in 2016. Two of DeLancey's books, The Caphenon (Chronicles of Alsea - Book #1) in 2014 and Resilience (Chronicles of Alsea - Book 7) in 2019, have been finalists in the Lambda Literary Award LGBTQ science fiction, fantasy and horror category. The Caphenon was also an IPPY medalist.
In 2019, Fletcher DeLancey received The Alice B Readers Award for career achievement.
Career[edit]
Fletcher DeLancey's first published novel was The Caphenon, released in 2015 as Book 1 of the Chronicles of Alsea. It was a story of first contact.[1][2] The two-volume lesbian romance Without a Front[3][4] quickly followed as books two and three. From 2016 to 2019, she published five more books in the series: Catalyst, Vellmar the Blade, Outcaste[5], Resilience, and Uprising. She completed the ten-volume series with the publication of the two-volume Alsea Rising in 2020.
In addition to the Chronicles of Alsea series, she has written short stories, the novel Mac vs. PC, and the fan fiction series Past Imperfect.
Personal[edit]
Fletcher DeLancy and her wife Maria João Valente, live in the Algarve region of Portugal.
In DeLancey's official biography she offers support to the LGBT community, writing about her experience coming-out in her mid-thirties while married to a man, and offering advice for others who find themselves in similar circumstances.
Works[edit]
Chronicles of Alsea[edit]
- The Caphenon (Ylva Press, 2015) ISBN 978-1-912684-00-7 (Heartsome Publishing, 2018, Significantly revised)
- Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge (Ylva Press, 2015) (Heartsome Publishing, 2018, Revised) ISBN 978-1912684151
- Without a Front: The Warrior's Challenge (Ylva Press, 2015) (Heartsome Publishing, 2018, Revised) ISBN 978-1912684021
- Catalyst (Ylva Press, 2016) ISBN 978-3955336417
- Vellmar the Blade (Ylva Press, 2016) (Heartsome Publishing, 2020, Revised) ISBN 978-3955337148
- Outcaste (Heartsome Publishing, 2017) ISBN 978-1912684182
- Resilience (Heartsome Publishing, 2018) ISBN 978-1-912684-03-8
- Uprising (Heartsome Publishing, 2019) ISBN 978-1912684045
- Alsea Rising: Gathering Storm (Heartsome Publishing, 2020) ASIN B08DM24WMR
- Alsea Rising: The Seventh Star (Heartsome Publishing, 2020) ASIN B08FH8NDFV
Tales of Alsea[edit]
- Far Enough (Heartsome Publishing, 2020) ASIN B08P66BH7Z
Other Books[edit]
- Mac vs. PC (Ylva Publishing, 2015) ISBN 978-3955331870
Past Imperfect[edit]
Star Trek Voyager fan fiction series Past Imperfect. [6]
- Past Imperfect
- Present Tension
- Future Perfect
- No Return
- Forward Motion
Anthologies[edit]
- Unwrap These Presents (Ylva Press, 2014)
- Don't Be Shy: Volume 2: A Collection of Erotic Lesbian Stories (Ylva Press, 2015)
- Spread the Love (Ylva Press, 2014)
- Second Helpings, Read These Lips: Volume Two: Lesbian Short Writings (Ylva Press, 2008)
- Ylva Pride 2016 (Ylva Press, 2016)
Awards[edit]
- In 2019, DeLancey received The Alice B Readers Award for career achievement.[7]
- In 2019, Resilience was a Lambda Literary Award Finalist.[8]
- In 2017, The Caphenon was an IPPY medalist [9].
- In 2016, Without a Front: The Warrior's Challenge (Chronicles of Alsea - Book #3) was awarded a Goldie by the Golden Crown Literary Society.[10]
- In 2015, The Caphenon (Chronicles of Alsea - Book #1) was a Lambda Literary Award Finalist.[11][12]
External links[edit]
- Fletcher DeLancey's Bio at author's home page
- Fletcher DeLancey at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
References[edit]
- ^ The Bookgeek. "The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey". www.curvemag.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "8 Queer Sci-Fi Books To Read Right Now". Autostraddle. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ The BookGeek (November 3, 2015). "A review of Without A Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey". Curve Magazine. Avalon Media LLC.
- ^ "Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge". Publisher's Weekly. October 1, 2015.
- ^ Scott, Tara (2018-06-20). "'Outcaste' by Fletcher DeLancey". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ DeLancey, Fletcher. "Bio – Fletcher Delancey".
- ^ "Biographical Information About the 2019 Alice B Medal Winners". Alice B. Awards.
- ^ "31st Annual Lambda Awards Finalists". Locus Online. 7 March 2019.
- ^ "2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards Regional and Ebook Medalists". Independent Publisher. 2017.
- ^ "2016 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society.
- ^ "28th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists". Lambda Literary. March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted". www.out.com. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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