Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey, 2015

Jacqueline Carey (born October 9, 1964 in Highland Park , Illinois ) is an American fantasy novelist .

education and profession

Carey graduated from Lake Forest College , Illinois, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and English Literature. After graduating, she worked for the art history faculty of a college.

Career

Carey began to write out of boredom while she was still in high school, and the decision to work as a professional writer was made during an internship in a London bookstore. In 2001 her first novel, Kushiel's Dart of her trilogy Kushiel’s Legacy , was published, with which she won the Locus Award for best debut novel. The Kushiel series is set against the backdrop of the European Renaissance- inspired world of Terre d'Ange. The main character is the courtesan Phèdre, who can experience pleasure through pain. Because of the depiction of sadomasochistic scenes, the books are also called erotic novels, the author herself sees them as fantasy novels with a strong erotic influence. The Imriel trilogy continues the plot of the first three novels, but from the perspective of a different protagonist. The following Moirin series takes place around a hundred years after the last novel in the same world, but tells a new story without sadomasochistic elements.

Her Sundering series, which so far consists of two novels, is based on the Tolkien universe . The single novel Santa Oliva was originally supposed to be published under a pseudonym and is set in an America of the near future. Their latest release is the urban fantasy trilogy Agent of Hel .

Carey's novels have been translated into eight different languages ​​so far, with an emphasis on Kushiel's Legacy .

Private life

Carey lives in Michigan with her partner .

Awards

  • 2001: Locus Award for best debut novel for Kushiel's Dart

Works

Non-fiction

  • Angels: Celestial Spirits in Art & Legend , 1997

Short stories

  • Jazznight in I-94: A Collection of Southwest Michigan Writers , 1997
  • The Isle of Women in Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy , 2004
  • Earth Begotten: The Journey of Blessed Elua , 2003 (hand-printed, limited edition)

Novels

Terre d'Ange

Kushiel's Legacy (German: Kushiel , older translation: The Chosen One )

  • Kushiel's Dart , 2001 (German: Kushiel Volume 1: Daszeichen , Egmont Lyx, 2007. ISBN 978-3-8025-8120-5 ). An older translation was announced in three volumes ( Die Chosen I to III) with the titles The Secrets of the Night Palace , In the Hands of the Enemies and In the Name of the Queen , but only the first two of them have appeared.
  • Kushiel's Chosen , 2002 (German: Kushiel Volume 2: Der Verrat , Egmont Lyx, 2008. ISBN 978-3-8025-8121-2 )
  • Kushiel's Avatar , 2003 (German: Kushiel Volume 3: Die Erlösung , Egmont Lyx, 2008. ISBN 978-3-8025-8122-9 )

Imriel Trilogy (UK: Treason's Heir )

  • Kushiel's Scion , 2006
  • Kushiel's Justice , 2007
  • Kushiel's Mercy , 2008

Moirin trilogy

  • Naamah's Kiss , 2009
  • Naamah's Curse , 2010
  • Naamah's Blessing , 2011

The Sundering (German: Elegy to the night )

  • 2004: Banewreaker (German: Elegy to the night 01: The Lord of Darkness , Egmont Lyx, 2009. ISBN 978-3-8025-8218-9 )
  • 2005: Godslayer (German: Elegy to the Night 02: The Curse of the Gods , Egmont Lyx, 2009. ISBN 978-3-8025-8208-0 )

Santa Olivia

  • 2009: Santa Olivia
  • 2011: Saints Astray

Agent of Hel

  • 2012: Dark Currents
  • 2013: Autumn Bones
  • 2014: Poison Fruits

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personal data
SURNAME Carey, Jacqueline
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author of historical fantasy novels
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Highland Park, Illinois