Laini Taylor

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Laini Taylor (born December 11, 1971 in Chico , California ) is an American fantasy writer. She is known for her Between the Worlds series (English original title: Daughter of Smoke and Bone ).

biography

Taylor was born in Chico, California and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in English . She currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and daughter. She always wanted to be a writer, but was already 35 when she published her first novel.

In 2004 she wrote a graphic novel for Image Comics , illustrated by her husband Jim Di Bartolo. Her first novel Dreamdark: Blackbringer was published in 2007 and the follow-up won the Cybil Award in 2009. However, she is best known for her youth book series Between the Worlds (English original title: Daughter of Smoke and Bone ). The first book in the series was voted Best Children's Book on Amazon.com in 2011 . The sequel, Days of Blood and Starlight, was also on the list for 2012. The first book in the series is due to be made into a film and Joe Roth is one of the producers for the film.

bibliography

The Elves from Dreamdark

  • The Elves of Dreamdark: Crow Maiden (2009)
  • Dreamdark: Silksinger (2009)

Between the worlds

  • Daughter of Smoke and Bone (2012)
  • Days of Blood and Starlight (2013)
  • Dreams of Gods and Monsters (2014)
  • Night of Cake and Puppets - Ebook Novella (2013)

Strange the Dreamer

  • Strange the Dreamer Book 1 - The Boy Who Dreamed (2017)
  • Strange the Dreamer Book 2 - A Dream of Love (2018)

Muse of Nightmares

  • Muse of Nightmares Book 1 - The Dreamer's Secret (2020)

Graphic novels

  • The Drowned , illustrated by Jim Di Bartolo (2004)

Collections

  • The Forbidden Kiss (2011)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laini Taylor's Blog: About Laini. Retrieved December 4, 2014 .
  2. ^ Laini Taylor: 5 Writing Tips from Laini Taylor. In: Publisher's Weekly. November 16, 2012, accessed December 4, 2014 .
  3. ^ Jonah Weiland: This July, "The Drowned" surfaces from Image. In: Comic Book Resources. April 13, 2004, accessed December 4, 2014 .
  4. ^ The 2009 Cybils Winners. December 2, 2010, accessed December 4, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Best Books of 2011: Young Adult. In: Amazon.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Best Teen Books of 2012. In: Amazon.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014 .
  7. ↑ Joe Roth to Produce Universal's 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone'. In: The Hollywood Reporter. December 18, 2012, accessed December 4, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Taylor, Laini
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Chico , California, USA