Lynn Flewelling

Lynn Flewelling (* 20th October 1958 in Presque Isle , Maine as Lynn Elizabeth Beaulieu ) is an American author of fantasy novels and short stories.

In Germany her novels about the shadow guild are best known.

Life

Flewelling grew up in rural Maine, lived on the east and west coasts of the United States, and traveled frequently to Europe . Flewelling graduated from the University of Maine, where she also graduated in English with a minor in history. She also took other courses at college, such as literature, veterinary medicine, and ancient Greek. After several different jobs, including a painter, freelance editor, office worker, freelance journalist and teacher (including in creative writing courses), she found her way to writing.

She has been married to Douglas Flewelling since 1981 and has two sons. Lynn Flewelling lives with her family in East Aurora , New York .

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Her writing and a. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , Mary Renault , Umberto Eco , Stephen King , Peter Straub , Tom Stoppard and Anne Rice .

Shadow Guild

The shadow guild (English. The Nightrunner Series ) is a series that takes place in a fictional world, to which the countries Skala, Mycena and Aurënen belong. The land of Skala, the main place of the plot, is ruled by a queen and can be culturally settled in the Renaissance of Europe, but with woven-in fantasy elements such as the "Faie" (a long-lived people, but no elves or elves), dragons and Magic. The protagonists are Seregil, a faie in exile, and his protégé, friend and lover Alec. In addition, there are the magicians Nysander and Seregil's friend Micum in the first two volumes. In the third volume, Micum's daughter Beka and the young magician Thero take on the important supporting roles. Volume 4, Shadows Return , was published in June 2008. Volume 5, The White Road , was published in May 2010.

These books have been published in twelve countries including Japan , Russia , Spain, and France .

• Luck in the Shadows , Bantam Spectra 1996, ISBN 0-553-57542-2
  • The light in the shadow , Bastei-Lübbe 1998, translator Susi Grixa, ISBN 3-404-20327-5
• Stalking Darkness , Bantam Spectra 1997, ISBN 0-553-57543-0
  • The god of darkness , Bastei-Lübbe 1999, translator Michael Krug, ISBN 3-404-20353-4
• Traitors Moon , Bantam Spectra 1999, ISBN 0-553-57725-5
  • Unter dem Verrätermond , Bastei-Lübbe 2001, translator Frauke Meier, ISBN 3-404-20415-8
• Shadows Return , Bantam Spectra 2008, ISBN 978-0-553-90518-2
• The White Road , Spectra / Ballantine Books 2010, ISBN 978-0-553-59009-8
• Casket of Souls , Spectra / Ballantine Books 2012, ISBN 978-0-345-52230-6
• Shards of Time , Del Rey 2014, ISBN 978-0-345-52231-3
• Glimpses , Three Crow Press 2010, ISBN 978-1-4524-6095-6 (short stories about the protagonists of the shadow guild)

Tamir trilogy

The Tamir trilogy describes the life of Queen Tamir, who grows up as a boy due to intrigue and is only confronted with her true gender at a late stage.

• The Bone Doll's Twin , Voyager / HarperCollins 2001, ISBN 0-00-711307-2
  • The oracle of Skala , Bastei-Lübbe 2003, translator: Frauke Meier, ISBN 3-404-20467-0
  • also: The Enchanted Twin , Otherworld Verlag 2008, Translator Michael Krug, ISBN 3-9026-0707-6
• Hidden Warrior , Bantam Spectra 2003, ISBN 0-553-58342-5
  • The hidden warrior Otherworld Verlag 2009, Translator Michael Krug, ISBN 3-902607-09-2
• The Oracle's Queen , Bantam Spectra 2006, ISBN 0-553-58345-X
  • The prophesied queen , Otherworld Verlag 2009, translator Michael Krug, ISBN 3-902607-18-1

Other publications

• Letter To Alexi - Prisoners of the Night , 1995
• Raven's Cut Assassin Fantastic anthology, Martin Greenberg and Alex Potter, ed. DAW books. (1st contribution)
• The Complete Nobody's Guide to Query Letters Speculations , 1999, SFWA website, The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches and Proposals by Moira Allen, Allsworth Press (2001)

Web links

• Literature by and about Lynn Flewelling in the catalog of the German National Library
• Lynn Flewelling in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Lynn Flewelling in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• Works by and about Lynn Flewelling at Open Library