Marissa Meyer

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Marissa Meyer, 2018

Marissa Meyer (born February 19, 1984 in Tacoma , Washington , USA ) is an American author .

Life

Marissa Meyer was born in Tacoma, Washington State, and attended Pacific Lutheran University . There she obtained a degree in creative writing . Before she wrote her first novel, she worked for five years as an editor and wrote in their free Sailor Moon - Fan fiction under the pseudonym Alicia Blade . Under this name she published the novel The Phantom of Linkshire Manor in 2007 .

In 2012 her debut novel Wie Monde so silbern (Eng. Cinder ) was published, the first volume of the Luna Chronicles . It went straight to a New York Times bestseller upon release .

The books of the Luna Chronicles are each based on fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm such as Cinderella , Little Red Riding Hood , Rapunzel and Snow White . Astrid Becker translates the series into German for Carlsen Verlag . According to the author, the film rights to the series have already been sold and a suitable director is currently being sought.

In 2013 Meyer signed a contract with Feiwel & Friends for a novel for young people about the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland . The novel was published in 2016 under the title Heartless , and Meyer's Renegades series began in 2018 and is published in German by Heyne Verlag .

Meyer writes most of her novels as part of NaNoWriMo . She is married and has adopted twin girls.

Works

Luna Chronicles

  1. Like moons so silver . 2013, ISBN 978-3551582867 . (Original: Cinder . 2012.)
  2. Like blood so red . 2014, ISBN 978-3551582874 . (Original: Scarlet . 2013.)
  3. Like stars so golden . 2014, ISBN 978-3551582881 . (Original: Cress . 2014.)
  4. Like snow so white . 2016, ISBN 978-3-551-58289-8 . (Original: Winter . 2015.)
  5. Fairest: Levana's story. 2015, ISBN 978-1250069665 . (Not yet translated.)
  6. Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection. 2016 , ISBN 978-1250104458 .

Renegades

  1. Dangerous friend . Heyne, 2018, ISBN 978-3-453-27178-4 . (Original: Renegades )
  2. Mysterious enemy . Heyne, 2019, ISBN 978-3-453-27179-1 . (Original: Archenemies )
  3. Supernova . Macmillan, 2019, ISBN 978-1-250-25782-6 .

Standalones

  • as Alicia Blade: The Phantom of Linkshire Manor . In: Bound in Skin . CatsCurious Press, 2007.
  • Heartless . Feiwel & Friends, 2016, ISBN 978-1-250-04465-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marissa Meyer: ID. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English).
  2. ^ Brian Truitt: Fairy tale, Cress cover reveal. In: USA Today. July 31, 2013, accessed December 11, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Marissa Meyer: FAQ. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ Marissa Meyer: ID. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Meyer, Marissa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blade, Alicia (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH 19th February 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Tacoma , Washington , USA