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| Born | December 22, 1971 (age 47) Chico, California, US |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2004–present |
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| Spouse | Jim Di Bartolo (2001–present) |
| Children | Clementine |
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Mar 28, 2017 The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around–and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was just five years old, he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Dec 09, 2015 STRANGE THE DREAMER. There was a war between gods and men, and men won. The few surviving children of the gods have grown up in hiding, dreading the day they know must come: when humans find them, and end them. That day is at hand. You'll find an expanded description, plus an explanation for this new title over at NOVL.
Laini Taylor (born December 22, 1971) is an American young adultfantasy author and a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature.[1] She is best known for the Karou or Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, whose third book appeared in 2014.
In 2017, Taylor's novel Strange the Dreamer was released. In February 2018, the novel was selected as a Michael L. Printz Honor Book.[2] The sequel to Strange the Dreamer, titled Muse of Nightmares, was released on October 2, 2018.
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Biography[edit]
Taylor was born in Chico, California, grew up as a US military kid in Europe and California, and earned her English degree from UC Berkeley. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and daughter.[3] She always wanted to be a writer, but was 35 before she finished her first novel.[4]
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In 2004 she wrote a graphic novel for Image Comics, illustrated by her husband Jim Di Bartolo.[5] Her first novel, Dreamdark: Blackbringer was published in 2007, the sequel for which was a winner of the 2009 Cybil Award.[6] However, she is best known for the Daughter of Smoke and Bone young adult fantasy series. The first book in the series was chosen by ðŸx90¨Amazon as the Best Teen Book of 2011,[7] and the sequel, Days of Blood and Starlight, was also on the list for 2012.[8]Joe Roth is attached as producer for a film project of the first book in the series.[9] In 2017 she published Strange the Dreamer followed by its sequel Muse of Nightmares in 2018, in which protagonist Lazlo Strange, a scribe and polyglot, journeys to the Lost City of Weep. Taylor created a unique language for this world, which she weaves into the plot.
Works[edit]
Faeries of Dreamdark[edit]
- Dreamdark: Blackbringer (2007)
- Dreamdark: Silksinger (2009)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone[edit]
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone (2011)
- Days of Blood and Starlight (2012)
- Dreams of Gods and Monsters (2014)
- Night of Cake and Puppets - Novella (2013)
Strange the Dreamer[edit]
- Strange the Dreamer (2017)
- Muse of Nightmares (2018)
Graphic novels[edit]
- The Drowned, illustrated by Jim Di Bartolo (2004)
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Collections[edit]
- Lips Touch: Three Times (2009)
- My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories, an anthology contributor (2014)
References[edit]
- ^'Portland Writer Laini Taylor is National Book Award finalist'. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^'PRINTZ HONOR!!!'. www.lainitaylor.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^'Laini Taylor's Blog: About Laini'. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^'5 Writing Tips from Laini Taylor'. Publishers Weekly. November 16, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^'This July, 'The Drowned' surfaces from Image' (Press release). Comic Book Resources. April 13, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^'The 2009 Cybils Winners'. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^'Best Books of 2011: Young Adult'. Amazon.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^'Best Teen Books of 2012'. Amazon.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^'Joe Roth to Produce Universal's 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone''. The Hollywood Reporter. December 18, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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External links[edit]
- Laini Taylor at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Laini Taylor at Library of Congress Authorities, with 6 catalog records
- Fisher, Rebecca (August 30, 2014). 'Interview at Fantasy Literature'. FantasyLiterature.com.
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor Book Summary:
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An instant New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book! Eleven best of lists including an NPR Best Book, a Goodreads Best YA Fantasy and Science Fiction Nominee, and more! From National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor comes an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past. The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around--and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old, he's been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the form of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever. What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? And who is the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo's dreams? In this sweeping and breathtaking novel by National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor, author of the New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, the shadow of the past is as real as the ghosts who haunt the citadel of murdered gods. Fall into a mythical world of dread and wonder, moths and nightmares, love and carnage. The answers await in Weep.