• Best New Writer in 1984. R. A. MacAvoy was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Case Western Reserve University and received a B.A. in 1971. She worked from...
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  • Kells (audio drama), a 2010 Doctor Who audio drama The Book of Kells, a 1985 fantasy novel by R. A. MacAvoy The Secret of Kells, a 2009 animated movie...
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  • Dr Charles Perkins Oration R. A. MacAvoy, American author Walter C. McAvoy (1904-1990), American politician Wickey McAvoy (1894–1973), American professional...
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  • a 1983 fantasy novel by American writer R. A. MacAvoy. It led to a sequel, Twisting the Rope. Martha Macnamara is called west to San Francisco by a message...
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    books. The Grey Horse (1987) by R. A. MacAvoy, an Irish fantasy set in the time of Parnell, features a púca the form of a Connemara pony. In War for the...
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  • Damiano is a fantasy novel by R. A. MacAvoy published in 1984. Damiano is a novel in which the lute-playing alchemist Damiano goes on a quest to bring...
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  • memorabilia, including a witch's confession, a real snuff film and, after being sent an email directly about the item online, a dead man's funeral suit...
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  • Kushiel's Dart is a fantasy novel by American writer Jacqueline Carey, the first book in her Kushiel's Legacy series. The idea for the book first came...
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    Muir (born 14 March 1985) is a New Zealand fantasy, science fiction, and horror author best known for The Locked Tomb, a science fantasy series of novels...
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  • The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is a 2010 fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the first book of The Inheritance Trilogy. Jemisin's debut novel...
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  • Damiano's Lute is a fantasy novel by R. A. MacAvoy published in 1984. Damiano's Lute is a novel in which former mage Damiano tries to survive as he wanders...
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  • Ancillary Justice is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ann Leckie, published in 2013. It is Leckie's debut novel and the first in her Imperial...
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  • J.R.R. Tolkien by Janet Brennan Croft 2006 – The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull 2007 – The J. R. R. Tolkien...
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  • novelette, and novella categories. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction", and "the best known literary award...
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  • "Books". Ares Magazine (8). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 34. Lambourne, R.; Shallis, M.; Shortland, M. (January 1990). "The Science in Science Fiction"...
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  • Melissa Ann Brite R. Crumb – Robert Dennis Crumb R. A. Lafferty – Rafael Aloysius Lafferty R. A. MacAvoy – Roberta Ann MacAvoy R. A. Salvatore – Robert...
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  • Diana Wynne Jones The Dalkey Archive by Flann O'Brien Damiano series by R. A. MacAvoy The Dark Artifices trilogy by Cassandra Clare The Dark Is Rising sequence...
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  • A Master of Djinn is a 2021 fantasy steampunk novel by American writer P. Djèlí Clark, published by Tor.com. The book is part of Clark's the Dead Djinn...
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    May, (1931–2017) R. A. MacAvoy, (born 1949) author of Tea with the Black Dragon George MacDonald, (1824–1905) author of Lilith D. J. MacHale, (born 1956)...
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  • (also known as the Wild Shore Triptych and the Orange County Trilogy) is a book by Kim Stanley Robinson, which depict three different possible futures...
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    She had also recently reread J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and afterwards was inspired to "[try] writing a novel of magic and fantasy". After...
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  • Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels. A work of fiction is considered a novel by the organization if it is 40,000 words or longer;...
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  • version of the Napoleonic Wars, in which dragons not only exist but are used as a staple of aerial warfare in Asia and Europe. The dragons of the story are...
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  • Gun, with Occasional Music is a 1994 novel by American writer Jonathan Lethem that blends science fiction and hardboiled detective fiction. The novel...
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    ISBN 978-1-4169-8953-0 "Seven Years from Home" in Warriors, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (Tor Books, 2010) ISBN 978-0-7653-2048-3 "Priced...
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  • Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is a 2003 science fiction book, the first novel by Canadian author and digital-rights activist Cory Doctorow. Concurrent...
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    year. The awards have been described by book critics such as The Guardian as a "prestigious fantasy prize", and one of the three most prestigious speculative...
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  • Brown Girl in the Ring is a 1998 novel written by Jamaican-Canadian writer Nalo Hopkinson. The novel contains Afro-Caribbean culture with themes of folklore...
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    novels (1986): Strabo. R. A. MacAvoy, Tea with the Black Dragon (1983) and Twisting the Rope (1986): Mayland Long, who used to be a Chinese dragon. Alan...
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