Liz Williams (born 1965) is a British science fiction writer, historian and occultist. The Ghost Sister, her first novel, was published in 2001. Both this novel and her next, Empire of Bones (2002) were nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award.[1] She is also the author of the Inspector Chen series, and of the historical survey of magic in the British Isles and beyond Miracles of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism (2020).
Liz Williams
Born
(1965-02-26) February 26, 1965 (age 58) Gloucester, England
Occupation
Novelist
Nationality
British
Genre
Science fiction and fantasy
Williams is the daughter of a stage magician and a Gothic novelist.[2] She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Cambridge (for which her supervisor was Peter Lipton[3]). She has had short stories published in Asimov's, Interzone, The Third Alternativeand Visionary Tongue. From the mid-nineties until 2000, she lived and worked in Kazakhstan.[4] Her experiences there are reflected in her 2003 novel Nine Layers of Sky. This novel brings into the modern era the BogatyrIlya Muromets and Manas the hero of the Epic of Manas. Her novels have been published in the US and the UK, while her third novel The Poison Master (2003) has been translated into Dutch.
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^Bedford, Robert H. (October 8, 2013). "Mars as We Thought it Could Be: Old Mars, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois". Tor.com. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Liz Williams news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Liz Williams news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Liz Williams born 1965 is a British science fiction writer historian and occultist The Ghost Sister her first novel was published in 2001 Both this novel and her next Empire of Bones 2002 were nominated for the Philip K Dick Award 1 She is also the author of the Inspector Chen series and of the historical survey of magic in the British Isles and beyond Miracles of Our Own Making A History of Paganism 2020 Liz WilliamsBorn 1965 02 26 February 26 1965 age 58 Gloucester EnglandOccupationNovelistNationalityBritishGenreScience fiction and fantasyWilliams is the daughter of a stage magician and a Gothic novelist 2 She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Cambridge for which her supervisor was Peter Lipton 3 She has had short stories published in Asimov s Interzone The Third Alternativeand Visionary Tongue From the mid nineties until 2000 she lived and worked in Kazakhstan 4 Her experiences there are reflected in her 2003 novel Nine Layers of Sky This novel brings into the modern era the Bogatyr Ilya Muromets and Manas the hero of the Epic of Manas Her novels have been published in the US and the UK while her third novel The Poison Master 2003 has been translated into Dutch Contents 1 Bibliography 1 1 Novels 1 1 1 Banner of Souls 1 1 2 Comet Weather 1 1 3 Darkland 1 1 4 Detective Inspector Chen 1 2 Short stories 1 2 1 Collections 1 3 Nonfiction 1 3 1 Diary of a Witchcraft Shop with Trevor Jones 2 References 3 External linksBibliography EditNovels Edit The Ghost Sister June 2001 Philip K Dick Award nominee Empire of Bones March 2002 Philip K Dick Award nominee The Poison Master January 2003 Nine Layers of Sky August 2003 Worldsoul June 2012 Banner of Souls Edit Banner of Souls September 2004 Shortlisted for the 20th Arthur C Clarke Award Philip K Dick Award nominee Winterstrike September 2008 Phosphorus February 2018 Comet Weather Edit Comet Weather 2020 Blackthorn Winter January 2021 Darkland Edit Darkland February 2006 Bloodmind February 2007 Detective Inspector Chen Edit Snake Agent September 2005 Published in French as La traite des ames 2014 The Demon and the City August 2006 Precious Dragon June 2007 The Shadow Pavilion August 2009 The Iron Khan December 2010 Morningstar January 2015 self published Short stories Edit Tycho and the Stargazer December 2003 in Asimov s Science Fiction Vol 27 No 12 Out of Scarlight 2013 in Old Mars anthology 5 6 Collections Edit The Banquet of the Lords of Night and Other Stories 2004 A Glass of Shadow 2011 Vodyanoy Loosestrife 2015 The Light Warden 2015 Nonfiction Edit Miracles of Our Own Making 2020 Modern Handfasting 2021 Diary of a Witchcraft Shop with Trevor Jones Edit Diary of a Witchcraft Shop 2011 Diary of a Witchcraft Shop 2 2013 References Edit Liz Williams website David G Hartwell amp Kathryn Cramer ed 2006 Year s Best Fantasy 6 Tachyon Publications ISBN 1 892391 37 6 Peter Lipton entry on Liz Williams s Livejournal Liz Williams website DeNardo John February 14 2013 TOC Old Mars Edited by George R R Martin and Gardner Dozois SF Signal Archived from the original on December 24 2014 Retrieved September 26 2014 Bedford Robert H October 8 2013 Mars as We Thought it Could Be Old Mars edited by George R R Martin and Gardner Dozois Tor com Retrieved September 26 2014 External links EditLiz Williams s LiveJournal Liz Williams at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Night Shade Books publisher of the Detective Inspector Chen series and The Banquet of the Lords of Night and Other Stories 2006 interview at SFF Chronicles UK This article about a science fiction writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liz Williams amp oldid 1141787285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
