Электронная книга: Alma Alexander «The Secrets of Jin-Shei»

Alma Alexander

Alma Alexander is the pen name of Alma A. Hromic (born July 5, 1963), a fantasy writer whose novels include the "Worldweavers" young adult series, "The Secrets of Jin-Shei," "The Hidden Queen," and "Changer of Days." She is a native of Yugoslavia and grew up in various African countries, including Zambia, Swaziland, and South Africa, also spending time in England and New Zealand before moving to the United States. She currently lives in Bellingham, Washington with her husband, R. A. Deckert.

In addition to her fantasy novels, Alexander has published a memoir about growing up in Africa and an epistolary novel (written with her husband, then an acquaintance from a Usenet newsgroup) about the NATO war in Yugoslavia. She has also published numerous book reviews, travelogues, essays, poetry, and other articles in various magazines around the world. Her story "The Painting" won the 2000 BBC Short Story Contest.

She is currently working on the third book of "Worldweavers."

Bibliography

* "Houses In Africa", David Ling Publishers (New Zealand), 1995 (as Alma A. Hromic)
* "The Dolphin's Daughter and Other Stories", Longman (UK), 1995 (as Alma A. Hromic)
* "Letters from the Fire" (with R. A. Deckert), HarperCollins (NZ), 1999 (as Alma A. Hromic)
* "Changer of Days Vol. 1", Voyager (Australia/NZ), 2001 (as Alma A. Hromic)
* "Changer of Days Vol. 2", Voyager (Australia/NZ), 2002 (as Alma A. Hromic)
* "The Secrets of Jin-Shei", HarperCollins, 2004 ISBN 0 00 716375 4 (also published in several other countries and languages)
* "The Hidden Queen", Eos, 2004 (US edition of "Changer of Days Vol. 1")
* "Changer of Days", Eos, 2004 (US edition of "Changer of Days Vol. 2")
* "The Embers of Heaven", HarperCollins (UK), 2006 (also published in Australia/NZ)
* "Gift of the Unmage" (Worldweavers #1), Eos, 2007 ISBN 0 06 083955 4
* "Spellspam" (Worldweavers #2), Eos, 2008 ISBN 0 06 083958 9

External links

* [http://www.almaalexander.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/alexanderalma.html Interview and reviews at FantasyLiterature.net]

Источник: Alma Alexander