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| Born | 1966or1967(age 56–57) |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Oakmont High School University of California, Davis (BA) Iowa State University Ball State University (PhD) |
| Genre | Fantasy |
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Diana Pharaoh Francis (born c. 1967) [1] is an American fantasy author and professor, best known for her novels Path of Fate and The Cipher.
Francis grew up on a cattle ranch in Northern California, [1] [2] near Lincoln. She attended Oakmont High School in Roseville, California, [3] and in 1983, was Honored Queen of Bethel No. 336 in Job's Daughters International at Roseville. [4]
Francis graduated with a BA from University of California, Davis in 1989, [3] and then gained an MA from Iowa State University, both in creative writing, and a PhD from Ball State University in literature and literary theory. Her thesis focused on British women novelists (1858–65) and their portrayal of women. She then linked that to British post-colonial theory of controlling native populations in their colonies. She previously taught literature and writing at the University of Montana Western, [1] and now teaches in the MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University. She lives in Oregon with her family. [2]
Francis' first book, Path of Fate, was favorably reviewed by Victoria Strauss. [2] According to WorldCat, this is her most widely held book; it is held in 247 libraries. [5]
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Judith Tarr is an American fantasy and science fiction author.
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Wisp of a Thing is an urban fantasy novel by American writer Alex Bledsoe, first published in the United States in June 2013 by Tor Books. It is the second in a series of six books by Bledsoe about the Tufa living in a remote Appalachian valley in East Tennessee. The Tufa are descendants of Irish fairies and were found in the area when the first European settlers arrived.
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