Julia Ember

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Julia Ember
NationalityAmerican and British
EducationBA in English Literature and History, MLitt in Medieval Literature
Alma materUniversity of St. Andrews, Colby College
Genreyoung adult
Years active2016-now
Notable worksThe Seafarer's Kiss
Website
julia-ember.com

Julia Ember is an author of young adult fantasy fiction, best known for her Young Adult retellings of classic works.

Contents

Works

Ember's first novel, The Seafarer's Kiss, first in the Seafarer Duology, is a Norse retelling of The Little Mermaid, about a rebellious bisexual mermaid Ersel who falls for the shieldmaiden Ragna and makes a deal with the trickster god Loki to escape her fate as the bride of a merman she doesn't love. [1] [2] It was published in 2017 by Duet Books. [3] [4] The Seafarer's Kiss was a finalist for the 2017 Bisexual Book Award in the category Speculative Fiction. [5] The companion novel, The Navigator's Touch, is a Norse retelling of Peter Pan and tells the story of the shieldmaiden Ragna, who is on a quest to avenger her destroyed home, with the help of a motley group of mercenaries and her mermaid girlfriend Ersel. [6] [7] It was published in 2018 by Duet Books. [8] [9]

Ember's next novel, Ruinsong, a fantasy retelling of the Phantom of the Opera, about a girl with a magic voice who is forced to use it to serve the queen, was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in November 2020. [10]

Ember is also the author of several novellas and short stories. Unicorn Tracks, was published in 2016 by Harmony Ink Press. [11] In the Tanzanian-inspired novella, a safari guide who tracks mythical creatures is employed by a researcher and his daughter to track unicorns, only to stumble upon a group of poachers they aim to stop from killing more unicorns. [12]

Her second novella, The Tiger's Watch, is about a genderfluid spy with a magical bond to a tiger who seeks refuge in a monastery when their homeland gets invaded. [13] It was published in 2017 by Harmony Ink Press. [14]

Bibliography

Novels

Seafarer Duology

  1. The Seafarer's Kiss (Duet Books, 2017)
  2. The Navigator's Touch (Duet Books, 2018)

Ruinsong (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2020)

Novellas

Short stories

Awards

Nominations

2017

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  3. ↑ "Rainbow Trends: Let's talk about … fairy-tale retellings". Happy Ever After. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. ↑ 25 NEW QUEER BOOKS TO READ THIS SPRING | Autostraddle. 14 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 "2017 Bisexual Book Awards Finalists". Locus Online. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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  7. ↑ "Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel You Need to Read From Now Till December". Shondaland. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  8. ↑ "Girls Rule in this Season's New Young Adult Fiction". Tor.com. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  9. ↑ "The Navigator's Touch". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  10. ↑ "Rights Report: Week of October 15, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  11. ↑ "Unicorn Tracks — All About Romance". allaboutromance.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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  13. ↑ "Invasion of the Heart: The Tiger's Watch by Julia Ember". Tor.com. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  14. ↑ Manager, Samantha Randolph, Promotions. "The Tiger's Watch (Ashes of Gold #1) by Julia Ember Book Reviews". YA Books Central - Explore Young Adult Book Releases and Read Reviews. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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