Karen Miller

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Karen Miller
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Miller in 2007
BornKaren Miller
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Pen nameK. E. Mills
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAustralian
Period2005—present
Genre Fantasy
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Karen Miller is an Australian writer. She is best known for The Innocent Mage , the first book in her duology Kingmaker, Kingbreaker.

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Biography

Miller was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and moved to Australia at the age of two. [1] After graduating from the University of Technology, Sydney she moved to England for three years before moving back to Australia. Along with being a novelist she has written and directed plays for her local theatre group. [1]

In 2005, Miller's first novel was released entitled The Innocent Mage . This was the first novel in the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker series and was followed shortly after by Innocence Lost. The Innocent Mage was widely acclaimed on its release in Australia and was a finalist in the 2005 Aurealis Awards fantasy division. [2] Since then,

she has written several other novels, including two for Fandemonium's Stargate SG-1 series. In 2007, she was shortlisted for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for her novels Empress of Mijak and The Riven Kingdom. [3]

Miller also writes under the pseudonym K. E. Mills, [4] releasing the first novel in the Rogue Agent series, The Accidental Sorcerer , under this pen name.

Bibliography

Kingmaker, Kingbreaker Universe

Godspeaker

Rogue Agent

The Tarnished Crown

Star Wars

Stargate SG-1

Awards and nominations

Aurealis Awards

Fantasy division

James Tiptree, Jr. Award

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References

  1. 1 2 "About the author". Karen Miller. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  2. "2005 Aurealis Awards". Locus Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  3. "James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council)".
  4. "Frequently asked questions". Karen Miller. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  5. "2009 Aurealis Awards Finalists" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.