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Born | Vicki Pettersson November 26, 1972 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Education | B.A. in English, 1994 [1] |
Alma mater | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Genre | Urban fantasy |
Notable works | Signs of the Zodiac novel series; "Celestial Blues' trilogy |
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Vicki Pettersson (born November 26, 1972) is an American author known for her Signs of the Zodiac urban fantasy series and Celestial Blues trilogy, both set in modern-day Las Vegas. The Zodiac series follows casino heiress Joanna Archer, who discovers on her 25th birthday that she has superpowers. [2] The Celestial Blues features a P.I. angel and a rockabilly reporter who join forces to fight crime in a noir/paranormal hybrid fiction. [3] As of 2013, she is actively writing straight thrillers.
Pettersson was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and was a showgirl for "Les Folies Bergere" for 10 years at the Tropicana before giving up show business to be a mother and author. [4] [5]
Pettersson chose Las Vegas as the setting for her Zodiac series because she says, "it's the best possible place in the world for strange characters, and because I know it well." [6] [7]
Sign of the Zodiac Series
Celestial Blues Trilogy
Anthology or Collection | Contents | Publication Date | ISBN |
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Holidays Are Hell | The Harvest | Nov 2007 | ISBN 978-0-06-123909-0 |
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance | Remember the Blood | Aug 2008 | ISBN 978-0-7624-3498-5 |
Unbound | Dark Matters | Aug 2009 | ISBN 978-0-06-169993-1 |
Dark and Stormy Knights | Shifting Star | Jul 2010 | ISBN 978-0-312-59834-1 |
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