- Maria Lima
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Maria Lima File:File:LimaM-authorphoto-Web.png Born 1958
CubaOccupation Writer Period 2004-present Genres Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Non-fiction Notable work(s) Blood Lines series
marialima.comMaria Lima, is the award-nominated[1] writer of the Blood Lines series published by Pocket Books. Born in Matanzas, Cuba she discovered the magic of books after her family emigrated to the United States. She started writing her own stories and has been at it ever since.[2][3]
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Life and career
In 2006, Lima's first full-length novel, "Matters of the Blood" was published by a small press. It went out of print briefly, then was picked up by Juno Books, an imprint of Wildside Books. "Matters of the Blood" was re-released in 2007 from Simon & Schuster's Pocket Books.[2][4]
Lima has published two sequels to "Matters of the Blood" as part of the Blood Lines series. "Blood Bargain" was released on September 29, 2009 and "Blood Kin" was released on October 27, 2009.[2]
The next chapter in the Blood Lines series, "Blood Heat", is scheduled for release on October 26, 2010.[4]
In addition to the Blood Lines series, Maria has contributed nonfiction essays to the fan publications "Filled with Glee", "A Taste of True Blood: The Fangbanger's Guide", and "In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural".[2]
Lima is listed as an editor for Chesapeake Crimes II.[5]
Bibliography
Blood Lines series
Book 4: Blood Heat Pocket Books (October 26, 2010) Mass Market Paperback ISBN 978-1439167779[2][6][7]
Book 3: Blood Kin Pocket Books (October 27, 2009) Mass Market Paperback (reprint) ISBN 9781439156766[2][6][8]
Book 2: Blood Bargain Pocket Books (September 29, 2009) Mass Market Paperback (reprint) ISBN 9781439156759[2][6][9]
First Time in Print: Juno Books (November 29, 2008) ISBN 978-0809573059[2]
Book 1: Matters of the Blood Pocket Books (August 25, 2009) Mass Market Paperback /reprint. ISBN 9781439156742[2][6][10]
First Time in Print: Juno Books (September 29, 2008) ISBN 978-0809573035[2]
Short Stories & Other Works
Home is Where the Bar Is, essay in A Taste of True Blood Trade Paperback, SmartPop Books, 2010 ISBN 1935251961 ISBN 978-1935251965[11]
Another Roadside Attraction, essay in In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural Trade Paperback, Smartpop Books 2009 ISBN 1933771631 ISBN 9781933771632[12]
Chesapeake Crimes II editor (with Donna Andrews) Trade Paperback (reprint) ISBN 0870335820 ISBN 978-0870335822 [13]
Chesapeake Crimes I including Maria’s Agatha Award nominated short story The Butler Didn't Do It Lulu.com (January 7, 2007) Trade Paperback (reprint) ISBN 978-1430305255[2]
First Time in Print:
- Hardcover (2004) ISBN 0974960802[2]
- Paperback (2005) ISBN 0977007014[2]
Sources
- ^ http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards_past.html Agatha Award nominees
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m http://www.marialima.com/ Official Site
- ^ http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=16591 Fresh Fiction.com
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Maria-Lima/e/B002MNDN84/ Amazon Author Page
- ^ a b c d http://www.mysterywriters.org/user/901 Mystery Writers of America official site
- ^ http://books.simonandschuster.biz/Blood-Heat/Maria-Lima/9781439167779 Simon & Schuster Blood Heat page
- ^ http://juno-books.com/blood-kin.html Juno Books Blood Kin page
- ^ http://juno-books.com/blood_bargain.html Juno Books Blood Bargain page
- ^ http://juno-books.com/matters.html Juno Books Matters of the Blood page
- ^ http://www.smartpopbooks.com/book/a-taste-of-true-blood SmartPop Books
- ^ http://www.smartpopbooks.com/book/in-the-hunt SmartPop Books
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Chesapeake-Crimes-II-Donna-Andrews/dp/0870335820 Amazon.com
External links
- Official website
- Maria Lima at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:- 1958 births
- American writers
- American crime fiction writers
- Urban fantasy writers
- Living people
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