Nancy Springer

Nancy Springer

Nancy Connor Springer (born 1948 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American author of fantasy, young adult literature, mystery, and science fiction.[1] Her novel Larque on the Wing won the Tiptree Award,[2] and she has also received the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America.[3]

Contents

Works

Series

Book of the Isle

  • 1. The White Hart (1979)
  • 2. The Book of Suns (1977) expanded as The Silver Sun (1980)
  • 3. The Sable Moon (1981)
  • 4. The Black Beast (1982)
  • 5. The Golden Swan (1983)

Sea King

  • 1. Madbond (1987)
  • 2. Mindbond (1987)
  • 3. Godbond (1988)

Rowan Hood

  • 1. Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (2001)
  • 2. Lionclaw (2002)
  • 3. Outlaw Princess of Sherwood (2003)
  • 4. Wild Boy (2004)
  • 5. Rowan Hood Returns (2005)

Enola Holmes

  • 1. The Case of the Missing Marquess (2006)
  • 2. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (2007)
  • 3. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (2008)
  • 4. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (2008)
  • 5. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (2009)
  • 6. The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye (2010)

Other novels

  • Wings of Flame (1985)
  • Chains of Gold (1986)
  • A Horse to Love (1987)
  • The Hex Witch of Seldom (1988)
  • Not on a White Horse (1988)
  • Apocalypse (1989)
  • They're All Named Wildfire (1989)
  • Red Wizard (1990)
  • Colt (1991)
  • Damnbanna (1992)
  • The Friendship Song (1992)
  • The Great Pony Hassle (1993)
  • Toughing It (1994)
  • The Blind God is Watching (1994)
  • Larque on the Wing (1994)
  • The Boy on a Black Horse (1994)
  • Metal Angel (1994)
  • Looking for Jamie Bridger (1996)
  • Fair Peril (1996)
  • Secret Star (1997)
  • I Am Mordred (1998)
  • Sky Rider (1999)
  • Plumage (2000)
  • Separate Sisters (2001)
  • I am Morgan le Fay (2001)
  • Needy Creek (2001)
  • Blood Trail (2003)
  • Dusssie (2007)

Collections

  • Chance and Other Gestures of the Hand of Fate (1985)
  • Stardark Songs (1993)

Anthologies edited

  • Prom Night (1999) with Martin H. Greenberg
  • Ribbiting Tales: Original Stories About Frogs (2000)

Anthologies containing stories by Nancy Springer

  • Top Fantasy (1984)
  • Catfantastic II (1990)
  • A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 (1990)
  • The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fifth Annual Collection (1992)
  • Horses! (1994)
  • The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
  • Chicks in Chainmail (1995)
  • Castle Fantastic (1996)
  • Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996)
  • The Fortune Teller (1997)
  • More Amazing Stories (1997)
  • Tarot Fantastic (1997)
  • Things Invisible to See: Gay and Lesbian Tales of Magic Realism (1998)
  • Twice Upon a Time (1999)
  • Civil War Fantastic (2000)
  • Perchance to Dream (2000)
  • Sherwood (2000)

Short stories

  • "Amends, A Tale of the Sun Kings" (1983)
  • "The Boy Who Plaited Manes" (1986)
  • "In Carnation" (1990)
  • "Snickerdoodles" (1990)
  • "To Be a Hero" (1991)
  • "Whoops!" (1995)
  • "Concrete Example" (1996)
  • "Elvis Lives" (1997)
  • "Hexefus" (1997)
  • "The Time of Her Life" (1998)
  • "Gilly the Goose Girl" (1999)
  • "Dreamfisher" (2000)
  • "Know Your True Enemy" (2000)
  • "Martial" (2000)
  • "The Way Your Life Is"

Awards and nominations

  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1982): The Sable Moon[4]
  • World Fantasy Best Short Story nominee (1987): "The Boy Who Plaited Manes"[5]
  • Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1987): "The Boy Who Plaited Manes"[6]
  • Nebula Best Short Story nominee (1987): "The Boy Who Plaited Manes"
  • Tiptree Award (1995): Larque on the Wing[2]
  • Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery (1995): Toughing It[3]
  • Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery (1996): Looking for Jamie Bridger[3]
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1997): Fair Peril[4]
  • Carolyn W. Field Award (1998): I am Mordred
  • Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery nominee (2007): The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery[3]
  • Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery nominee (2010): The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline: An Enola Holmes Mystery[3]

References

  1. ^ Davis, Stephen M. "The SF Site Featured Review: I am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot". SF Site. http://www.sfsite.com/06b/mord35.htm. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Previous Awards—James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council". James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council. http://tiptree.org/award/previous-awards. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees Database". TheEdgars.com. http://www.theedgars.com/edgarsDB/index.php. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "Mythopoeic Awards – Fantasy". Mythopoeic Society. http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/fantasy/. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  5. ^ "World Fantasy Awards -- Complete Listing". World Fantasy Convention. http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  6. ^ "1987 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1997-hugo-awards-2/. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 

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