Geffen Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2024) Excellence Award
Ilona Andrews
イロナ・アンドリュース
Irōna Andoryūsu
Aliases:
Ilona Gordon / Andrew Gordon
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- Soviet Union / Florida
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Residence History
- Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina → Texas
Career
- Occupations
- writers, U.S. Navy communications officer
- Active Years
- 2007-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School | — | — | — | 10代 | United States |
| Western Carolina University | — | Biochemistry / History and Political Science | — | 1994年初頭頃 | United States |
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Period:
10代
Country:
United States
Full scholarship via cultural exchange as a teenager
Western Carolina University
Biochemistry / History and Political Science
Period:
1994年初頭頃
Country:
United States
Where Ilona and Andrew met; Ilona dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New York Times Best Seller | Magic Triumphs | Combined Print & E-Book Fiction | The New York Times | #2 |
| 2021 | New York Times Best Seller | Blood Heir | Combined Print & E-Book Fiction | The New York Times | #5 |
New York Times Best Seller
2018
Work:
Magic Triumphs
Category:
Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
#2
New York Times Best Seller
2021
Work:
Blood Heir
Category:
Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
#5
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Magic Bites
2007 urban fantasyDebut novel in the Kate Daniels series set in an alternate future where technology and magic alternate waves.
magic vs technologystrong female leadmythology
Adaptations
- [audio drama] Kate Daniels
Clean Sweep
2013 science fiction / urban fantasyInnkeeper Chronicles series follows Dina Demille running an intergalactic B&B on Earth.
alienshidden worldfamily
Adaptations
- [webcomic] Clean Sweep (2022)
- [audio drama] Innkeeper Chronicles
Burn for Me
2014 urban fantasy / paranormal romanceHidden Legacy series about Nevada Baylor of a detective agency drawn into magical elite world.
magic dynastiesromanceintrigue
Adaptations
- [audio drama] Hidden Legacy
On the Edge
2009 urban fantasyThe Edge series set in a buffer zone between normal world and magical 'Weird'.
parallel worldsespionagesurvival
Bibliography
- Kate Daniels series
- The Edge series
- The Kinsmen Universe
- The Innkeeper Chronicles
- Hidden Legacy series
Adaptations
- Graphic Audio adaptations of Kate Daniels and Innkeeper Chronicles
- Tapas webcomic adaptation of Clean Sweep (two print volumes)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- action-packedintricate world-buildingalternating male/female character drafts
- Recurring Motifs
- world mythology and folk talesfight scenes informed by judostrong female protagonists
Legacy
Husband-and-wife duo who have published over 40 urban fantasy novels and novellas, achieving high bestseller rankings and media adaptations.
Quotes
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You have to realize the other person has strengths that compensate for your weaknesses. It's like marriage.
Source: Cosmopolitan interview (2017)
Trivia
- Pen name of Ilona Gordon (born Soviet Union) and Andrew Gordon (born Florida, ex-Navy); married 1995.
- Write side-by-side on one computer: Ilona drafts female lines, Andrew male lines.
- Draw on judo experience for fight scenes and Slavic myths for inspiration.