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Laini Taylor

レイニ・テイラー

Reinī Teirā

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971-12-11 （Chico, California）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Chico, California → Europe (military brat) → California → Portland, Oregon

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
2004-

Education

University of California, Berkeley
English
Degree: Bachelor's degree in English
Country: United States

Awards

Cybils Award
2009
Work: Dreamdark: Silksinger
Result: Winner
National Book Award
2009
Work: Lips Touch: Three Times
Category: Young People's Literature
Result: Finalist
Michael L. Printz Award
2018
Work: Strange the Dreamer
Result: Honor Book

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

2011 Young adult fantasy

A young woman studying art in Prague encounters beings that resemble angels.

lovewarmonsters

Days of Blood and Starlight

2012 Young adult fantasy

Dreams of Gods and Monsters

2014 Young adult fantasy

Strange the Dreamer

2017 Young adult fantasy

Junior librarian Lazlo Strange journeys to the Lost City of Weep.

dreamsmythlanguage

Muse of Nightmares

2018 Young adult fantasy

The Drowned

2004 Graphic novel

Bibliography

  • Dreamdark: Blackbringer (2007)
  • Dreamdark: Silksinger (2009)
  • Lips Touch: Three Times (2009)
  • Daughter of Smoke and Bone (2011)
  • Days of Blood and Starlight (2012)
  • Night of Cake & Puppets (2013)
  • Dreams of Gods & Monsters (2014)
  • Strange the Dreamer (2017)
  • Muse of Nightmares (2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
rich imaginationpoetic prose
Recurring Motifs
fairiesdreamsmonsters

Legacy

Known as a significant author in young adult fantasy.

Trivia

  • Finished her first novel at age 35.
  • Collaborated with husband Jim Di Bartolo on a graphic novel.