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Rachel Hartman

レイチェル・ハートマン

Reicheru Hāto man

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1972-07-09 (Kentucky)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Kentucky → Lexington, Kentucky → Chicago → Philadelphia → St. Louis → England → Japan → Vancouver, British Columbia

Career

Occupations
Comics creator, novelist
Active Years
1996-2025

Education

Washington University in St. Louis
Comparative Literature
Degree: BA
Country: United States

Awards

Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent
2000
Work: Amy Unbounded
Result: Winner
Cybils Award
2012
Work: Seraphina
Category: Best Young Adult Fantasy or Science Fiction Novel
Result: Winner
William C. Morris Award
2013
Work: Seraphina
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Seraphina

2012 Young adult fantasy

A fantasy novel about a half-dragon musician.

Shadow Scale

2015 Young adult fantasy

Tess of the Road

2018 Young adult fantasy

In the Serpent's Wake

2022 Young adult fantasy

Among Ghosts

2025 Young adult fantasy

Bibliography

  • Amy Unbounded, the Ashcan Series
  • Seraphina
  • Shadow Scale
  • Tess of the Road
  • In the Serpent's Wake
  • Among Ghosts

Legacy

Known as an author of young adult fantasy novels, winner of the William C. Morris Award.

Trivia

  • Hobbies: reading, playing role-playing games, dancing, and playing the cello.