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Sarah Beth Durst

サラ・ベス・ダースト

Sara Besu Dāsuto

Aliases: Sarah Beth Angelini

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1974-05-23 (Northborough, Massachusetts)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Northborough, Massachusetts → United Kingdom → Massachusetts → Stony Brook, New York

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2007-2025
Nominations
Andre Norton Award Finalist (Into the Wild, 2007), Andre Norton Award Finalist (Ice, 2009), Andre Norton Award Finalist (Vessel, 2012), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Finalist (Conjured, 2014), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Finalist (The Girl Who Could Not Dream, 2016)

Education

Bancroft School
High School
Degree: High School Diploma
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: United States
Princeton University
English Literature / Theater and Dance
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: United States

Awards

Alex Award
2017
Work: The Queen of Blood
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Won
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
2013
Work: Vessel
Category: Children's Literature
Organization: Mythopoeic Society
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Spellshop

2024 Fantasy

A cozy fantasy about a spellshop.

MagicFriendship

The Queen of Blood

2016 Fantasy

First book in Queens of Renthia series.

QueensNature

Vessel

2012 Fantasy

Story of a vessel in a mythological world.

MythCreation

Bibliography

  • Into the Wild (2007)
  • Out of the Wild (2008)
  • Ice (2009)
  • Enchanted Ivy (2010)
  • Drink, Slay, Love (2011)
  • Vessel (2012)
  • Conjured (2013)
  • The Lost (2014)
  • Chasing Power (2014)
  • The Girl Who Could Not Dream (2015)
  • The Queen of Blood (2016)
  • The Reluctant Queen (2017)
  • The Queen of Sorrow (2018)
  • The Deepest Blue (2019)
  • Race the Sands (2020)
  • The Bone Maker (2021)
  • The Lies Among Us (2024)
  • The Spellshop (2024)
  • The Enchanted Greenhouse (2025)
  • The Warbler (2025)

Adaptations

  • Drink, Slay, Love adapted into Lifetime movie

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous fantasyCozy fantasy
Recurring Motifs
Fairy tale retellingsNature and magic

Legacy

American fantasy author with over 30 works, New York Times bestseller.

Trivia

  • Birth name Sarah Beth Angelini
  • Alumna of Princeton University
  • Lives in Stony Brook, NY with husband, two children, and cat Gwen