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Philippa Ballantine

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/PJBallantine

born

August 08, 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand

gender

female

website

http://www.pjballantine.com/

twitter username

PhilippaJane

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

C. J. Cherryh, David Gemmell and Elizabeth Moon

member since

December 2008

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Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa is a writer and podcaster of fantasy fiction.
Immersed in books from an early age, she moved onto to become a librarian. She'd been dreaming of being a writer since a teenager, but in the last ten years she's devoted herself to it.
She's the author of the Books of the Order series from Ace Books. Geist, Spectyr, Wrayth (2012) and Harbinger (2013).
Also, with Pyr books the Shifted World series, Hunter and Fox (2012) and Born and Made (2013)
Philippa is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series. Phoenix Rising and the Janus Affair (2012)
Philippa currently resides in Manassas, Virginia with her husband and co-writer Tee Morris, their daughter and a clowder of five cats w...more

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Philippa Ballantine's Blog

Pondering and collaboration

As the days fly by and the arrival of the Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel becomes very, very imminent, I am contemplating how I got here, and just how damn lucky I am.

All this pondering could also have something to do with marrying my co-writer (again) in front of our parents and loved ones, or even getting confirmation this week that my greencard is winging its way towar...

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Average rating: 3.85 · 2,678 ratings · 636 reviews · 22 distinct works

	Phoenix Rising (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, #1) by Philippa Ballantine (Goodreads Author), Tee Morris (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,116 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Geist (Book of the Order, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 752 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Spectyr (Book of the Order, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Chasing the Bard (Fey #1) 4.10 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Digital Magic (Fey #2) 3.88 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Weather Child 4.08 avg rating — 62 ratings	My rating:
	Tales from the Archives, Volume 1: The Official Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Anthology by Philippa Ballantine (Goodreads Author), Tee Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Weaver's Web 3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Janus Affair (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, #2) by Philippa Ballantine (Goodreads Author), Tee Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Evil that Befell Sampson 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Series by Philippa Ballantine

Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences (2 books)
by Philippa Ballantine (Goodreads Author), Tee Morris (Goodreads Author)

3.83 avg rating — 1,252 ratings

Book of the Order (3 books)
by Philippa Ballantine (Goodreads Author)

3.79 avg rating — 1,005 ratings

Fey (2 books)
by Philippa Ballantine (Goodreads Author)

4.04 avg rating — 292 ratings

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Philippa's Writing

Geist (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

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Description: Between the living and the dead is the Order of the Deacons, protectors of the Empire, guardians against possession, sentinels enlisted to ward off the malevolent haunting of the geists... Among the most powerful of the Order is Sorcha, now thrust into partnership with the novice Deacon, Merrick Chambers. They have been dispatched to the isolated village of Ulrich to aide the Priory with a surge of violent geist activity. With them is Raed Rossin, Pretender to the throne that Sorcha is sworn to protect, and bearer of a terrible curse. But what greets them in the strange settlement is something far more predatory and more horrifying than any mere haunting. And as she uncovers a tradition of twisted rituals passed down through the dark reaches of history, Sorcha will be forced to reconsider everything she thinks she knows. And if she makes it out of Ulrich alive, what in Hell is she returning to?

Philippa is Currently Reading

Philippa is currently reading:

Dreadnought (The Clockwork Century, #3)

by Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author)

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Philippa is now friends with Jessica
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Philippa made a comment on April roundup: "Seems such a long way off...but I'm excited about actually being a guest at DragonCon this year! "
May 03, 2012 08:58am
Philippa made a comment on Monisa Lee (Wendy)'s review of The Janus Affair (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, #2) "We love that you loved the book. We are hard at work on book three, where...but NO SPOILERS :) I will however say (since you were so disappointed in t...more "
May 02, 2012 05:56pm · see review
Philippa joined the Speculative Society and Goodreads Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors groups.
Mar 12, 2012 01:35pm · see group
Philippa liked Jenn's review of Geist: " I picked up a copy of Geist while browsing in a local bookstore. I was thoroughly hooked by the amazing cover art by Jason Chan and the intriguing premise. I wasn’t really sure what to expect with Geist since I’d never heard of Philippa Ballantine.... " Read more of this review »
Feb 22, 2012 09:12am · see review
Philippa made a comment in the group Book Loving Kiwis — Geist topic "Angie wrote: "I've just finished! I have to say, you are an amazing writer, Philippa. Incredible! I have probably been unfair rating it 4 stars, but a...more "
Jan 10, 2012 08:29pm
Philippa made a comment in the group The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences — The Janus Affair cover topic "Here's the cover in all it's glory. Someone said that Eliza looked very much like Felicia Day here! http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurren... "
Jan 10, 2012 08:19pm
Philippa made a comment on Alyssa's comment: "Just past on these comments to Tee, and he told me there is a story he has planned for the Second Volume of the Ministry short stories that is about W...more "
Dec 27, 2011 07:40pm
Philippa voted on the list Steampunk Holiday Gift Must Haves
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Quotes by Philippa Ballantine

“She groaned as her face turned to press against the rosewood floor. "Welly, remind me to order a better mattress for my bed. This one is far too firm."

"Oh, Eliza," Wellington gasped, now remembering why he was in these lush surroundings. "No broken nose, I hope."

"S'all right," Braun slurred. Her voiced dropped to a whisper. "My ample bosom broke my fall.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

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