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Leah Cypess

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About this author

I wrote my first story in first grade. The narrator was an ice-cream cone in the process of being eaten. In fourth grade, I wrote my first book, about a girl who gets shipwrecked on a desert island with her faithful and heroic dog (a rip-off of both The Black Stallion and all the Lassie movies, very impressive).

However, I took a few detours along the way to becoming a full-time writer. After selling my first story (Temple of Stone) while in high school, I gave in to my mother's importuning to be practical and majored in biology at Brooklyn College. I then went to Columbia Law School and practiced law for almost two years at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, a large law firm in New York City. I kept writing and submitting in my spare time, and f...more


Average rating: 3.53 · 5,143 ratings · 951 reviews · 12 distinct works · Similar authors
Mistwood (Mistwood, #1)
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 3,775 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
Nightspell (Mistwood, #2)
3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 943 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
Changelings & Other Stories
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Nanny's Day
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012
Deathsworn (Deathsworn, #1)
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — expected publication 2014
Buried Above Ground
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013
Two and Twenty Dark Tales: ...
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
Unidentified Funny Objects
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4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Sword and Sorceress XXVII
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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I finally gave this a try after numerous writers recommended it to me. It is excellent! A fabulous starting resources when you're searching for a new way to express your character's emotion. People can only narrow their eyes so many times, after all....more
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“I don't want you to be the shifter. Rokan's voice was quiet , and her human sense of smell told her nothing about how he felt. I haven't wanted that for a long time. since before i knew it was possible for you to not be the shifter. a pause then - so quirtly that even she could barely hear him - since before i knew i loved you”
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“Not all dangers are obvious.”
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“She had learned to pay attention to the variations in Rokan's smiles. There was the sideways half-smile when he found something amusing; the slow, contented smile that appeared only rarely these days; and the wide, dazzling, unrestrained smile she had so far seen only twice, when he first came for her in the Mistwood and when they watched the hawk soar against the sky. And then there was this one, the reason for her watchfulness: the impish grin that meant he wanted to do something he knew was stupid and was going to do it anyhow.”
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message 14: by Graeme

Graeme Stokes Hi Leah, Thanks for your friendship.


message 13: by Leah

Leah Toni wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request... I loved Mistwood and Nightspell!!"

Thank you! And I'm very happy to hear it. :)


message 12: by Toni

Toni Thanks for accepting my friend request... I loved Mistwood and Nightspell!!


message 11: by Leah

Leah Jen wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request :) I've heard such amazing things about Mistwood and Nightspell and I'm really looking forward to reading them."

Thank you! I hope you enjoy them. :)


Jen (Dream Reads) Thanks for accepting my friend request :) I've heard such amazing things about Mistwood and Nightspell and I'm really looking forward to reading them.


message 9: by Leah

Leah Shiloh wrote: "I put in for the Nightspell giveaway . . . again. Second time's the charm, right? ;)"

We can hope! And this one's for a finished copy (not an ARC), so it's even better. :) Good luck!


Shiloh (SnarkyWriter) I put in for the Nightspell giveaway . . . again. Second time's the charm, right? ;)


message 7: by Leah

Leah Thank you, Haylee! I'm always happy to befriend a fan. :)
Best,
Leah


Haylee Hello Leah, how are you? Thanks for accepting my friend request! I'm a huge fan of your books.
-Your#1 fan Haylee


Shiloh (SnarkyWriter) Leah wrote: "Good luck! ;) I believe it ends tomorrow... goodreads will notify me who the winner is."

Rats. It wasn't me. Guess I'll have to go buy a copy. ;)


message 4: by Leah

Leah Good luck! ;) I believe it ends tomorrow... goodreads will notify me who the winner is.


Shiloh (SnarkyWriter) I totally put in for the review copy of Mistwood today. Want! XD


message 2: by Leah

Leah Hi Charles,
I like YA and adult fantasy -- Megan Whalen Turner, Diana Wynne Jones, Dave Duncan, Juliet Marillier...
Am having some problems with goodreads at the moment (related to them sending out mass invitations on my behalf!) so may not be on for a little while.
Leah




Charles Weinblatt Hi Leah. What is your favorite genre? Do you have any favorite authors? What books do you recall with the greatest emotion?


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