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Kim Vandervort

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/kimvandervort

born

January 12, 1974 in The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.kimvandervort.com

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Short Stories

influences

Anne McCaffrey, David Eddings, Joyce Ballou Gregorian

member since

October 2009

About this author

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Kim Vandervort began writing at the age of eleven as an outlet for her overactive imagination. Since then, she has written a variety of mostly-unpublished pieces that will never see the light of day. After attending Viable Paradise XI in 2007 her writing and marketing skills improved, enabling her to transition into publication. Her first short story, "The Librarian of Talimbourne," appeared in the anthology Ruins Metropolis in 2008. Since then, she has published a Renaissance Faire fantasy novella entitled "Faire Aria" and the first two novels in an ongoing fantasy series: The Song and the Sorceress and The Northern Queen. Chrono Mechanics, a collaborative departure from more traditional fantasy settings into the bold new worlds of time an...more

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It's a Signing

It's a Signing!

If you're in the Corona, CA area this week, the Corona Crossings Barnes & Noble and Lincoln Alternative Elementary have graciously invited me to sign books this Wednesday, December 14th from 3:30-6:00 pm as part of the Lincoln Alternative Book Fair Family Night & Fundraiser. There will be plenty of copies of bothThe Song and the Sorceress andThe Northern Queen available i...

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Books by Kim Vandervort

Average rating: 4.23 · 53 ratings · 21 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Song and the Sorceress 4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Northern Queen 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Renaissance Festival Tales by Kim Vandervort (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Gerri Leen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eric T Reynolds (Editor) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	The Song and the Sorceress 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:

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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)

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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1)

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Feb 17, 2012 09:47pm

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Bloodhound (Beka Cooper, #2)

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Kim Vandervort is now friends with Sean
May 29, 2012 07:36am
Kim Vandervort gave to: The Death Cure (Maze Runner, #3) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2012	My rating:
May 20, 2012 10:33pm
Kim Vandervort gave to: A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin	My rating:
May 20, 2012 10:32pm
Kim Vandervort liked Tammie's review of The Song and the Sorceress: " 3 1/2 stars. There was lots of adventure and traveling on a quest, things that I like in fantasy stories, but at times it was slow and some of the adventure was predictable, which is why I didn't give it 4 stars. I love when the romance in a story... " Read more of this review »
May 20, 2012 10:31pm · see review
Kim Vandervort liked Terri-lynne Defino's review of The Northern Queen: " The stakes are higher, the costs are dearer, and if you thought "The Song and the Sorceress" was full of action, it was a walk in a moonlit garden compared to "Northern Queen." Kim Vandervort succeeds in doing what only the best series novels do--... " Read more of this review »
May 20, 2012 10:29pm · see review
Kim Vandervort liked Stephanie Sundquist's review of The Northern Queen: " I don't normally read fantasy novels, but I am loving this series. The characters are fantastic. Vandervort paints a vivid and detailed picture of her world, causing you to get lost in the pages, not wanting to find your way out. The Northern Quee... " Read more of this review »
May 20, 2012 10:29pm · see review
Kim Vandervort is currently reading: A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Feb 17, 2012 09:47pm
Kim Vandervort gave to: A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin read in February, 2012	My rating:
Feb 15, 2012 09:26pm
Kim Vandervort is on page 500 of 835 of A Game of Thrones A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin progress:	My rating:
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Kim Vandervort voted on a poll Do you work as a librarian for a living? she voted for No
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