Liz Williams





Liz Williams

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January 01, 1965 in The United Kingdom

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Liz Williams is a British science fiction writer. Her first novel, The Ghost Sister was published in 2001. Both this novel and her next, Empire of Bones (2002) were nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award.[1] She is also the author of the Inspector Chen series.

She is the daughter of a stage musician and a Gothic novelist. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Cambridge. She has had short stories published in Asimov's, Interzone, The Third Alternative and Visionary Tongue. From the mid-nineties until 2000, she lived and worked in Kazakhstan.[2] Her experiences there are reflected in her 2003 novel Nine Layers of Sky. Her novels have been published in the US and the UK, while her third novel The Poison Master (2003) has been translated...more


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This is ridiculous. Although it is looking slightly overcast.

K is here at the moment: we have had a walk on the bird reserve. Yesterday, however, was Utilities Crisis Day - the power is off in one of the shops and a tap at the Grail Centre has burst its washer and is pouring water, at a time of night when I could not contact the landlord. Would rather like a calmer day today, please. read more »
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Snake Agent (Detective Insp...
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The Shadow Pavilion
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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The Poison Master
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 118 ratings5 editions
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Nine Layers of Sky
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions
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Banner Of Souls
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
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Empire of Bones
3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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The Ghost Sister
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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Darkland
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 43 ratings2 editions
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“In the matter of prejudice...we are all the same. Goddess and demon, human and monster: none of us understand difference, but at least some of us make the effort to try.”
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