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Alma Alexander

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in Novi Sad, Serbia

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http://www.almaalexander.org/

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

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ALMA ALEXANDER is a Pacific Northwest novelist who writes for both adults ("The Hidden Queen", "Changer of Days", "The Secrets of Jin Shei", etc.) and YA audiences (the Worldweavers trilogy, "Gift of the Unmage", "Spellspam" and "Cybermage").

Her work has been translated into 14 languages worldwide, including Hebrew,Turkish, and Catalan.

She is currently at work on a new series of alternate history novels with roots in Eastern Europe.

She lives in Bellingham, WA, with her husband, two cats, and assorted visiting
wildlife.

Visit her website/blog at www.AlmaAlexander.org.

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A new old Worldweavers

Gift of the Unmage, Worldweavers 1 My young adult series, Worldweavers, about Thea Winthrop, a teen who can do no magic in a magical world, was first published by HarperCollins in the heady days when every publisher was hoping to find their own Harry Potter.

My trilogy was no ripoff. Thea is as American as Harry is British and the world of my series is totally my own, invoking both modern computers and Native American gods. But,...

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Alma Alexander's Books

Average rating: 3.77 · 1,758 ratings · 276 reviews · 28 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Secrets of Jin-shei (Jin-Shei, #1) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 741 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gift of the Unmage (Worldweavers, #1) 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Queen (Anghara Kir Hama, #1) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Changer of Days (Anghara Kir Hama, #2) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spellspam (Worldweavers, #2) 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cybermage (Worldweavers, #3) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Embers of Heaven (Jin-Shei, #2) 3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2012: Midnight at Spanish Gardens 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River by Alma Alexander (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jay Lake (Goodreads Author), Nisi Shawl 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cat Tales (Alexander Triads 2) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Alma Alexander

Jin-Shei (2 books)
by Alma Alexander (Goodreads Author)
3.7841726618705036 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 834 ratings

Worldweavers (3 books)
by Alma Alexander (Goodreads Author)
3.698717948717949 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 468 ratings

Anghara Kir Hama (2 books)
by Alma Alexander (Goodreads Author)
3.7857142857142856 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 308 ratings

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Cybermage (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

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Description: Excerpt from the third book in my young adult Worldweavers series. Thea and her friends save the Wizard of the West, Tesla, from the federal Bureau of Magic, and the Alphiri.

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Alma Alexander made a comment on On Tolkien, and on books and movies "Yup, that, exactly. Call it something else and then say in the credits that the movie was inspired by BOOK X, and be done. But if you're making "the m...more "
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Alma Alexander made a comment on Ellen's review of 2012: Midnight at Spanish Gardens "My thanks for a wonderful review - and I'm glad you enjoyed it!"
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Alma Alexander liked Mir Plemmons's review of 2012: Midnight at Spanish Gardens: " I couldn't stay editor for even a chapter! People, I have no coherence or polish right now (chemo brain), but when Alma sent me the first four chapters to comment on as more of an expert on one community than she, I downed them in one glorious gulp... " Read more of this review »
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Alma Alexander liked Danielle's review of 2012: Midnight at Spanish Gardens: " Masterfully written with a unique and inventive approach, the only thing I did not enjoy about this book was that the characters somehow did not become real to me at their introduction, until they had their moment in the spotlight of the plot. Som... " Read more of this review »
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“If you really want to be a writer, nobody can stop you -- and if you don't, nobody can help you.”
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“You have never felt the weight of disappointing love or of failing to live up to expectations. The only thing you've ever been is lonely by yourself-you have no idea how desperate it is to be lonely in the midst of people who love you, and whom you would have done anything to make happy..”
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