R.A. MacAvoy

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in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

December 13, 1949

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Roberta Ann (R. A.) MacAvoy is a fantasy and science fiction author in the United States. Several of her books draw on Celtic or Taoist themes. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1984. R. A. MacAvoy was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Francis and Helen MacAvoy. She attended Case Western Reserve University and received a B.A. in 1971. She worked from 1975 to 1978 as an assistant to the financial aid officer of Columbia College of Columbia University and from 1978 to 1982 as a computer programmer at SRI International before turning to full-time writing in 1982. She married Ronald Allen Cain in 1978.

R.A.MacAvoy was diagnosed with dystonia following the publication of her Lens series. She now has this disorder manageable and h...more

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R.A. MacAvoy's Books

Average rating: 3.87 · 4,568 ratings · 283 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors

	Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,518 ratings — published 1983 — 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
	Damiano (Damiano, #1) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 1984 — 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 Book of Kells 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1985 — 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
	Damiano's Lute (Damiano, #2) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	Raphael (Damiano, #3) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	The Grey Horse 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 1987 — 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
	Twisting the Rope (Black Dragon, #2) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 1986 — 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
	Lens of the World (Lens of the World, #1) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1990 — 11 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 Belly of the Wolf (Lens of the World, #3) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1993 — 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
	King of the Dead (Lens of the World, #2) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1991 — 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

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Series by R.A. MacAvoy

Black Dragon (2 books)
by R.A. MacAvoy
3.9830220713073006 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,767 ratings

Damiano (3 books)
by R.A. MacAvoy
3.7693631669535286 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,162 ratings

Lens of the World (3 books)
by R.A. MacAvoy
3.8578680203045685 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 394 ratings

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“Grabbed in the ass by fate," his father used to say about coincidences like this. If there were coincidences like this. If there were coincidences...”
― R.A. MacAvoy, The Book of Kells

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DECEMBER FANTASY: This first round poll decides which 2 books move on to the run-off poll for our December Fantasy Book of the Month

Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay

19 votes, 28.4%

The Once and Future King by T.H. White

15 votes, 22.4%

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

14 votes, 20.9%

Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy

7 votes, 10.4%

The Native Star by M.K. Hobson

4 votes, 6.0%

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip

3 votes, 4.5%

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

3 votes, 4.5%

The Third Bear by Jeff VanderMeer

1 vote, 1.5%

Shadowbred by Paul S. Kemp

1 vote, 1.5%

67 total votes

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