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P. Kirby

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born

The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.patriciakirby.com/blog/

twitter username

adobedragon

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance

influences

Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, Holly Black ...more

member since

March 2011

About this author

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A lifelong resident of the desert southwest, P. Kirby grew up in El Paso, Texas and is a graduate of New Mexico State University. Though an avid reader, she only started writing fiction in 2003. She prefers to recast familiar, villainous archetypes – dark elves, vampires – in a more heroic light and avoids traditional “big-bad out to destroy the world” storylines. Home is a tiny house in the desert, shared with her long-suffering husband. She is co-owned by an Arabian horse and a neurotic greyhound. She has never owned, or been owned, by a cat.

Books
The Music of Chaos (Decadent Publishing, Jan 2011)
The Canvas Thief (Carina Press, Jan 2012)

98 posts
P. Kirby's Blog

My Little Pony Goes Crazy

The sign says it all.

Horses are big dangerous and destructive animals. Why girls go horse crazy is beyond me. (Ahem. There’s a joke in there about men…moving on….)

This is the Wonder Horse’s second liability sign. The first, made of plastic, was destroyed in a few weeks, reduced to a collection of white shards in the sand. The best he can manage with this metal version is to bend it. Metal, you...

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Books by P. Kirby

Average rating: 3.59 · 27 ratings · 11 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Music of Chaos 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Canvas Thief 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	The Old Oak-Tree, and Other Poems 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Modern Magic: Tales of Fantasy and Horror by W.H. Horner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Sarah A. Hoyt (Contributor) 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2005	My rating:

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The Curse of Chalion (Chalion, #1)

by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)

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May 29, 2012 02:28pm

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Throne

by Philip Tucker (Goodreads Author)

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May 29, 2012 09:33am

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P. Kirby is currently reading: The Curse of Chalion (Chalion, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 29, 2012 02:28pm
P. Kirby gave to: The Kraken's Mirror (The Kraken's Caribbean, #1) by Maureen O. Betita (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2012	My rating:
This isn't your grandmother's Caribbean. Tortuga and the rest of the Caribbean of The Kraken's Mirror is an alternate universe, where people and technology fall through portals, spilling into a world of pirates and real magic. It's a place where the K...more
May 29, 2012 11:50am · see review
P. Kirby gave to: Shades of Milk and Honey (Shades of Milk and Honey, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2012	My rating:
My first impression would be "a Regency novel for people who don't like Jane Austen." Which is probably the opposite of how it's being marketed, but I found it readable and I'm NOT a fan of Austen. I've tried to read Pride and Prejudice, with and with...more
May 29, 2012 10:54am · see review
P. Kirby is 15% done with Throne: Add a quote, comment or note Throne by Philip Tucker (Goodreads Author) progress:	My rating:
May 29, 2012 09:34am · like · see status
P. Kirby is currently reading: Throne by Philip Tucker (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 29, 2012 09:33am
P. Kirby gave to: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern read in May, 2012	My rating:
The Night Circus is another one of those books where I start out thinking, "Oh, I'm so going to love this," and then midway through, my thoughts go to, "Uh, did I remember to move the laundry from the washer to the dryer?" and then toward the latter...more
May 21, 2012 03:32pm · see review
P. Kirby made a comment on Twilight (Twilight, #1) — Why do you think people hate twilight so much? "Um...because unless they've been sprayed with glue and rolled in glitter, vampires shouldn't sparkle. ;) "
May 11, 2012 12:09pm
P. Kirby made a comment on Outlander (Outlander, #1) — Can it possibly get better than the 1st and 2nd books? "Outlander is on my keeper shelf, one of my favorite books. And yet, I've never read the rest of the series. I think because I'm content letting Jamie...more "
May 10, 2012 01:55pm
P. Kirby added a quote "I took one look at the beautiful morning, staggered back into my house and fell into bed. My preferred method of dealing with mornings is to sleep right through them. When you spend your nights killing vampires and evading your mortal enemy, sleep takes precedence over postcard sunrises." -Regan O'Connell, The Music of Chaos" — P. Kirby
May 04, 2012 01:17pm · add quote added! · more quotes by P. Kirby
P. Kirby made a comment on A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) — who hated that book ??? "Honestly, the book didn't move me enough to hate it. I did, however, have high expectations for A Discovery of Witches, and consequently, found it disa...more "
May 04, 2012 12:59pm

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“I took one look at the beautiful morning, staggered back into my house and fell into bed. My preferred method of dealing with mornings is to sleep right through them. When you spend your nights killing vampires and evading your mortal enemy, sleep takes precedence over postcard sunrises." -Regan O'Connell, The Music of Chaos”
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