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in Hobart, Australia

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Short Stories

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Hi, my name’s Tansy Rayner Roberts. I’m a Tasmanian writer. I work from home, in between daughter-juggling and doll selling.

My fantasy trilogy (HarperCollins Voyager) features flappers, shape-changers and bloodthirsty court politics. It tells the story of Velody, a dressmaker who discovers a hidden war being played out in the night sky of the city of Aufleur, and of Ashiol, the exiled Ducomte who would do anything to avoid ruling the people who cast him out.

The first two books, Power and Majesty & The Shattered City, are out now. The third book in the trilogy, Reign of Beasts, is due out early in 2012.

Twelfth Planet Press, an awesome Aussie indie publisher, also published Love and Romanpunk, a four short story collection by me which fea...more

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The Best Excuse for Cake

So it’s my 35th birthday! It was a pretty chilled out day. My presents so far have mostly included chocolate and tea which is most pleasing and appropriate, though I’ve also received a couple of rather lovely pieces of crockery for my new (super old) kitchen dresser: a gorgeous Persephone Books bowl featuring a pomegranate design from Alisa, and a TARDIS teapot from my honey.

Raeli gave me a bea...

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Tansy Rayner Roberts's Books

Average rating: 4.15 · 492 ratings · 146 reviews · 19 distinct works · Similar authors

	Power and Majesty (Creature Court trilogy #1) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2010 — 2 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 Shattered City (Creature Court trilogy #2) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner Roberts (Goodreads Author), Alisa Krasnostein (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	Reign of Beasts (Creature Court Trilogy #3) 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2012	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
	Splashdance Silver 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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
	Liquid Gold (Mocklore trilogy, #2) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1999	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
	Hobgoblin Boots 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2004 — 2 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
	Seacastle (The Lost Shimmaron, #1) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007	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
	Roadkill/Siren Beat by Robert Shearman, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Goodreads Author) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009 — 2 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
	Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who by Deborah Stanish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), L.M. Myles (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Aliette de Bodard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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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Creature Court trilogy (3 books)
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Tansy Rayner Roberts wrote a new blog post The Best Excuse for Cake So it’s my 35th birthday! It was a pretty chilled out day. My presents so far have mostly included chocolate and tea which is most pleasing and app... Read more of this blog post »
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Tansy Roberts rated a book 5 of 5 stars Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who by Deborah Stanish (Goodreads Author)	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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Tansy Roberts liked Niall519's review of Splashdance Silver: " Light. Silly. Fun. Many, many genre jokes and digs. Tasmania's answer to Terry Pratchett I think. :) "
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Tansy Roberts liked Lisa Gormley's review of Splashdance Silver: " Magical. Such detail. A bloody blast. "
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Tansy Roberts liked Alexandra (AlexEatsBooks)'s review of Splashdance Silver: " What could I possibly say about this book that would do it justice? It's an undiscovered gem in my opinion. Funny, intricate and exciting - Kassa and her band of merry pirates are such a wonderful team of misfits in a world for misfits. I really e... " Read more of this review »
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Tansy Roberts made a comment on The Shape of 2012 (how it was) "Thanks for this, Rochelle!"
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Tansy Roberts rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) by Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)	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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Tansy Roberts made a comment in the group SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club — March Science Fiction Theme Nominations: Post-Apocalyptic topic "I second Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress."
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