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Laura Anne Gilman

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By the time she was fourteen, Laura Anne Gilman knew she would be an editor, a teacher, or a writer.

By thirty, she was all three. She's a little focused that way (when not being distracted by -oooh shiny!).

After fifteen years working in NY publishing, Laura Anne became a full-time writer, with more than twenty novels under her various bylines, including THE COLD EYE and SILVER ON THE ROAD, the Nebula Award-nominated Vineart War trilogy, and the 10-book, 4-novella Cosa Nostradamus series. She is also a serial short fiction writer, but her friends seem to like her anyway...

She's also the mystery writer L.A. Kornetsky.

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	Staying Dead (Retrievers, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 3,424 ratings — published 2004 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Hard Magic (Paranormal Scene Investigations #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,707 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Silver on the Road (The Devil's West, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 2,318 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Curse the Dark (Retrievers, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 1,625 ratings — published 2005 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Pack of Lies (Paranormal Scene Investigations #2) 3.84 avg rating — 1,419 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Deep Water (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3, #21) by Laura Anne Gilman (Goodreads Author), Josepha Sherman , Joss Whedon (Creator) 4.06 avg rating — 1,164 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Visitors (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3, #18) by Laura Anne Gilman (Goodreads Author), Josepha Sherman , Joss Whedon (Creator) 3.97 avg rating — 1,146 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Bring It On (Retrievers, #3) 3.68 avg rating — 1,268 ratings — published 2006 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Tricks of the Trade (Paranormal Scene Investigations, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 1,040 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Burning Bridges (Retrievers, #4) 3.77 avg rating — 1,002 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Farewell Livejournal....

I went to post this morning, and got hit with the new ToS from Livejournal's Russian Overlords.

I find that I cannot in clear conscience agree to them. For one, a quick read of the translated terms tells me that Livejournal no longer pretends to adhere to the concept of Freedom of Speech and privacy as (still) practiced in the USA. For those of us who occasionally have Opinions of the political Read more of this blog post »

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Laura Gilman answered Goodreads's question: Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why? Lord Peter Whimsy and Harriet Vane. Smart, tough, emotionally broken but ethically solid, and maintaining a sense of humor even when things are utterly horrible. I didn't want to be either one of them when I grew up, but I wanted to find people exact See Full Answer
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Laura Gilman made a comment on Brief Greetings from the Road! " L.E. wrote: "Got my book. Someone bought it for me. A very nice sister-in-law. She enjoyed your reading and questions." Yay! (I may have mangled your na ...more "
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Laura Gilman rated a book really liked it Cloudbound (Bone Universe, #2) by Fran Wilde (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
A solid follow-up to the award-winning debut UPDRAFT, taking us deeper into a world of flight, danger, and intrigue both political and personal. I found myself genuinely concerned for/worried about the characters, and turned pages anxiously to the en ...more
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Laura Gilman made a comment on Copyedit Slogging " The author generally has the final say on whatever goes out under their byline, but since we're not the last ones to see the page proofs before printi ...more "
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Laura Gilman rated a book liked it The Serpent Sea (Books of the Raksura #2) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Laura Gilman rated a book really liked it The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen, #1) by Aliette de Bodard (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“Manhattan in the morning is a living stream of Purpose; everyone's got a place to be and a problem on their mind. That doesn't mean it's and unfriendly place -- just busy and preoccupied. Personally, I love it. I'm a social creature but there are times and places you just don't want to do more than grunt at your fellow human being.”
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“I am a trained professional liar. Do not read me as a textbook.”
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“Clever's not enough to hold me - I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect.”
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War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

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All the Windwracked Starsby Elizabeth Bear

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The Door Into Fire by Diane Duane

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Shadow's Sonby Jon Sprunk

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Shatter byElizabeth C. Mock

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The Second Comingby David H. Burton

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Magic Lost, Trouble Foundby Lisa Shearin

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Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman

12 votes, 5.6%

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Prophecy of the Flameby Lynn Hardy

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Zadayi Redby Caleb Fox

8 votes, 3.8%

Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate by Karey (K.S.R. Kingworth) Shane

5 votes, 2.3%

Persephane Pendrake and the Cimarutaby Lady Ellen

4 votes, 1.9%

Bastard's Graceby Wendy Palmer

4 votes, 1.9%

The King of the Treesby William D. Burt

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By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson

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The White Shadow Saga: The Stolen Moon of Londor by A.P. Stephens

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