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Resa Nelson

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery

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Resa Nelson is the author of the 4-book Dragonslayer series: The Dragonslayer’s Sword (nominated for the Nebula Award, finalist for the EPPIE Award), The Iron Maiden , The Stone of Darkness , and The Dragon's Egg . Her 4-book Dragonfly series takes place after the Dragonslayer series.

Her standalone novels include the mystery/thrillers All Of Us Were Sophie and Our Lady of the Absolute .

Resa has been selling short stories professionally since 1988. She is a longtime member of SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America), and she is a graduate of the Clarion SF Workshop. Resa was the TV/Movie Columnist for Realms of Fantasy magazine for 13 years as well as a regular contributor to SCI FI magazine. She has sold ov ...more

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My blog is at http://www.resanelson.com

You can read my latest blog on my homepage at http://www.resanelson.com. Also, whenever time allows I write about my current writing projects, things that influence my writing, my writing process, writing tools, etc. on my Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Resa-Ne.... Read more of this blog post »

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Resa Nelson’s books

Average rating: 3.94 · 2,441 ratings · 411 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dragonslayer's Sword (Dragonslayer, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 876 ratings — published 2008 — 6 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
	Dragonfly (Dragonfly, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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
	Berserk (Dragon Seed #1) by Resa Nelson (Goodreads Author), Eric Wilder (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 194 ratings — 3 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
	Dragonfly in the Land of Ice (Dragonfly, #2) by Resa Nelson (Goodreads Author), Eric Wilder (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 48 ratings	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
	Gate of Air (Dragon Gods, #1) by Resa Nelson (Goodreads Author), Eric Wilder (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 110 ratings — 3 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
	The Iron Maiden (Dragonslayer, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Dragonslayer Stories: Two Short Stories 4.35 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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
	The Stone of Darkness (Dragonslayer, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Astrid, The Dragonslayer's Blacksmith 4.11 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2013	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
	Dragonfly in the Land of Swamp Dragons (Dragonfly, #3) by Resa Nelson (Goodreads Author), Eric Wilder (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.53 avg rating — 40 ratings	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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Series by Resa Nelson

Dragonslayer (4 books)
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Resa Nelson (Goodreads Author)

3.88 avg rating — 1,289 ratings

Dragonfly (4 books)
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Resa Nelson (Goodreads Author),

Eric Wilder (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

3.94 avg rating — 417 ratings

Dragon Seed (4 books)
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Resa Nelson (Goodreads Author),

Eric Wilder (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

3.95 avg rating — 245 ratings

Dragon Gods (4 books)
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Resa Nelson (Goodreads Author),

Eric Wilder (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

4.05 avg rating — 182 ratings

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The Dragonslayer's Sword (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

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Description: This is an excerpt from the first of two published short stories that inspired my novel (The Dragonslayer's Sword), which is the first in my 4-book Dragonslayer series. If you like this sample, you can get a free "mini" e-book of the two short stories that inspired my Dragonslayer books by signing up for my monthly newsletter at http://www.resanelson.com.

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Resa Nelson and 1 other person liked Lana's review of The Yellow Dragon: "A story about a young girl who lived in a Far Eastern land where the word of the Emperor was law and where women were seen as inferior and everything was done in order to save face and honour. Yet even though she was still very young Pingzi Po relish" Read more of this review »
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Resa Nelson has read Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1) by Mark Lawrence (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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Resa Nelson liked Nicki Markus's review of Dragonfly (Dragonfly, #1): "Dragonfly is an engaging YA fantasy story that offers an intriguing premise and a likeable heroine. I enjoyed the idea of looking at the Norse people mingling with the Native Americans, and the different ideologies of the two. The story moved at a go" Read more of this review »
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Resa Nelson added a status update: Get a free copy of my dark fantasy short story "Rebecca's Hell" on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Rebeccas-Hell-s.... Free for a very limited time.
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Resa Nelson joined the groups How to Get Your Book Reviewed and Shut Up & Read
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Resa Nelson entered a giveaway How to Market a Book by Lori Culwell (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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Resa Nelson rated a book it was amazing A Celtic Darkness by Eoghain Hamilton	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 Celtic Darkness is a collection of nine short stories by Eoghain Hamilton, who brings a literary and personal touch to the classic ghost story. These stories aren’t (necessarily) for Stephen King fans. Instead, think more along the lines of Shirley ...more
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Quotes by Resa Nelson

“She’s a documentary whore.” “I’m a documentary junkie,”
― Resa Nelson, All of Us Were Sophie

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“No children played outside, but what kids played outside these days? If there were any in this neighborhood, they must have been sequestered in their bedrooms with their video games or tablets or cell phones, hooked in and tuned out. Jeromy”
― Resa Nelson, All of Us Were Sophie

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“But at any cost? If I see you’re about to be killed, do I walk away to protect myself?” “If that’s what you need to do to stay alive. Yes. Walk away.” Beatrix”
― Resa Nelson, All of Us Were Sophie

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