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Authors: Vera Nazarian

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About the Au
thor

 

Vera Nazarian
immigrated to the USA from the former USSR as a kid, sold her first story at the age of 17, and since then has published numerous works in anthologies and magazines, and has seen her fiction translated into eight languages.

She made her novelist debut with the critically acclaimed arabesque “collage” novel
Dreams of the Compass Rose
, followed by epic fantasy about a world without color,
Lords of Rainbow
. Her novella
The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass
from PS Publishing (UK) with an introduction by
Charles de Lint
made the
Locus
Recommended Reading List for 2005. Her debut short fiction collection
Salt of the Air
, with an introduction by
Gene Wolfe
, contains the 2007 Nebula Award-nominated “The Story of Love.” Other work includes the 2008 Nebula Award-nominated, self-illustrated baroque fantasy novella
The Duke in His Castle
, science fiction collection
After the Sundial
(2010), self-illustrated Supernatural
Jane Austen
Series parodies
Mansfield Park and Mummies
(2009),
Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons
(2010),
Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy’s Dreadful Secret
(2012),
The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
(2010), and a parody of paranormal love and relationships advice
Vampires are from Venus, Werewolves are from Mars
(2012).

Vera recently relocated from Los Angeles to the East Coast. She lives in a small town in Vermont, and uses her Armenian sense of humor and her Russian sense of suffering to bake conflicted pirozhki and make art
.

In addition to being a writer and award-winning artist, she is also the publisher of
Norilana Books.

 

Official website:

www.veranazarian.com

 

 

Acknowled
gements

 

There are so many of you whose unwavering,

loving support made this book happen—

My gratitude is boundless, and I thank you

with all my heart.

 

First, my dear friends and fantastic first readers:

Susan Franzblau and Anastasia Rudman.

 

Kickstarter Acknowledgements

 

And all the generous and wonderful
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