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Tansy Rayner Roberts



Tansy Rayner Roberts is an award winning blogger, podcaster and fantasy author who lives in Tasmania with her family. She has a PhD in Classics and a particular attachment to Roman history, which infuses her work.

Tansy's books range from the light-hearted Teacup Magic novellas to the darker and more epic Creature Court trilogy. She also co-hosts the Verity! podcast, and is well known for writing feminist commentary on pop culture including superhero comics, fantasy fiction and Doctor Who.

.In 2013, Tansy won the Hugo for Best Fan Writer thanks to the critical writing on her blog. This made her the first Australian woman ever to win a Hugo Award. She won it a second time in 2015 in the Best Fancast category with the feminist SFF podcast Galactic Suburbia

 

Genres: Historical, Urban Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
May 2024

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Time of the Cat
 
Series
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Musketeer Space
   Joyeux (2014)
   1. Musketeer Space (2017)
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Creature Court
   0.5. Cabaret of Monsters (2018)
   1. Power and Majesty (2019)
   2. The Shattered City (2019)
   3. Reign of Beasts (2019)
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Belladonna U
   1. Unreal Alchemy (2020)
   2. Holiday Brew (2020)
   3. Practical Witching (2023)
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Sparks and Philtres
   1. Gate Sinister (2023)
   2. House Perilous (2023)
   3. Land Glorious (2024)
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Novels
   Castle Charming (2020)
   Time of the Cat (2024)
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Collections
   Please Look After This Angel (2017)
   Welcome to Pacific City (2018) (with others)
   Stories of Survival (2021) (with others)
   Gorgons Deserve Nice Things (2023)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Girl Reporter (2017)
   Merry Happy Valkyrie (2018)
   Death of Snow (2022)
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Anthologies edited
   Cranky Ladies of Historyx (2015) (with Kirstyn McDermott and Tehani Wessely)
   Mother of Invention (2018) (with Rivqa Rafael)
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Series contributed to
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Omnibus editions show
 
Tansy Rayner Roberts recommends
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Scales and Sensibility (2021)
(Regency Dragons, book 1)
Stephanie Burgis
"Howl's Moving Castle meets Mansfield Park in this gloriously fun Regency romantic comedy-of-calamities. I want more!"
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Finders (2018)
(Firstborn, Lastborn, book 1)
Melissa Scott
"An action-packed space adventure with so much heart. This thought-provoking, crunchy science fiction novel comes with deep conversations, technological wonders…"

Anthologies containing stories by Tansy Rayner Roberts
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The Art of Being Human (2022)
A speculative fiction anthology
edited by
Tehani Croft and Stephanie Lai
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Mythic Journeys (2019)
Myths and Legends Retold
edited by
Paula Guran
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Ex Libris (2017)
Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore
edited by
Paula Guran

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