87 followers
195 books added

Mur Lafferty

(b.1973)

Mur Lafferty is an author, podcaster, and editor. She lives in Durham, NC, with her husband and 11 year old daughter.

Mur has written for several magazines including Knights of the Dinner Table, Anime Insider, and The Escapist.

Mur is studying for her MFA in Popular Fiction at the Stone coast program at the University of Southern Maine.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Children's Fiction

New and upcoming books

April 2025

Infinite Archive
(Midsolar Murders, book 3)

Series

Afterlife
   1. Heaven (2011)
   2. Hell (2011)
   3. Earth (2011)
   4. Wasteland (2011)
   5. War (2011)
   6. Stones (2015)

Galactic Football League Novellas (with Scott Sigler)
3. The Reporter (2012)

Shambling Guides
1. The Shambling Guide to New York City (2013)
2. The Ghost Train to New Orleans (2014)

Midsolar Murders
   1. Station Eternity (2022)
   2. Chaos Terminal (2023)
   3. Infinite Archive (2025)

Novels

   Playing For Keeps (2008)
   Nanovor: Hacked (2010)
   Marco and the Red Granny (2010)
   Six Wakes (2017)
   The Ophelia Network (2022)

Collections

Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers (2012)

Novellas and Short Stories

Shadowsfall Legends: Pawn, Deception, and Sacrifice (2011)

Anthologies edited

Escape Pod (2020) (with S B Divya)

Series contributed to

Bookburners Season 1
   4. A Sorcerer's Apprentice (2015)
   8. Under My Skin (2015)
   10. Shore Leave (2015)
   13. Keeping Friends Close (2015)

Bookburners
   1. Bookburners Season One (2017) (with others)
   2. Bookburners: The Complete Season 2 (2017) (with others)
   3. Bookburners: The Complete Season 3 (2018) (with others)
   4. Bookburners: The Complete Season 4 (2018) (with others)
   5. Bookburners: The Complete Season 5 (2023) (with others)

Star Wars
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Minecraft
The Lost Journals (2019)

Non fiction show

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Mur Lafferty

Escape Pod (2020)
edited by
S B Divya and Mur Lafferty

From a Certain Point of View: Star Wars (2017)
(Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, book 1)

Bookburners (2017)
(Bookburners)
edited by
Max Gladstone

More books

Awards

	2015 Manly Wade Wellman Award : The Ghost Train to New Orleans
	2014 Manly Wade Wellman Award : The Shambling Guide to New York City

Award nominations

	2023 Manly Wade Wellman Award (nominee) : Station Eternity
	2018 Manly Wade Wellman Award (finalist) : Six Wakes
	2018 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Six Wakes
	2017 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : Six Wakes
	2017 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Six Wakes

Mur Lafferty recommends

The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society (2024)
C M Waggoner
"Sherry is the modern-day meta Miss Marple that we all need in our lives. This book effortlessly delivers a fun murder mystery with a possessed cat, a self-aware sleuth, and a well-meaning priest who missed the day they taught exorcism in seminary. I can't wait until this book comes out so I can yell 'have you read this yet?' at my friends."

Escape Velocity (2024)
Victor Manibo
"Dancing effortlessly between present and past mysteries, Escape Velocity serves up opulent privilege with deadly secrets. A must-read."

Cascade Failure (2024)
(Ambit's Run, book 1)
L M Sagas
"Cascade Failure is an emotional and fun ride that you won't want to end. I loved this book!"

Meru (2023)
(Alloy Era, book 1)
S B Divya
"A breathtaking epic tale that challenges our views of humanity and how two individuals can bond. Again, S. B. Divya forges a new trail into what science fiction can be, follow her and be amazed."

Dead Silence (2022)
S A Barnes
"Dead Silence gives you the suffocating claustrophobia of 2001: A Space Odyssey mixed with the horrors of Alien. I couldn't stop reading."

The Supervillain's Guide to Being a Fat Kid (2022)
Matt Wallace
"If self-confidence, friendship, and the never ending question of 'who are the good guys' were ingredients, then this book would be an amazing cake. This book also features an amazing cake."

Salvaged (2019)
Madeleine Roux
"The rich description dumps you right into the world of Salvaged and won't let you go. Roux engages all senses; this is sometimes a good thing, sometimes bad, always brilliant. . . . I loved it!"

A Song for a New Day (2019)
Sarah Pinsker
"A Song For a New Day is amazing. Pinsker has one of the strongest voices for character in fiction today; everything her characters do is compelling. Pinsker accomplishes a scary look at a future and still gives us comfort within it. She helps us remember that the world isn't over yet, after all."

Salvation Day (2019)
Kali Wallace
"Salvation Day is a masterful story set at a screaming pace. It had me holding on for dear life all the way through. I loved it."

Miranda in Milan (2019)
Katharine Duckett
"Gorgeous and engrossing, Miranda in Milan gives us a look at what happens when a fish out of water returns to her pond, forever changed."

Barbary Station (2017)
(Shieldrunner Pirates, book 1)
R E Stearns
"Grabs you in chapter one and doesn't let go. This book is for everyone who ever wanted to be a space pirate."

The Uploaded (2017)
Ferrett Steinmetz
"Amazing. I have literally never read a book like this. Read this NOW, if only to be forced to turn the page wondering what the hell Steinmetz is going to come up with next."

The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (2017)
(Danielle Cain, book 1)
Margaret Killjoy
"Utterly engrossing from the first sentence; it refuses to let you go."

City of Stairs (2014)
(Divine Cities, book 1)
Robert Jackson Bennett
"Alien and human at the same time, Bennett's world is engrossing and fascinating. The pacing kept me reading far later than was healthy."

More recommendations

Visitors also looked at these authors

About Fantastic Fiction Information for Authors