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Nancy Springer


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Nancy Springer is the award-winning author of more than fifty novels, including the Books of Isle fantasy series, the Enola Holmes mystery series and a plethora of magical realism, women’s fiction, contemporary young adult and other titles. She received the James Tiptree Jr. Award for Larque on the Wing, the Edgar Allan Poe Award for her juvenile mysteries Toughing It and Looking for Jamie Bridger, and has been a frequent nominee for the Nebula and World Fantasy awards. She currently lives in the Florida Panhandle, where she rescues feral cats and enjoys the vibrant wildlife of the wetlands.
 

Awards: Anthony (2024), Agatha (2022), Edgar (1995), Otherwise (1994)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Fantasy, Literary Fiction
 
Series
Book of the Isle
   1. The White Hart (1979)
   2. The Silver Sun (1977)
     aka The Book of Suns
   3. The Sable Moon (1981)
   4. The Black Beast (1982)
   5. The Golden Swan (1983)
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Sea King
   1. Madbond (1987)
   2. Mindbond (1987)
   3. Godbond (1988)
   Sea King Trilogy (2018)
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Tale of Camelot
   1. I Am Mordred (1998)
   2. I Am Morgan le Fay (2001)
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Rowan Hood
   1. Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (2001)
   2. Lionclaw (2002)
   3. Outlaw Princess of Sherwood (2003)
   4. Wild Boy (2004)
   5. Rowan Hood Returns (2005)
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Literary World of Nancy Springer
   1. The Third Silence (2012)
   2. Alpha Alpha Gamma (2012)
   3. Ruth (2012)
   4. The Most Mauve There Is (2013)
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Mystery World of Nancy Springer
   1. American Curls (2012)
   2. #20 (2012)
   3. Framed (2012)
   4. Silent End (2012)
   5. Juggernaut (2012)
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Fantasy World of Nancy Springer
   1. The Boy Who Plaited Manes (2012)
   2. The Scent of an Angel (2012)
   3. Dreamfisher (2012)
   4. The Boy Who Called God 'She' (2012)
   5. Iris (2012)
   6. Mariposa (2013)
   7. Rumple What? (2013)
   8. We Don't Know Why (2013)
   9. The Youngest One (2013)
   10. The Kingmaker (2013)
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Novels
   Wings of Flame (1985)
   Chains of Gold (1986)
   A Horse to Love (1987)
   The Hex Witch of Seldom (1988)
   Not on a White Horse (1988)
   Red Wizard (1989)
   They're All Named Wildfire (1989)
   Apocalypse (1989)
   Colt (1991)
   Damnbanna (1992)
   The Friendship Song (1992)
   The Great Pony Hassle (1993)
   The Blind God is Watching (1994)
   Larque on the Wing (1994)
   The Boy on a Black Horse (1994)
   Metal Angel (1994)
   Toughing It (1994)
   Looking for Jamie Bridger (1995)
   Fair Peril (1996)
   Secret Star (1997)
   Sky Rider (1999)
   Plumage (2000)
   Needy Creek (2001)
   Separate Sisters (2001)
   Blood Trail (2003)
   Dusssie (2007)
   Somebody (2009)
   Possessing Jessie (2010)
   My Sister's Stalker (2012)
   Dark Lie (2012)
   Drawn Into Darkness (2013)
   GrandGhost (2018)
   The Oddling Prince (2018)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Vend U. (2013)
   The Present (2014)
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Anthologies edited
   Prom Night (1999) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Ribbiting Tales (2000)
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Books containing stories by Nancy Springer
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Black Cat Weekly #44 (2022)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 44)
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Re-Haunt (2019)
Chilling Stories of Ghosts and Other Haunts
(Re-Imagined, book 5)
edited by
Vonnie Winslow Crist and Kelly A Harmon

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Awards
2024 Anthony Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction : Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose
2023 Anthony Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction : Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade
2022 Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction : Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade
1995 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel : Toughing It
1994 Otherwise Award : Larque on the Wing

Award nominations
2023 Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction (nominee) : Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose
2022 Anthony Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction (nominee) : Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche
2021 CrimeFest: Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults (nominee) : The Case of the Missing Marquess
2021 Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction (nominee) : Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche
2010 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (nominee) : The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
2009 Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction (nominee) : The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
2008 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (nominee) : Dusssie
2007 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (nominee) : The Case of the Missing Marquess
2001 Agatha Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Juggernaut
1997 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : Fair Peril
1997 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Fair Peril
1995 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Larque on the Wing
1990 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Apocalypse
1988 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Chance and Other Gestures of the Hand of Fate
1987 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Boy Who Plaited Manes
1987 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Boy Who Plaited Manes
1987 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Boy Who Plaited Manes
1986 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Wings of Flame
1983 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Black Beast
1982 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (nominee) : The Sable Moon
1982 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Sable Moon


Nancy Springer recommends
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Forging a Nightmare (2021)
Patricia A Jackson
"Just about anyone can get published and call themself a writer, but Patty Jackson is that much rarer and finer thing, a true writer, master of her craft. In Forging a Nightmare she has created a brilliantly plotted, hard-hitting fantasy deeply rooted in the mythos of the human, the divine, the angelic and the equine."
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The Emerald Circus (2017)
(Circus , book 1)
Jane Yolen
"Talk about imaginary gardens with real toads in them! In this wide-ranging short story collection, Jane Yolen’s scholarship and creative genius combine to bestow upon the reader fantastic new intimacy with venerable tales and persons."
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Murder Most Unladylike (2014)
Murder Is Bad Manners

(Wells and Wong Mystery / Murder Most Unladylike Mystery, book 1)
Robin Stevens
"Murder Is Bad Manners lured me in with a charming British voice, and then, just as I started to get cozy, snap! I was trapped in a serious mystery problem. Robin Stevens develops her girl detectives with a light, deft touch and delivers denouement with a flourish."

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