Frances hardinges website this bio was last updated on 10162016. Eleven years ago i discovered frances hardinge, with one of her least acclaimed and most poetic stories. Deeplight is a young adult standalone fantasy adventure by frances hardinge. Best known as an author of ya fiction, her work defies easy categorisation and is read and loved by readers of all ages. Frances hardinge is a writer who wears a black hat. Frances hardinge made her debut as a published novelist in 2005 with the novel fly by night. Frances hardinge spent her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. Stories were ruthless creatures, and sometimes fattened themselves on bloody happenings. We try to keep bookbrowses biographies both up to date and accurate, but with many thousands of lives to. Sources close to frances who prefer not to be named suggest that she has an evil twin. Known for her beautiful use of language, hardinge has written many critcally acclaimed novels, including cuckoo song, gullstruck island, fly by night, verdigris deep, and fly trap. Myriad is an archipelago where the gods once reigned supreme through terror, fear, and the sheer force of their power until the cataclysm that resulted in their deaths.
For instance, in 2006, she clinched the branford boase award, courtesy of her debut book fly by night. April 14, 2020 monsters and mortals collide in this fantasy adventure that explores the hypnotic allure of fear, the adamant grip of the past, and the redeeming power of stories. Frances hardinge is the winner of the costa book of the year, and the author of acclaimed novels including the lie tree and a skinful of shadows. Frances hardinge isnt a goodreads author, but she does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from her feed.
Imogen russell williams electrifyingly good amanda craig new statesman a novel by hardinge is always an event sunday times frances hardinge has joined the company of writers whose books i will always seek out and read garth nix. Imogen russell williams everyone should read frances hardinge. Frances hardinge s most popular book is the lie tree. Now it was hers, and the journey he had never finished. Deeplight is a perfect read for fans of jessie burton, sarah perry and philip pullman discover a world bursting with gorgeous prose and pageturning mystery. Unlike many fantasy and young adult heroes and heroines, frances hardinges main characters arent chosen ones. A skinful of shadows confirms hardinges status as one of our finest storytellers. The lie tree is a wonderfully evocative and atmospheric novel by frances hardinge, awardwinning author of cuckoo song and fly by night. Carey, author of the girl with all the gifts show more. Will frances hardinge ever write a book i wont like.
From frances hardinge, the costa awardwinning author of the lie tree comes deeplight an underwater adventure as dangerous as the gods themselves. Frances hardinges costa success tops off a great year for female authors as diversity rules at the book awards published. The lie tree is her upcoming novel publishing on may 7 2015 and we couldnt be happier to be hosting this exclusive excerpt and. A modern fairy tale, the prose was densely poetic, with a dark. Interview frances hardinge, winner, costa book of the. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Frances hardinges twisted city official author website. Year 8 and 9 were delighted to welcome author of cuckoo song and the lie tree to name but a few, frances hardinge to talk about her new.
Frances hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in a skinful of shadows, her first book since the costa. The official website of frances hardinge, awardwinning author of childrens and young adult fiction. Author frances hardinge discusses her new book deeplight. Frances grew up in an old, large, isolated house, which gave her the inspiration to write strange and magical stories from when she was young. From costa book of the year winner frances hardinge comes a new dark historical fantasy thats sure to satisfy her leagues of fans who are eager for more. Right now patrick ness hardinge creates an entire world and furnishes it with wonders.
In 2011, she was shortlisted for the guardian award. Its rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting i was enthralled sarah perry, author of the essex serpent. Earlier this year when frances hardinge learned that her novel, the lie tree, had won the costa award for the best childrens book published in the u. Frances hardinge is a smuggler favourite and we await anxiously for every single new release. Frances hardinge books list of books by author frances. No one else writes quite like her every new book is something extraordinary to be celebrated. A beautiful, illustrated gift edition of this extraordinary book. When triss wakes up after an accident, she knows something is very wrong. Frances hardringes fertile imagination fills this book with an abundance of complex, deeply thoughtout, and at times just plain weird events and characters. After she had won the 2015 costa book of the year award for the lie tree, an interviewer remarked to frances hardinge that not only was it the first childrens book to win the prestigious award since philip pullmans the amber spyglass in 2001 but both books showed a willingness to tackle complex moral issues and make them accessible to children. Wordloving children will find much here to tickle their fancies. In an underground world where wines control memories and perfumes ensnare minds, babies dont smile. In deeplight, hardinges unparalleled, terrifying imagination illuminates an underwater world filled with the potent debris of departed gods, and the desperate ambitions of the humans who seek it.
Frances hardinge instantly recognisable from her trademark collection of black hats, british author frances hardinge is one of the most acclaimed and inventive writers of her generation. It also clinched the boston globehorn book award, in the fiction category. Frances hardinge born 1973 is a british childrens writer. Frances hardinge gives us vividly vibrant world building in this spellbinding and magical fantasy adventure of gods, sea creatures, pirates and so much more. A face like glass, by frances hardinge frances hardinges new novel is set in a wondrous underground city where crafts can be. May 10, 2017 a new old book from hardinge published in the u.
Frances hardinge has written an exciting and dangerous seaadventure, in which a young boy has to handle deaf smugglers, ancient gods, and a toxic friendship in order to survive. The lie tree by frances hardinge about the book the leaves were cold and slightly clammy. The book rep gave rona gallery a copy, and suddenly i had a new favourite author, upstaging tolkien. Faiths father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. Her debut novel, fly by night, won the 2006 branford boase award and was listed as one of the school library journal best books, while her 2015 novel the lie tree won the 2015 costa book award, the first childrens book to do so since philip pullmans the amber spyglass in 2001. Frances hardinge is the winner of the costa book of the year for the lie tree, one of just two young adult novels to win the major uk literary prize. She is the author of several books for children, including cuckoo song, the lost conspiracy, fly by night, well witched, and fly trap. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Frances hardinge spent her childhood in a huge, isolated old house in a small, strange village, and the two things inspired her to write strange, magical stories from an early age. Frances hardinge answers our questions about her latest ya novel, deeplight macmillan childrens books, which has been shortlisted for the ya book prize 2020. May, 2017 frances hardinges new novel is set in a wondrous underground city where crafts can be magic and the people are born with faces like blank canvas. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The gods of the myriad were as real as the coastlines and currents, and as merciless as the.
London based author frances hardinge, who originally hails from kent has been announced as the winner of the 2015 costa book of the year for. However, by this time a persistent friend had finally managed to bully frances into sending a few chapters of fly by night, her first childrens. She had seen their likeness painstakingly sketched in her fathers journal. She read english at oxford university, then got a job at a software company. Best frances hardinge books the following are the best books frances hardinges bibliography, based. Notoriously unphotographable, she is rumoured to be made entirely out of velvet. Nine worlds schedule this extended weekend, i will be appearing at nine worlds, the londonbased convention for gaming, film, cosplay, fandom, literature, science, geek culture, meeting people and having a really big party. Frances hardinge awards author frances hardinge has either clinched or been nominated for a laundry list of literary awards.
New a face like glass paperback book by frances hardinge. Read this thoughtprovoking, critically acclaimed novel from frances hardinge, winner of the costa book of the year and costa childrens book awards for the lie tree. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lie tree. Her parents are dead, her cruel uncle keeps her locked away, and her only friend is her pet goose. The summary describes the book as frankenstein meets twenty thousand leagues under the sea.