Robyn Thurman
BornUnited States
Pen nameRob Thurman
OccupationWriter, novelist
GenreFantasy, Horror, Science fiction, Urban Fantasy
Notable worksCal Leandros series,
Trickster [1]
Website
robthurman.net

Robyn Thurman, writing under the name Rob Thurman, is a New York Times Best Selling American novelist.[1] To date, she has written three series and two short stories, totaling 17 books, and has been published in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan.[2]

Her Cal Leandros series and her Trickster series share the same universe, and are classified as urban fantasy.[3] Her Korsak Brothers series is a sci-fi thriller. In the short story anthology Wolfsbane and Mistletoe she was featured among other prominent urban fantasy writers like Charlaine Harris, Simon R. Green, Kat Richardson, and Patricia Briggs. Thurman did not reveal her gender initially, leaving the About the Author section ambiguous until the Deathwish novel in the Cal Leandros series.[1]

Bibliography

Cal Leandros series

  1. Nightlife (2006)
  2. Moonshine (2007)
  3. Madhouse (2008)
  4. Deathwish (2009)
  5. Roadkill (2010)
  6. Blackout (2011)
  7. Doubletake (2012)
  8. Slashback (2013)
  9. Downfall (2014)
  10. Nevermore (2015)
  11. Everwar (canceled by publisher)

Trickster series

  1. Trick of the Light (2009)
  2. The Grimrose Path (2010)

Korsak Brothers series

  1. Chimera (2010)
  2. Basilisk (2011)

Other novels

  1. All Seeing Eye (2012)

Anthologies and collections

Anthology or Collection Contents Publication

Date

Editor
Wolfsbane and Mistletoe Milk and Cookies 2008 Charlaine Harris

Toni L. P. Kelner

Courts of the Fey First Ball... Last Call 2011 Martin H. Greenberg

Russell Davis

Kicking It Snakeskin 2013 Faith Hunter

Kalayna Price

Carniepunk Painted Love 2013 Rachel Caine

Reception

Critical reception to Thurman's work has been mostly positive,[4][5] with Romantic Times rating her books from three to four and a half stars and nominating her 2011 book Blackout for "Best Urban Fantasy" in their RT Reviewer's Choice Award contest.[6] Monsters and Critics positively reviewed Nightlife, praising the "broad range of unlikely antagonists and protagonists".[7] The News and Sentinel has also praised Thurman's work in their review of Doubletake.[8]

Personal life

Thurman lives in rural Indiana.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Woman Behind Cal Leandros". Sequential Tart. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Interview: Rob Thurman and Trick of the Light". Marjorie M Liu. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Exclusive Interview: "Doubletake" Author Rob Thurman". Fear Net. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ^ "On My Bookshelf: Urban Fantasy". Sequential Tart. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Book Review: 'Doubletake' by Rob Thurman". FearNet. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Reviews: Rob Thurman". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Book Review: Nightlife by Rob Thurman". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  8. ^ ""Doubletake" by Rob Thurman". News and Sentinel. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

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