Kay Kenyon is the author of a dozen science fiction and fantasy novels. She is best known for her world building. Her novels all develop out of a Place, a memorable and alluring geography, habitat, or magical kingdom. She then discovers who lives there, and why. And so the stories begin.Her most...
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Kay Kenyon is the author of a dozen science fiction and fantasy novels. She is best known for her world building. Her novels all develop out of a Place, a memorable and alluring geography, habitat, or magical kingdom. She then discovers who lives there, and why. And so the stories begin.Her most recent novel is the fantasy Queen of the Deep, about an aspiring actress who opens a door onto a Renaissance kingdom, an enchanted ocean liner, and a deadly suitor. Her previous fantasy was A Thousand Perfect Things.Her science fiction includes the acclaimed series "The Entire and The Rose." Some of her previous science fiction will be reissued in the winter of 2015, including The Seeds of Time, Tropic of Creation, Maximum Ice, The Braided World and Rift. Her work has been shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick and the John W. Campbell Memorial Awards, the Endeavour Award, and twice for the American Library Association Reading List awards.Kay lives with her husband in Wenatchee in Eastern Washington, and is a founding member of Write on the River, dedicated to helping aspiring writers achieve their dreams of publication.
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