Sarah Rees Brennan Explained

Sarah Rees Brennan
Birth Date:	21 September 1983
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	Irish
Period:	21st century
Genre:	Young adult fantasy
Alma Mater:	Kingston University London
Notableworks:	The Demon's Lexicon In Other Lands

Sarah Rees Brennan (born 21 September 1983)^[1] is an Irish writer best known for young adult fantasy fiction. Her first novel, The Demon's Lexicon, was released June 2009 by Simon & Schuster.^[2] Rees Brennan's books are bestsellers in the UK.

Life and career

Rees Brennan was born in Ireland. She obtained a Creative Writing MA from Kingston University in London^[3] and worked as a librarian in Surrey, England^[4] before moving to Dublin where she currently lives.

Rees Brennan has been writing since the age of five.^[5] She has a blog on LiveJournal which has over 4000 subscribers.^[2]

She wrote her first novel, The Demon's Lexicon, while studying for her Creative Writing MA. The publishing house Simon & Schuster obtained a three-book contract deal with her which involved an undisclosed six-figure sum. Since then she has written and collaborated on many bestselling and award-nominated works including In Other Lands and her tie-in work with Netflix.

Rees Brennan is a cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2017.^[6]

Awards and honors

Three of Brennan's books are Junior Library Guild books: Untold (2014),^[7] Unmade (2014),^[8] and In Other Lands (2017).^[9]

The Demon's Lexicon received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Bulletin, and School Library Journal.

In 2017, The New York Times included In Other Lands on their list of the fall's best young adult fantasy novels.^[10]

Awards for Brennan's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.

		Leeds Book Award	Finalist
2009		Cybils Award for Young Adult Speculative	Finalist	^[11]
2010		ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults	Top 10	^[12]
		Carnegie Medal	Longlisted
2013	Unspoken	ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults	Selection	^[13]
2014	Team Human	Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults	Selection	^[14]
	Unmade	Andre Norton Award	Finalist	^[15]
2017	In Other Lands	Bisexual Book Award for Teen/Young Adult Fiction	Winner	^[16]
		Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction	Nominee	^[17]
2018		European Science Fiction Society Award for Best Work of Fiction	Finalist	^[18]
		Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book	Finalist	^[19]
		Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book	Finalist	^[20] ^[21]
2019		ALA Rainbow Book List	Selection	^[22]
		Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature	Finalist	^[23]

Publications

Novels

Demon's Lexicon Trilogy

• The Demon's Lexicon, June 2009
• The Demon's Covenant, May 2010
• The Demon's Surrender, June 2011

Lynburn Legacy

• Unspoken, June 2012 (Book 1)
• Untold, August 2013 (Book 2)
• Unmade, 2014 (Book 3)
• The Spring Before I Met You, September 2012 (Book 0.25)
• The Summer Before I Met You, September 2012 (Book 0.5)
• The Night After I Lost You (Book 1.5)

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

• Season of the Witch (Book 1), July 2019
• Daughter of Chaos (Book 2), December 2019
• Path of Night (Book 3), May 2020

C.S. Pacat's Fence novelisations

• Fence: Striking Distance, September 2020
• Fence: Disarmed, May 2021

Shadowhunters Universe

• Team Human, co-authored with Justine Larbalestier, July 2012
• The Bane Chronicles, co-authored with Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson
• Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, co-authored with Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson and Robin Wasserman

Fate: The Winx Saga

• The Fairies' Path, as Ava Corrigan, March 2021
• Lighting the Fire, August 2022

Other

• Tell the Wind and Fire, April 2016
• In Other Lands, August 2017

Short fiction

• "Undead Is Very Hot Right Now" in The Eternal Kiss, ed. Trisha Telep
• "The Spy Who Never Grew Up" in Kiss Me Deadly, ed. Trisha Telep
• "Queen of Atlantis" in Subterranean Press Magazine: Summer 2011, ed. Gwenda Bond
• "Lets Get This Undead Show on the Road" in Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions, ed. Melissa Marr
• "Faint Heart" in After, ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
• "Treasure and Maidens" in Scheherazade's Facade, ed. Michael M. Jones
• "I Gave You My Love by the Light of The Moon" in Defy the Dark, ed. Saundra Mitchell
• "Beauty and the Chad" in Grim, ed. Christine Johnson
• "Wings in the Morning" in 'Monstrous Affections', ed. Kelly Link

External links

• • Queen of Atlantis - Subterranean Press Magazine Summer 2011
• Blog at Live Journal
• Cover art and more at Fantastic Fiction
• Author profile at Simon & Schuster

Notes and References

1. Web site: sarahtales - Profile . 2023-04-05 . . en-us . 6 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106001645/https://sarahtales.livejournal.com/profile . live .
2. Web site: Sarah's magic touch lands the writer a three-book deal . 4 February 2009 . 2 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081102212622/http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/sarahrsquos-magic-touch-lands-the-writer-a-threebook-deal-1334941.html . live .
3. https://www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate-course/creative-writing-ma/after-you-graduate.html Sarah Rees Brennan
4. Web site: Sarah Rees Brennan . 6 February 2009 . 14 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090214091922/http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/sarah-rees-brennan/ . live .
5. Back of first novel, Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan, author of The Demon's Lexicon
6. News: 'People were complimenting my weight loss' Sarah Rees Brennan on battling cancer . . Press Association . 16 February 2020 . 23 September 2021 . 25 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201025113901/https://www.her.ie/news/people-complimenting-weight-loss-sarah-rees-brennan-battling-cancer-499595 . live .
7. Web site: Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan . 2023-04-05 . Junior Library Guild.
8. Web site: Unmade: The Lynburn Legacy, Book 3 by Sarah Rees Brennan . 2023-04-05 . Junior Library Guild.
9. Web site: In Other Lands: A Novel by Sarah Rees Brennan . 2023-04-05 . .
10. News: 2017-11-09 . Who's a Hero? Who's a Villain? It's Anyone's Guess in This Fall's Best Y.A. Fantasy . en-US . . 2023-04-05 . 0362-4331 . 9 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031352/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/books/review/bardugo-wonder-woman-meyer-renegades-ness-release-lu-warcross.html . live .
11. Web site: 2009 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322033459/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2009-cybils-finalists . 2023-03-22 . 2023-03-22 . en-US.
12. Web site: 2010 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults . https://web.archive.org/web/20110117034031/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/topten2010.cfm . 2011-01-17 . 2023-04-05 . American Library Association.
13. Web site: 2013-02-04 . Unspoken: The Lynburn Legacy Awards & Grants . 2023-04-05 . . 21 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210821011210/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/unspoken-lynburn-legacy . live .
14. Web site: 2014-01-30 . Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014 . 2023-04-05 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 1 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001174810/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/amazing-audiobooks-young-adults-2014 . live .
15. Web site: 2015-06-07 . 2014 Nebula Awards Winners . 2023-04-05 . . en-US . 10 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210060045/https://locusmag.com/2015/06/2014-nebula-awards-winners/ . live .
16. Web site: 2018-06-04 . 2017 Bisexual Book Awards Winners . 2023-04-05 . . en-US . 11 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811081544/https://locusmag.com/2018/06/2017-bisexual-book-awards-winners/ . live .
17. Web site: In Other Lands . 2023-04-05 . . 5 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405083529/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31944679-in-other-lands?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=7z4T5elWSt&rank=1 . live .
18. Web site: 2018-07-23 . 2018 ESFS Awards Winners . 2023-04-05 . . en-US . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207064041/http://locusmag.com/2018/07/2018-esfs-awards-winners/ . live .
19. Web site: 2018-06-23 . 2018 Locus Awards Winners . 2023-04-05 . . en-US . 24 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180624032008/https://locusmag.com/2018/06/2018-locus-awards-winners/ . live .
20. Web site: 2018-03-15 . 2018 Hugo Awards . 2023-04-05 . The Hugo Awards . en-US . 9 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220409234648/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2018-hugo-awards/ . live .
21. Web site: 2018-08-20 . 2018 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners . 2023-04-05 . . en-US . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207063524/https://locusmag.com/2018/08/2018-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/ . live .
22. Web site: The 2019 Rainbow Book List . 2023-04-05 . Rainbow Book List . . en-US . 7 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507121648/https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1324 . live .
23. Web site: 2019-08-05 . 2019 Mythopoeic Awards Winners . 2023-04-05 . . en-US . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702212111/https://locusmag.com/2019/08/2019-mythopoeic-awards-winners/ . live .