| Justine Larbalestier | |
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| Born | Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Australian/American |
| Genres | Young Adult Fiction/Fantasy |
| Spouse(s) | Scott Westerfeld |
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www.justinelarbalestier.com |
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Justine Larbalestier ( /ˌlɑrbəˈlɛsti.ɛər/ lar-bə-les-tee-air)[1] is an Australian young-adult fiction author. She is best known for the Magic or Madness trilogy: Magic or Madness, Magic Lessons and Magic's Child. She also wrote one adult non-fiction book, the Hugo-nominated The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction (Best Related Book, 2003), and edited another, Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century.
Her surname has been pronounced in several different ways, but the FAQ on her website says that Lar-bal-est-ee-air is correct:
Q: How do you pronounce your surname? A: Lar-bal-est-ee-air. It can also be pronounced Lar-bal-est-ee-ay or Lar-bal-est-ee-er. Those are all fine by me. Friends at school used to pronounce it: Lavaworm. I have to really like you to let you get away with that one, but.[2]
Larbalestier was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She now alternates living between Sydney and New York City.
In 2001, Justine married fellow author Scott Westerfeld.[3] They met in New York[4] while she was researching her PhD thesis[5] though they have differing stories on how they met.[4]
Contents |
Magic or Madness Trilogy
Other books by Justine Larbalestier