Vera Nazarian

Dreams of the Compass Rose by Vera Nazarian.

Vera Nazarian (born May 25, 1966 in Moscow, Russia) is an Armenian-Russian (by ethnicity) American writer of fantasy, science fiction and other "wonder fiction" including Mythpunk, an artist, and the publisher of Norilana Books. She is an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and the author of two novels, Dreams of the Compass Rose, a "collage" novel structured as a series of related and interlinked stories similar in arabesque flavor to The One Thousand and One Nights, and Lords of Rainbow, a standalone epic fantasy about a world without color.

She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Works

Novels

• Dreams of the Compass Rose ("collage" novel), Wildside Press, May 2002. Nebula Award Preliminary Ballot 2002 nominee.
• Lords of Rainbow, or, The Book of Fulfillment, Betancourt & Company, an imprint of Wildside Press, March 2003.
• Mansfield Park and Mummies: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights, Curiosities, an imprint of Norilana Books, November 2009.
• Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons, Curiosities, an imprint of Norilana Books, December 2010.
• Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret, Curiosities, an imprint of Norilana Books, June 2012.
• Cobweb Bride, (Cobweb Bride Trilogy, Book One), Leda, an imprint of Norilana Books, July 2013.
• Cobweb Empire, (Cobweb Bride Trilogy, Book Two), Leda, an imprint of Norilana Books, September 2013.
• Cobweb Forest, (Cobweb Bride Trilogy, Book Three), Leda, an imprint of Norilana Books, December 2013.

Novellas

• The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass, PS Publishing, UK, October 2005, with an introduction by Charles de Lint, on the Locus Recommended Reading List 2005.
• The Duke in His Castle, Norilana Books, June 2008. Nebula Award 2008 Finalist.

Collections

• Salt of the Air, Prime Books, September 2006, with an introduction by Gene Wolfe. Debut collection of author's fantasy short fiction, spanning 20 years of her career, including works from 1985 to 2005. Expanded and reissued definitive edition, Norilana Books, April 2009.
• After the Sundial, Norilana Books, August 2010.

Miscellaneous in Book Form

• Hell Week at Grant-Williams High (two-novella omnibus)

Short Stories

• "The Story of Love," Best New Romantic Fantasy #2, edited by Paula Guran, Juno Books, June 2007. Nebula Award 2007 Finalist.
• "Three Names of the Hidden God," Heroes In Training, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Jim C. Hines, DAW Books, September 2007
• "The Ballad of Universal Jack," New Writings in the Fantastic, edited by John Grant, Pendragon Press, September 2007.
• "Port Custodial Blues," Helix #2, October 2006, edited by William Sanders and Lawrence Watt-Evans.
• "Mount Dragon," Khimaira #6, reprint translated into French, April/June 2006.
• "I Want To Paint The Sky," Bli Panika, reprint translated into Hebrew, December 2005.
• Sun, In Its Copper Season," Fantasy Magazine, November, 2005, edited by Sean Wallace.
• "Mount Dragon," audio podcast (EP flash) of story reprint at Escape Pod, October 31, 2005.
• "Old Farts," original e-story at Amazon Shorts, October 25, 2005.
• "Revulsion and the Beast," Jabberwocky, Prime Books, July 2005, edited by Sean Wallace.
• "Demonkiller," Sages and Swords: Razor-Edged Arcanum, Pitch-Black Books, Summer 2006, edited by Daniel E. Blackston.
• Chapter 13 of the infamous hoax novel Atlanta Nights by "Travis Tea," Lulu.com, Embiid.com, January 2005.
• "The Slaying of Winter," Lords of Swords, Pitch-Black Books, December 2004, edited by Daniel E. Blackston.
• "Halloween at Grant-Williams High," Fictionwise.com, original novelette, July 2003.
• "The Young Woman in a House of Old," Strange Pleasures #2, Prime Books, June 2003, edited by John Grant and Dave Hutchinson.
• "Hell Week at Grant-Williams High," switch.blade: School's Out, original fiction Fictionwise e-anthology edited by Amy Sterling Casil, September 2002.
• "Faces at the End of Time," Beyond the Last Star, SFF Net, August 2002, edited by Sherwood Smith.
• "Swans," On Spec, "World Beat" Issue, Summer 2001, Volume 13, Number 2, #45.
• "A Thing of Love," reprint in Outside the Box, Wildside Press, February 2001, edited by Lou Anders.
• "A Time to Crawl," Bookface.com, August 2000.
• "I Want to Paint the Sky," Bookface.com, August 2000.
• "The Ice," Colonies #3, Regent Publications, UK, August 2000.
• "Absolute Receptiveness, the Princess, and the Pea," Bookface.com, July 2000.
• "A Thing of Love," a reprint at Bookface.com, July 2000.
• "Lady of the Castle," Bookface.com, July 2000.
• "Aliens in Wonderland," Bookface.com, July 2000.
• "Caelqua's Spring," Sword and Sorceress #17, DAW Books, 2000.
• "Rossia Moya," The Age of Reason, SFF Net, August 1999. (Nebula Awards Preliminary Ballot 2000)
• "Beauty and His Beast," Visionair SF, Issue #3, 1999. (reprint translated into Dutch).
• "City of No-Sleep," Sword and Sorceress #16, DAW Books, June 1999.
• "Mount Dragon," Talebones, Issue #14, January 1999.
• "Sailing the Eye of Sun," Maelstrom SF, Issue #2, October, 1998
• "The Stone Face, the Giant, and the Paradox," Visionair SF, Summer 1998. (reprint translated into Dutch)
• "Shimmering Scythe," Sword and Sorceress #15, DAW Books 1998.
• "The Stone Face, the Giant, and the Paradox," Sword and Sorceress #12, DAW Books 1995.
• "Bonds of Light," Sword and Sorceress #10, DAW Books 1993.
• "A Dance for Darkover," Leroni of Darkover, DAW Books 1991 (co-written with Diana Perry).
• "Beauty and His Beast," Sword and Sorceress #8, DAW Books 1991.
• "The Balance," Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, Issue 9, Summer 1990.
• "Danila's Song," Renunciates of Darkover, DAW Books 1991.
• "A Thing of Love," Sword and Sorceress #7, DAW Books 1990.
• "The Starry King," Sword and Sorceress #6, DAW Books 1990.
• "The Jackal," Four Moons of Darkover, cover story, DAW Books 1988.
• "Kihar," Red Sun of Darkover, DAW Books 1987.
• "Wound on the Moon," Sword and Sorceress #2, DAW Books 1985.

Non-Fiction Articles

• "Home Improvement in Magic Land," pop culture essay appearing in the BenBella Books SmartPop Series anthology Totally Charmed: Demons, Whitelighters and the Power of Three based on the TV show Charmed, edited by Jennifer Crusie, November 2005.
• "Publicity and Self-Promotion Nouveau: Doing It With Class," article on publicity and self-promotion for writers, appearing in Speculations Issue Forty-Six, edited by Susan Fry, April 2002.

External links

• Vera Nazarian's Webpage - official author website.
• Mansfield Park and Mummies - Mansfield Park and Mummies official website.

Interviews

• The Virtuous Medlar Circle Interview conducted by Anna Tambour on 4-1-06.
• The Dragon Page Radio Interview conducted by Michael R. Mennenga and Evo Terra on 8-1-05.
• Walk the Plank Interview conducted by Jeff VanderMeer on 3-17-05.
• SF Crowsnest Interview conducted by Donna Jones on 5-1-04.
• Infinity Plus Interview conducted by Nick Gevers on 7-27-02.
• Vision #8 Interview conducted by Lazette Gifford on 3-1-02.