Anna Kashina
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Anna S. Kashina, Ph.D.
is a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
, as well as a writer. Originally from Moscow
, Russia
, Kashina moved to the United States
in 1994 and has been living there ever since.
She published her first fantasy novel, The Princess of Dhagabad
, which is the first of “The Spirits of the Ancient Sands” trilogy, in 2002. The book is about a romance between an Arabian princess and her djinn who in turn becomes her slave, teacher and steadfast companion. Kashina has published two other books in Russia, one under the pen name
Ann Porridge. The Princess of Dhagabad was her first English-language publication.
Ph.D.
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is a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
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School of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary medicine
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, as well as a writer. Originally from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
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, Kashina moved to the United States
United States
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in 1994 and has been living there ever since.
She published her first fantasy novel, The Princess of Dhagabad
The Princess of Dhagabad
The Princess of Dhagabad is a 2000 novel, the first book of a trilogy by Anna Kashina.-Plot introduction:The Princess of Dhagabad follows the princess as she grows up, in fictional Dhagabad, into a young woman of seventeen, when she proves that she more than capable of taking her destiny—and the...
, which is the first of “The Spirits of the Ancient Sands” trilogy, in 2002. The book is about a romance between an Arabian princess and her djinn who in turn becomes her slave, teacher and steadfast companion. Kashina has published two other books in Russia, one under the pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
Ann Porridge. The Princess of Dhagabad was her first English-language publication.
English-Language Novels
- The Princess of Dhagabad, The Spirits of the Ancient Sands: BOOK ONE (2000)
- Ivan and Marya http://drollerie.com/(A fantasy novel set in the world of Russian myth) (2010)
Foreign Language Novels
- Mistress of the Solstice (Die Sonnwendherrin) (In German, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2008)
- The First Sword (Das Erste Schwert) (In German, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2008)
- In the Name of the Queen (In Russian, Moscow, NK, 1996)