Ilona Andrews
Encyclopedia
Ilona Andrews is the pen name
used by urban fantasy
novelist Ilona Gordon with her spouse Andrew Gordon, also known as Gordon.
Ilona was born in Russia
and came to the United States
as a teenager. She attended Western Carolina University
, where she majored in biochemistry
and met her husband Gordon, who helped her write and submit her first novel, Magic Bites. Its sequel, Magic Burns, reached #32 on the New York Times extended bestseller list
in April 2008. Her husband, Gordon, co-authors her bookshttp://www.ilona-andrews.com/. Ilona and Gordon currently live in Portland, Oregon
.
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...
used by urban fantasy
Urban fantasy
Urban fantasy is a sub-genre of fantasy defined by place; the fantastic narrative has an urban setting. Many urban fantasies are set in contemporary times and contain supernatural elements. However, the stories can take place in historical, modern, or futuristic periods...
novelist Ilona Gordon with her spouse Andrew Gordon, also known as Gordon.
Ilona was born in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and came to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as a teenager. She attended Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system....
, where she majored in biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
and met her husband Gordon, who helped her write and submit her first novel, Magic Bites. Its sequel, Magic Burns, reached #32 on the New York Times extended bestseller list
New York Times Best Seller list
The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is published weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine, which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication...
in April 2008. Her husband, Gordon, co-authors her bookshttp://www.ilona-andrews.com/. Ilona and Gordon currently live in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
.
Kate Daniels Series
- A Questionable Client (DARK AND STORMY NIGHTS, Anthology), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, July 2010 - Magic Bites (Kate Daniels series, Book 1), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, March 2007 - Magic Burns (Kate Daniels series, Book 2), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, April 2008 - Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels series, Book 3), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, March 2009 - Magic Mourns (MUST LOVE HELL HOUNDS,ANTHOLOGY, Novella), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, September 2009 - Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels series, Book 4), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
June 2010 - Magic Dreams (HEXED Anthology Novella), BerkleyBerkley- Places :United Kingdom* Berkley, SomersetUnited States* Berkley, Colorado* Berkley, Iowa* Berkley, Maryland* Berkley, Massachusetts* Berkley, Michigan* Berkley, Virginia, formerly a town, and now a neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia...
July 2011 - Magic Slays (Kate Daniels series, Book 5), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
May 2011
The Edge Series
- On the Edge (The Edge series, Book 1), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, September 2009 - Bayou Moon (The Edge series, Book 2), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, September 2010 - Fate's Edge (The Edge series, Book 3), Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, November 2011
The Kinsmen Series
- Silent Blade (The Kinsmen series, eBook 1), Samhain PublishingSamhain PublishingSamhain Publishing, Ltd. is a small press / e-publisher headquartered in Macon, Georgia. Founded by Christina M. Brashear in November 2005, Samhain specializes in romantic fiction and erotic romance novels...
, June 2009 - Silver Shark (The Kinsmen series, eBook 2), Samhain PublishingSamhain PublishingSamhain Publishing, Ltd. is a small press / e-publisher headquartered in Macon, Georgia. Founded by Christina M. Brashear in November 2005, Samhain specializes in romantic fiction and erotic romance novels...
, April 2011