Sarah Hoyt
Encyclopedia
Sarah de Almeida Hoyt is an award-winning fiction author.
, Maia near Porto, Portugal, a major port city on the Atlantic coast
. Educated in both Portugal
and the United States
, she graduated from University of Porto
, with a Master's
equivalent in Modern Languages and Literature with a major in English and a minor in German. She also speaks Swedish, Italian and French, with varying degrees of fluency. Married in 1985 to Dan Hoyt (a science fiction
author and mathematician
http://danhoyt.livejournal.com/, she has two teenaged sons. She became a United States citizen in 1988 in Charlotte, North Carolina
. She is a member of Mensa
, SFWA
, MWA
, and RWA
. She was the first female member of the Associação Atlética de Aguas Santas (the sports club in Aguas Santas Maia
).
A noted author, Hoyt writes fiction
in various genre
s. Most notably, the first book in her Shakespearean fantasy
series http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shakespeare/ Ill Met by Moonlight http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shakespeare/imbm/front.htm, was a finalist for the 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award http://www.mythsoc.org/MFAnoms.html (which was instead won by Lois McMaster Bujold
).
Her Musketeer
's series http://www.sarahahoyt.com/musketeers/ includes Death of a Musketeer http://www.sarahahoyt.com/musketeers/dom/excerpt.htm, a Mystery Book Club
selection and The Musketeer's Seamstress http://www.sarahahoyt.com/musketeers/ms/excerpt.htm as well as The Musketeer's Apprentice http://www.sarahahoyt.com/musketeers/ma/excerpt.htm and the soon to be published A Death in Gascony from Berkley
Prime Crime.
Her favourite genre
, however, remains science fiction
and fantasy
, and Hoyt is a prolific writer with dozens of short stories published to her credit. http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shorts/shorts.htm Her shifter
series http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shifters/ include Draw One in the Dark and Gentleman Takes a Chance an urban fantasy adventure http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shifters/doid/excerpt.htm, from Baen Books
.
The British Empire Series http://www.sarahahoyt.com/empire/, soon to be published by Bantam
, takes place in a parallel world
, where history from Charlemagne
to Queen Victoria parallels ours but is actuated through the workings of magic and not by science and technology. The series consists of three books: Heart of Light, which takes place in Victorian
Africa
; Soul of Fire, which unfolds in India
; and Heart and Soul, which enmeshes itself in the chaos of 19th century China
. Against this background, the books display the full panoply of human heroism and villainy and the workings of three grand romances.
Under the house name
Laurien Gardner, she has written Plain Jane for Jove Books Historical Fiction. In collaboration
with Eric Flint
, she is working on a novel set in the popular 1632 universe (the working title is By Any Other Name). She also edited the anthology Something Magic This Way Comes, featuring such SF writers as Esther Friesner
, Harry Turtledove
, Irene Radford, Dave Freer
, and others, from DAW Books
.
She currently lives in Colorado
. When she isn't busy with her writing, she may be found on Baen's Bar in Sarah's Diner, where she gently encourages fine food, conversation and nurtures fledgling authors.
More recently, she was featured on a podcast
, The Future and You
http://www.thefutureandyou.libsyn.com/. Produced by Stephen Euin Cobb
, the show featured Sarah de Almeida Hoyt, David Drake
, Alan Dean Foster
, Travis Taylor
, and Stephen L Antczak.
Biography
Hoyt was born on November 18, 1962 in the village of Granja, Águas SantasÁguas Santas
Águas Santas is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Maia. It has 31,000 inhabitants and an area of 7,86 square kilometers, making it one of the most densely populated towns in the Porto District...
, Maia near Porto, Portugal, a major port city on the Atlantic coast
Atlantic Coast
The Atlantic Coast is any coast fronting the Atlantic Ocean. The term differentiates the coasts of countries or continents with coastlines on more than one body of water, such as North America, South America, Africa and Europe.-See also:*Indian Ocean...
. Educated in both Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, she graduated from University of Porto
University of Porto
The University of Porto is a Portuguese public university located in Porto, and founded 22 March 1911. It is the largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal...
, with a Master's
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
equivalent in Modern Languages and Literature with a major in English and a minor in German. She also speaks Swedish, Italian and French, with varying degrees of fluency. Married in 1985 to Dan Hoyt (a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author and mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
http://danhoyt.livejournal.com/, she has two teenaged sons. She became a United States citizen in 1988 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
. She is a member of Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
, SFWA
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, or SFWA is a nonprofit association of professional science fiction and fantasy writers. It was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight under the name Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc. and it retains the acronym SFWA after a very brief use of the SFFWA...
, MWA
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
, and RWA
Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...
. She was the first female member of the Associação Atlética de Aguas Santas (the sports club in Aguas Santas Maia
Maia
Maia is a female given name of Greek origin. Together with other similar words, it may refer to:- Mythology :* Maia , the eldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, also identified with an Ancient Italic goddess of spring and the most beautiful....
).
A noted author, Hoyt writes fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
in various genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
s. Most notably, the first book in her Shakespearean fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
series http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shakespeare/ Ill Met by Moonlight http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shakespeare/imbm/front.htm, was a finalist for the 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award http://www.mythsoc.org/MFAnoms.html (which was instead won by Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record. Her novella The Mountains of Mourning won both the Hugo...
).
Her Musketeer
Musketeer
A musketeer was an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe. They sometimes could fight on horseback, like a dragoon or a cavalryman...
's series http://www.sarahahoyt.com/musketeers/ includes Death of a Musketeer http://www.sarahahoyt.com/musketeers/dom/excerpt.htm, a Mystery Book Club
Book sales club
A book sales club is a subscription-based method of selling and purchasing books. It is more often called simply a book club, a term that is also used to describe a book discussion club, which can cause confusion.-How book sales clubs work:...
selection and The Musketeer's Seamstress http://www.sarahahoyt.com/musketeers/ms/excerpt.htm as well as The Musketeer's Apprentice http://www.sarahahoyt.com/musketeers/ma/excerpt.htm and the soon to be published A Death in Gascony from Berkley
Berkley Books
Berkley Books is an imprint of Penguin Group that began as an independent company in 1955. It was established by Charles Byrne and Frederic Klein, who were working for Avon and formed "Chic News Company". They renamed it Berkley Publishing Co. in 1955. They soon found a niche in science fiction...
Prime Crime.
Her favourite genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
, however, remains science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, and Hoyt is a prolific writer with dozens of short stories published to her credit. http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shorts/shorts.htm Her shifter
Shifter
Shifter may mean:* Shifter , or gear lever, a bicycle part that selects which gear the chain rests on* Shifter , an adjustable wrench/spanner...
series http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shifters/ include Draw One in the Dark and Gentleman Takes a Chance an urban fantasy adventure http://www.sarahahoyt.com/shifters/doid/excerpt.htm, from Baen Books
Baen Books
Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by long time science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen. It is a science fiction and fantasy publishing house that emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, military science fiction, and fantasy...
.
The British Empire Series http://www.sarahahoyt.com/empire/, soon to be published by Bantam
Bantam Books
Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
, takes place in a parallel world
Parallel universe (fiction)
A parallel universe or alternative reality is a hypothetical self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own. A specific group of parallel universes is called a "multiverse", although this term can also be used to describe the possible parallel universes that constitute reality...
, where history from Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
to Queen Victoria parallels ours but is actuated through the workings of magic and not by science and technology. The series consists of three books: Heart of Light, which takes place in Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
; Soul of Fire, which unfolds in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
; and Heart and Soul, which enmeshes itself in the chaos of 19th century China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Against this background, the books display the full panoply of human heroism and villainy and the workings of three grand romances.
Under the house 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...
Laurien Gardner, she has written Plain Jane for Jove Books Historical Fiction. In collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, — for example, an intriguing endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing...
with Eric Flint
Eric Flint
Eric Flint is an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also writes humorous fantasy adventures.- Career :...
, she is working on a novel set in the popular 1632 universe (the working title is By Any Other Name). She also edited the anthology Something Magic This Way Comes, featuring such SF writers as Esther Friesner
Esther Friesner
Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her humorous pieces.- Life :...
, Harry Turtledove
Harry Turtledove
Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.- Life :...
, Irene Radford, Dave Freer
Dave Freer
Dave Freer is a South African-born science fiction author writing mostly humorous or alternate history novels.He was conscripted into the South African Defence Force and sent to the Angolan Border as a medic....
, and others, from DAW Books
DAW Books
DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
.
She currently lives in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. When she isn't busy with her writing, she may be found on Baen's Bar in Sarah's Diner, where she gently encourages fine food, conversation and nurtures fledgling authors.
More recently, she was featured on a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
, The Future and You
The Future And You
The Future and You is a podcast hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb and teamed with Jim Baen's Universe Magazine...
http://www.thefutureandyou.libsyn.com/. Produced by Stephen Euin Cobb
Stephen Euin Cobb
Stephen Euin Cobb is a U.S. author, magazine writer, interviewer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future and You...
, the show featured Sarah de Almeida Hoyt, David Drake
David Drake
David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre.-Biography:...
, Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. He currently resides in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife, and is also known for his novelizations of film scripts...
, Travis Taylor
Travis Taylor
Travis Lamont Taylor is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football league for nine seasons during the 2000s. Taylor played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Baltimore...
, and Stephen L Antczak.
Historical Romance
- Plain Jane (Jove Books Historical Fiction) under the house namePen nameA 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...
Laurien Gardner
Shakespearean Fantasy series
- Ill Met by Moonlight (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...
, 2001) - All Night Awake(Ace Books, 2002)
- Any Man So Daring (Ace Books, 2003)
Shifter series
- Draw One in the Dark (Baen BooksBaen BooksBaen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by long time science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen. It is a science fiction and fantasy publishing house that emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, military science fiction, and fantasy...
, 2006) - Gentleman Takes a Chance (Baen BooksBaen BooksBaen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by long time science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen. It is a science fiction and fantasy publishing house that emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, military science fiction, and fantasy...
, 2008)
Musketeer's series
- Death of a Musketeer (Berkley Prime Crime, 2006)
- The Musketeer's Seamstress (Berkley Prime Crime, 2007)
- The Musketeer's Apprentice (Berkley Prime Crime, 2007)
- A Death in Gascony (Berkley Prime Crime, 2008)
Magical British Empire series
- Heart of Light (Bantam DellBantam BooksBantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
, 2008) - Soul of Fire (Bantam Dell, 2008)
- Heart and Soul (Bantam Dell, 2008)
Non-Series Science Fiction Novels
- Darkship Thieves (Baen BooksBaen BooksBaen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by long time science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen. It is a science fiction and fantasy publishing house that emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, military science fiction, and fantasy...
, January 2010) – Prometheus AwardPrometheus AwardThe Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society, which also publishes a quarterly journal Prometheus. L. Neil Smith established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newly founded Libertarian Futurist...
2011
Short Stories
- "Where Horse and Hero Fell" (Places to Be, People to Kill, June 5, 2007)
- "The Blood of Dreams" (The Secret History of Vampires, April 3, 2007)
- "With Unconfined Wings" (Cosmic Cocktails, December 5, 2006)
- "Girl With the Golden Lute" (Weird Tales, June 2006)
- "Titan" (Children of Magic, June 6, 2006)
- "Hot" (Slipstreams, May 2, 2006)
- "Stock Management" (Modern Magic, April 25, 2006)
- "Go Tell the Spartans" (Millennium 3001, February 7, 2006)
- "Change of Heart" (Crossroads, December 6, 2005), with Kate Paulk
- "Super Lamb Banana" (Time After Time, November 1, 2005)
- "Something Worse Hereafter" (All Hell Breaking Loose, October 4, 2005)
- "Lost" (Chronicle, October 2005)
- "Fox Fire" (Illuminated Manuscripts, September 2005)
- "Unnatural History" (Bedlam's Edge, August 2, 2005)
- "Sea of Darkness" (Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits v.3, June 23, 2005)
- "Wait Until the War is Over" (Gateways, June 7, 2005)
- "Sugarbush Soul" (Absolute Magnitude, Spring 2005)
- "Around the World in 80 Letters" (Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures, March 12, 2005), with Kevin J. AndersonKevin J. AndersonKevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
- "After the Sabines" (Amazing, March, 2005)
- "Ganymede" (Oceans of the Mind, Summer 2004)
- "Yellow Tide Foam" (Faerie Tales, May 1, 2004)
- "What She Left Behind" (Asimov'sAsimov's Science FictionAsimov's Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy and perpetuates the name of author and biochemist Isaac Asimov...
, March, 2004) - "Wings" (ParadoxParadox (magazine)Paradox: The Magazine of Historical and Speculative Fiction was an award-winning literary magazine featuring original short historical fiction in all of its forms up to novella length. This includes mainstream historical fiction as well as other genre fiction with historical themes...
, Autumn 2003) - "The Blonde" (Book of Final Flesh, July 15, 2003)
- "Traveling, Traveling" (AnalogAnalog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, July/August 2003) - "Never Look Back" (Weird TalesWeird TalesWeird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
, Winter 2002) - "The Muse's Darling" (Apprentice Fantastic, November 2002)
- "For Whose Dear Sake" (Dreams of Decadence, Summer 2002)
- "The Play and the Thing" (Fantastic Stories, Winter 2001)
- "Trafalgar Square" (Analog, November 2001)
- "The Blood Like Wine" (Dreams of Decadence, Autumn 2001)
- "Dear John" (Absolute Magnitude, Summer, 2001)
- "Songs" (Weird Tales, Spring 2001)
- "Another George" (Dark Regions, Winter 2000)
- "If I Lose Thee..." (Star Trek: Strange New WorldsStar Trek: Strange New WorldsStar Trek: Strange New Worlds was an annual collection of short stories set in the Star Trek universe, written by amateur writers chosen through an open submissions process. The first volume was published in 1998, with the tenth and final volume published in 2007...
III, May 1, 2000), Grand Prize Winner with Rebecca Lickiss - "Elvis Died for Your Sins" (Weird Tales, April 2000)
- "Like Dreams of Waking" (Dark Regions, Summer 1999)
- "Not For Thee the Glow" (Pirate Writings, now Fantastic Stories, Summer 1999)
- "Plaudit Cives" (Absolute Magnitude, Summer 1998)
- "Thirst" (Dreams of Decadence, Summer 1997)
- "Whom the Gods Love" (Transhuman: On the Edge of the Singularity)
- "Heart's Fire" (Enchantment Place)
- "The Price of Gold" (Witch High)
- "A Grain of Salt" (Better Off Undead)
- "Scraps of Fog" (Jim Baen's Universe)
External links
- Sarah A. Hoyt's Web Site
- Sarah Hoyt's LiveJournal
- Shifter Series homepage
- Musketeers Mysteries homepage
- Magical British Empire Series homepage
- All of Sarah's audio interviews on the podcast The Future And You (in which she describes her expectations of the future)
- Baen Books
- Baen Free Library
- Sarah's Diner at Baen's Bar
- Interview conducted by Baen Books Editor Toni Weisskopf