Book bio
M.J Scott is an unrepentant bookworm. Luckily she grew up in a family that fed her a properly varied diet of books and these days is surrounded by people who are understanding of her story addiction. When not wrestling one of her own stories to the ground, she can generally be found reading someone else’s. Her other distractions include yarn, cat butlering, dark chocolate and fabric. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.
At a Glance
- M.J. Scott’s debut dark fantasy novel, Shadow Kin, the first in a trilogy, was released by Roc (Penguin Group USA) on September 6 2011. The second book in the trilogy, Blood Kin will be released on June 5 2012.
- M.J. Scott has won a number of awards for her work including the Romance Writers of Australia’s Emerald Award and Valerie Parv Award and the Romance Writers of New Zealand’s Clendon Award. She has finalled twice in the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® Award and won and finalled in a number of other writing contests. Shadow Kin has been nominated for a 2011 Australian Romance Readers Association Award in the Best Sci Fi, Fantasy and Futuristic category.
- Shadow Kin has won praise from three New York Times bestselling authors.
- An excerpt from Shadow Kin was featured in an Ace/Roc sampler that was distributed to thousands of attendees at San Diego Comic Con in July 2011.
- A lifelong lover of both romance and fantasy, her dark fantasy novels combine lush and sensuous worldbuilding and engaging characters. Scott’s first person urban fantasy-like voice in an historical, alternate world setting provides a fresh twist to the genre.
Official press bio and booklist
Publicity inquiries
Publicist: Brady McReynolds, Penguin Group USA
email: Brady.McReynolds@us.penguingroup.com
Brady can provide review copies of Shadow Kin in hardcopy in the US or via NetGalley for international reviewers.
Publisher and agent information
Editor: Jessica Wade, Roc
Ace Roc New American LibraryPenguin Group USA
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Agent: Miriam Kriss
Irene Goodman Literary Agency27 W 24th Street
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New York New York 10010
Downloadable Photos
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Author photos should be credited to Jo Edmonds.
