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Lucy Hounsom

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Born

in The United Kingdom

Website

http://lucyhounsom.co.uk

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Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Influences

J. R. R. Tolkien, Robin Hobb, Patricia McKillip, Ursula K. Le Guin, Al ...more

Member Since

January 2014

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Lucy is the author of the Worldmaker Trilogy, beginning with STARBORN. Her fourth book, SISTERSONG, is published in 2021.

She has worked for Waterstones Booksellers for over 10 years and has a BA in English & Creative Writing from the University of London. She went on to complete the MA in Creative Writing in 2010.

She co-hosts the intersectional feminist podcast, Breaking the Glass Slipper, which won Best Audio in the British Fantasy Awards 2019.

Lucy lives by the sea in Devon (UK) with two cats and a bedroom full of stories. She loves gaming, anime and playing the piano. Her sister is the author, Laura Madeleine.

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Average rating: 3.76 · 1,959 ratings · 277 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Starborn (Worldmaker, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 1,330 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartland (Worldmaker, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Firestorm (Worldmaker #3) 4.23 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unexpected Heroines by Roz Clarke (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Charlotte Bond (Editor), Gareth Lewis (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starborn (The Worldmaker Trilogy) by Lucy Hounsom (2015-04-23) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Fantasycon

This time next week I’ll be packing for Peterborough! Hoping to catch up with lots of you there and do my traditional bar-hanging. No, Karli, there will not be Bailey’s. Here’s a short post to tell you where I’m at.

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FRIDAY

Friday

9pm – Reading with Jen Williams and Den Patrick. I’m not sure what yet, but it may or may not be from Firestorm…

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SATURDAY

Saturday

11am – Brea