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R.J. Anderson

Goodreads Author


Born

in Kampala, Uganda

Website

http://www.rj-anderson.com/


Twitter

rj_anderson


Genre

Children's Books, Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy


Influences

C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, George MacDonald, Patricia A. McKillipC.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, George MacDonald, Patricia A. McKillip...more


Member Since

March 2008


URL

https://www.goodreads.com/rjanderson


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R.J. (Rebecca) Anderson was born in Uganda, raised in Ontario, and has spent much of her life dreaming of other worlds entirely. She is the author of ten traditionally published fantasy/SF books for children and teens, including the UK-bestselling faery romance KNIFE. Her latest published book is TORCH (Book 3 of the Flight and Flame trilogy, which began with SWIFT and NOMAD).

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Biography

PROFESSIONAL CREDITS

R. J. (Rebecca Joan) Anderson is a Canadian author of fantasy and science fiction for older children and teens.

Her debut novel Knife, which has sold more than 80,000 copies worldwide, was a Canadian Library Association (CLA) Honour Book and won the Concorde Book Award in the UK, while her teen thriller Ultraviolet was shortlisted for both the Sunburst Award in Canada and the prestigious Andre Norton (Nebula) award in the US. Her latest release is the Flight and Flame Trilogy, beginning with the US editions of Swift and Nomad (formerly published only in the UK) and wrapping up with a brand-new third book, Torch (released 2/2021).

Rebecca is a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada.

PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

Born in Kampala, Uganda and raised in various parts of Ontario, R.J. (Rebecca) Anderson has spent much of her life dreaming of other worlds entirely.

The daughter of a preacher who read Tolkien and Lewis aloud to his children, Rebecca grew up daydreaming about Narnia and Middle-Earth, watching Doctor Who from behind the sofa, an

R. J. Anderson

Canadian writer

Rebecca Joan Anderson is a Canadian author of fantasy and science fiction for children and teens, including the Faery Rebels and Ultraviolet series. Anderson currently lives in Stratford, Ontario.[1]

Biography

Anderson was born in Uganda in 1970, and went to school in New Jersey.[2] Anderson has three older brothers and is the daughter of a preacher. As a child, she would read many books to help her cope with bullying at her school. Her father introduced her to science fiction and fantasy, while her brothers introduced her to comic books. In June 2015, her father was 90; his health was declining due to Alzheimers.[3] She is involved in her church as a pianist and a Bible study teacher. Anderson includes issues of Christian faith in some of her books, though Publishers Weekly states that she "generally handles her material without preaching."[4] She is married and has 3 children.

Critical responses

Kirkus Reviews says that Anderson is "an assured storyteller with a knack for cr

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