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Amie Kaufman

Författare till Illuminae

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Amie Kaufman graduated with honors degrees in history, literature and law, and a master's degree in conflict resolution. She is a mediator and author of science fiction and fantasy for young adults. She is the co-author of the Starbound Trilogy and The Illuminae Files Trilogy. Illuminae was also visa mer the winner of the 2015 Aurealis Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel, the 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the year for older children (8 to 14 years), and the 2016 Gold Inky Award. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Verk av Amie Kaufman

Illuminae (2015) 3,784 exemplar
Gemina (The Illuminae Files) (2016) 1,779 exemplar
Aurora Rising (2019) 1,588 exemplar
These Broken Stars (2013) 1,527 exemplar
Obsidio (The Illuminae Files) (2018) 1,381 exemplar
Aurora Burning (2020) 805 exemplar
This Shattered World (2014) 586 exemplar
Aurora's End (2021) 489 exemplar
Their Fractured Light (2015) 434 exemplar
Unearthed (2017) 382 exemplar
The Other Side of the Sky (2020) 301 exemplar
Elementals: Ice Wolves (2018) 236 exemplar
The Isles of the Gods (2023) 156 exemplar
Undying (2018) 119 exemplar
This Night So Dark (2014) 104 exemplar

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Födelsedag
20th Century
Kön
female
Nationalitet
Australia
Födelseort
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Agent
Josh Adams
Kort biografi
Amie Kaufman is a New York Times bestselling and internationally bestselling Australian author of science fiction and fantasy for young adults. She is known for the Starbound Trilogy and Unearthed, which she co-authored with Meagan Spooner, for her series, The Illuminae Files, co-authored with Jay Kristoff, and for her solo series, Elementals. Her books have been published in over 35 countries.

Kaufman grew up in both Ireland and Melbourne, Australia. She earned undergraduate degrees, with honours, in law, history and literature. Later, she earned a Master's Degree in conflict resolution, and worked for seven years as a mediator before becoming a full-time author. She is as of May 2018 a PhD candidate in Creative Writing. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and dog.
Literary career

Kaufman's debut, These Broken Stars, was co-authored with Meagan Spooner. The book was a New York Times bestseller and won an Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult novel of the year. The book was also shortlisted for a Golden Inky in the Australian Inky Awards and was named the Huffington Post Best YA Novel of 2013, The series was in development for TV in 2016, with Freeform in the US and Sky UK, with MGM the studio and Eric Balfour and Warren Littlefield producing. The sequel, This Shattered World was a nominee for the Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel.

Kaufman's Illuminae, co-authored with Jay Kristoff, was acquired by Random House in a preempt in 2013. The first book in the series was published in late October 2015. It debuted at #5 on the New York Times Best Seller List Young Adult Hardcover list, and eventually reached the #2 spot. In November 2015, it was announced that Brad Pitt and his production company, Plan B Entertainment, had acquired the film rights to Illuminae. Illuminae was nominated for the 2016 Prime Minister's Literary Award, won the 2015 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction novel, the 2016 Gold Inky Award for best teen fiction, and the 2016 Australian Book Industry Award Book of the Year for Older Children. The sequel Gemina, debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list and won the 2016 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction novel. The third book in the series, Obsidio, debuted at #6 on the New York Times children's series list, as the #1 young adult bestseller in Australia, and as a USA Today bestseller.

Kaufman's next series with Spooner began with Unearthed in January 2018. In June 2017, ahead of the book's publication, it was announced that film rights had been acquired by Columbia Pictures, with Doug Liman as director and producer alongside Cross Creek Productions. Screenwriters were Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth.

Kaufman's first solo series and first series for younger readers, Elementals, began with Ice Wolves in March 2018. The book was a Spring 2018 Indie Next Pick, and earned a starred review from Kirkus.

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I would have preferred a non-cliffhanger ending, but in all, this was a really solid middle book. It is definately on the re-read list.
 
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jazzbird61 | 21 andra recensioner | Feb 29, 2024 |
Nice read with a couple of twists. Audiobook only read--loved the narrators.
 
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jazzbird61 | 109 andra recensioner | Feb 29, 2024 |
After reading this?
“I am not what I once was.”
I was expecting a LOT from this finale, given how utterly thrilling and heart-pounding the first two books were. The characters have come a long way, the stakes are high, and it all comes down to this final story. Did it deliver? Almost totally. While I don't think "Obsidio" was quite as creatively twisty as its predecessors, it does bring those familiar emotional punches and fast-paced action scenes. I think its biggest flaw is the introduction of Rhys and Asha, the new "duo". Because their POVs are split between a fairly big cast of older characters, I just don't feel like readers got enough time to get to know (and therefore care) about them. Don't get me wrong, they're likeable characters but their development, both personally and their relationship, is kind of shoved to the side as bigger actions take place.
All that being said, I had a BLAST reading this! I was on the verge of giving this 4-stars but changed my mind because it was so difficult to tear myself away from it. I think because I was so invested in the story at this point, Kaufman and Kristoff could have written the finale on a napkin and I would still have loved reading it. There were a lot of serious moments discussing war and what war does to people, and I'm glad those conversations weren't glossed over. Additionally, I really enjoyed seeing the Files come together- thought that formatting was super creative.
I will undoubtedly be rereading this trilogy in the future. It is one of the smartest, funniest, and most creative sci-fi series I've read, and I can't wait for more from these authors.
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deborahee | 70 andra recensioner | Feb 23, 2024 |
I don't even know how to coherently start saying anything about this book...it was FLAWLESS. Heart-wrenching and heart-pounding all at once. THIS is how science fiction needs to be written; it's everything I ever wanted in a scifi novel.
"Illuminae" cycled me through so many emotions: excitement, anxiety, grief, terror, shock, and just full on sobbing. If you like space books with strong characters, unexpected events, brilliant storytelling, witty dialogue, and being gutted by Feels, then you NEED to read "Illuminae".

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Statistik

Verk
26
Medlemmar
14,144
Popularitet
#1,629
Betyg
4.1
Recensioner
747
ISBN
391
Språk
14
Favoritmärkt
7

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