About LINDEN A. LEWIS
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BIOS
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Linden A. Lewis is the bestselling author of The First Sister and the upcoming Halfheart. They live in Madrid and are represented by Hannah Bowman.
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Linden A. Lewis is the PW bestselling author of The First Sister. They became a writer after learning that tattooed lady at the circus was not a sustainable career path. They currently live in Madrid where they enjoy larping, cosplaying, and serving their cats. They are represented by Hannah Bowman.
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Linden A. Lewis is the Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The First Sister and author of the upcoming standalone fantasy novel Halfheart. They became a writer after learning that tattooed lady at the circus was not a sustainable career path. They currently live in Madrid where they enjoy larping, cosplaying, and being a servant to their cats. They are represented by Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associates. They have a hatred of gatekeeping and regularly post what they’ve learned in the industry on their Substack. Find them on Instagram, Substack, and TikTok as @lindenalewis, and otherwise at http://lindenalewis.com.
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Linden A. Lewis is the Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The First Sister and author of the upcoming standalone fantasy novel Halfheart. They became a writer after learning that tattooed lady at the circus was not a sustainable career path. They currently live in Madrid where they enjoy larping, creating larps, cosplaying, cursing at their sewing machine, and being a servant to their cats. They are represented by Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associates. Their short fiction has been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
Lewis attended the Odyssey Writing Workshop in 2016. In a past life, they were a zombie on The Walking Dead TV show and a cosplay booth babe. They have a hatred of gatekeeping and regularly post what they’ve learned in the industry on their Substack. They are nonbinary and can be found on Instagram, Substack, and TikTok as @lindenalewis, and otherwise at http://lindenalewis.com.
PRAISE
“Wonderfully imaginative and gripping – Lewis’s debut sucks you in from the very first scene and keeps you absorbed in a rollercoaster of high-octane action and devastating twists. Her prose is rich and assured; her characters complex and compelling. I couldn’t put it down.”
– R.F. Kuang, NYT #1 bestselling author of Babel, Yellowface & The Poppy War
“With fascinating morally gray characters and sensitive representations of body dysphoria and disability, plus high stakes and themes of rebellion, sacrifice, and the greater good, this is a solid pick for space opera fans.”
– Publishers Weekly
“Linden A. Lewis’s debut novel The First Sister is a lot of fun, as stylish as it is substantial. Would you like your space opera with the social commentary and swaggery cool of Alexandre Dumas, with a dash of Cowboy Bebop and some awesome queer characters? Are you interested in political maneuverings and space economics, fantastically rich worldbuilding and sneaky spy stories? Read on. First Sister might be just the book you’ve been waiting for.”
– NPR
“Lewis brings their First Sister trilogy to a dramatic conclusion in this empowering sci-fi epic… The expansive cast grapples with grief and the desire for revenge as galaxy-shattering conflict becomes increasingly inevitable… One of Lewis’s great strengths is their fluent, authentic-feeling representation of multiple marginalized identities; this outing is particularly notable for having three disabled point-of-view characters… It provides a satisfying escalation and closes out character arcs well. Anyone looking for diverse, queernorm space opera will want to check out this series.”
– Publishers Weekly
“Debut of the month . . . A layered, action-filled plot and diverse characters create a powerful entry into the space opera genre.”
– Library Journal
“A surprising revelation and closing twist set the stage for the finale to the First Sister trilogy.”
– Booklist
“A ferocious mix of energetic plotting and vivid characters. Ridiculously readable.”
– April Genevieve Tucholke, Author of The Boneless Mercies
“Lewis skillfully handles the tale’s many moving pieces, maintaining pace, nuance, and clarity throughout. Lewis’s lush prose creates an immersive, richly textured world with complex social dynamics and solid LGBTQ and multicultural representation.”
– Publishers Weekly
”In my review of Linden Lewis’s The First Sister, I had high hopes for the sequel. The Second Rebel exceeds those hopes and goes straight for the heart — which it proceeds to devastate.”
– NPR