Lisa mantchev biography

  • Lisa Mantchev is an American author

    • Lisa Mantchev


    Born

    Northern California, The United States

    Website

    http://lisamantchev.com


    Twitter

    lisamantchev


    Genre

    Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's


    Influences

    Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Patricia McKillip, Sharon Shinn, Tanith Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Patricia McKillip, Sharon Shinn, Tanith Lee...more


    edit data


    Lisa Mantchev is a temporally-displaced Capricorn who casts her spells from an ancient tree in the Pacific Northwest. When not scribbling, she is by turns an earth elemental, English professor, actress, artist, and domestic goddess. She shares her abode with her husband, two children, and three hairy miscreant dogs.

    She is best known as the author of the young adult fantasy trilogy, The Théâtre Illuminata. Published by Feiwel & Friends (Macmillan,) the series includes the Andre Norton and Mythopoeic awards-nominated EYES LIKE STARS (2009), PERCHANCE TO DREAM (2010), and SO SILVER BRIGHT (2011.) Her Kindle #1 Bestselling young adult steampunk novel, TICKER, is available from Skyscape. Her near-future young adult collaboration with Glenn DallLisa Mantchev is a temporally-displaced Capricorn who casts her spells from an ancient tree in the Pacific Northwest. When not scribbling, she is by turns an earth elemental, English professor, actress, artist, and domestic goddess. She shares her abode with her husband, two children, and three hairy miscreant dogs.

    She is best known as the author of the young adult fantasy trilogy, The Théâtre Illuminata. Published by Feiwel & Friends (Macmillan,) the series includes the Andre Norton and Mythopoeic awards-nominated EYES LIKE STARS (2009), PERCHANCE TO DREAM (2010), and SO SILVER BRIGHT (2011.) Her Kindle #1 Bestselling young adult steampunk novel, TICKER, is available from Skyscape. Her near-future young adult collaboration with Glenn Dallas, SUGAR SKULLS, is forthcoming from Skyscape.

    Her adult urban fantasy collaboration with A.L. Purol, LOST ANGELES,

    Summary Bibliography: Lisa Mantchev

    You are not logged in. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.

    • Author: Lisa Mantchev Author Record # 107711
    • Birthplace: California, USA
    • Language: English
    • Webpages:lisamantchev.com, LiveJournal, theatre-illuminata.com, Wikipedia-EN
    • Author Tags:vampires (4), urban fantasy (4), juvenile fantasy (3), young-adult sf (2), Young Adult (1), steampunk (1), dystopia (1), superhero (1), paranormal romance (1), angels (1)

    Showing all translations. Never display translations Registered users can choose which translations are shown.


    Fiction SeriesNovelsChapbooksShort FictionInterviews by This Author

    Copyright © 1995-2025 Al von Ruff and the ISFDB team
    ISFDB Engine - Version 4.00 (2006-04-24)

    • Eyes Like Stars

    • By: Lisa Mantchev
    • Narrated by: Cynthia Bishop
    • Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged

    • Overall

    • Performance

    • Story

    Beatrice Shakespeare Smith (“Bertie” for short) consorts daily with fairies, spirits, pirates, kings and queens....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • I love this book!!!

    • By DangerMouse on 06-08-10

    Lisa Mantchev

    American novelist

    Lisa Mantchev is an American author of fantasy novels and short stories. She is best known for her Théâtre Illuminata series, a trilogy of young adult fantasy novels.

    Her book Eyes Like Stars, the first in the Théâtre Illuminata series, was nominated for the 2009 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. It was also nominated for the 2010 Mythopoeic Award for Children’s Literature.NPR selected the third book in the series, So Silver Bright, as one of 2011’s Top 5 YA Novels.

    Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine,Weird Tales,Strange Horizons, and Faerie Magazine.

    Her most recent book, the children's picture book Strictly No Elephants, was published in October 2015. It was included in the CCBC Choices 2016 List and is the recipient of an NCTE 2016 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Honorable Mention.

    Publications

    • Eyes Like Stars, Feiwel & Friends, 2009
    • Perchance to Dream, Feiwel & Friends, 2010
    • So Silver Bright, Feiwel & Friends, 2011
    • Ticker, Skyscape, 2014
    • Lost Angeles (co-authored with A.L. Purol), Capriquarius Press, 2015
    • Loose Canon (co-authored with A.L. Purol), Capriquarius Press, 2015
    • Sugar Skulls (co-authored with Glenn Dallas), Skyscape, 2015
    • Strictly No Elephants, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2015
    • Sister Day, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2017
    • Someday, Narwhal, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2017
    • Jinx and the Doom Fight Crime, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2018
    • Remarkables, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2019
    • Perfectly Perfect Wish, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2020

    References

    1. ^"2009 Nebula Awards Final Ballot" Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
    2. ^"The Locus Index to SF Awards" LOCUS
      Lisa mantchev biography
  • Lisa Mantchev is an
  • OFFICIAL BIO​​ Lisa Mantchev