Rysa Walker is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and mysteries. Her first novel, Timebound, was the 2013 Grand Prize winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.[1]
Rysa Walker | |
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 Walker in 2013. | |
| Born | Pensacola, Florida |
| Occupation | Author |
| Period | 2012–present |
| Literary movement | Science Fiction / Time Travel |
| Notable awards | Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (2013) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography edit
Walker was born and raised in Northwest Florida. She is a graduate of St. Andrews University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned a PhD in Political Science.[2] After teaching political science and history at various universities, she began writing fiction full time in 2014.[3]
Walker's first novel, Timebound (The CHRONOS Files Book One), was originally self-published as Time's Twisted Arrow in 2012. In January 2013, she entered the book into the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, where she competed against 10,000 self-published and unpublished novels.[4] The Publishers Weekly review of the book during the competition called the book's heroine, Kate Pierce-Keller, the "Katniss Everdeen of time travel," adding that the "story reads like a mash-up of Jack Finney’s 'Time and Again' and Erik Larson’s 'The Devil in the White City.' In the end, this novel works as a contemporary, sexed-up tribute to one of those great old Heinlein juveniles from the 1950s."[5] On June 15, 2013, Timebound was announced as the winner of the grand prize, a $50,000 advance and a contract with Skyscape, an Amazon Publishing imprint.[6]
Timebound has been translated into fourteen languages. Five additional CHRONOS novels were published through the Skyscape and 47North imprints beginning in 2016. A separate science fiction series, The Delphi Trilogy, was published by Skyscape beginning in 2017.[7]
In addition to science fiction, Walker also writes mysteries as C. Rysa Walker.[8]
Reception edit
Time's Edge, the second book in The CHRONOS Files, appeared at #10 on the bestselling e-books list of the Wall Street Journal on October 30, 2014.[9]
The Delphi Effect was a finalist for the 2018 International Thriller Writers Awards,[10] a 2017 Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Science Fiction,[11] and a 2017 Junior Library Guild selection.[12]
The Publishers Weekly review of Now, Then, and Everywhen lauded the "twisty narrative that expertly blends the past and the future. Fans of intelligent time-travel stories will be rewarded."[13]
Bibliography edit
The Chronos Files edit
Novels edit
- Timebound (December 1, 2013) (formerly Time's Twisted Arrow)
- Time's Edge (October 21, 2014)
- Time's Divide (October 20, 2015)
Novellas edit
- Time's Echo (May 25, 2014) – Novella
- Time's Mirror (June 30, 2015) – Novella
- Simon Says (December 18, 2015) – Novella
Short Stories edit
- Whack Job (June 17, 2016)
- 2092 (June 18, 2016)
- The Gambit (June 18, 2016)
Graphic Novel edit
- Time Trial (November 9, 2016)
Chronos Origins edit
Novels edit
- Now, Then, and Everywhen (April 1, 2020)
- Red, White, and the Blues (January 19, 2021)
- Bell, Book, and Key (November 16, 2021)
Short Stories edit
- The Circle That Whines (Feb 4, 2020)
- Full Circle (Feb 5, 2020)
Anthology edit
- Time's Vault (June 15, 2021)
The Delphi Trilogy edit
Novels edit
- The Delphi Effect (October 11, 2016)
- The Delphi Resistance (October 24, 2017)
- The Delphi Revolution (October 9, 2018)
Novella edit
- The Abandoned (June 21, 2018)
The Icarus Code edit
- The Cold Light of Stars (October 11, 2016)
- First Watch of Night (May 11, 2023)
- Dark Little Worlds (forthcoming)
Enter Haddonwood (with Caleb Amsel) edit
Novels edit
- As the Crow Flies (October 15, 2019)
- When the Cat's Away (August 14, 2020)
- Where Wolves Fear to Prey (August 24, 2022)
Thistlewood Star Mysteries (as C. Rysa Walker) edit
Novels edit
- A Murder in Helvetica Bold (September 25, 2019)
- Palatino for the Painter (September 26, 2019)
- A Seance in Franklin Gothic (September 28, 2019)
- Courier to the Stars (November 29, 2019)
- Comic Sans for the Ex (November 3, 2020)
Coastal Playhouse Murder Mysteries (with C. Rysa Walker) edit
Novels edit
- Curtains for Romeo (November 4, 2019)
- Arsenic and Ole (November 4, 2019)
- Offed Off-Broadway (November 4, 2019)
- Exes, Stage Right (October 14, 2021)
Serial edit
- Improbable: The Outlandish Adventures of Miriam Cole: Seasons 1-11 (September 11, 2023)
Personal life edit
Walker currently resides with her family in Cary, North Carolina.[14]
References edit
- ^ "Rysa Walker Wins Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award".
- ^ "AUTHORNOMICS Interview with YA fiction author Rysa Walker | Andrea Hurst & Associates". andreahurst.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Jessica (June 26, 2013). "I Read to Relax!: ABNA Author Interview – Rysa Walker".
- ^ "Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Finalists Announced".
- ^ Walker, Rysa (January 1, 2014). Timebound. Alice Duke. Skyscape.
- ^ "Rysa Walker Named Grand Prize Winner of the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award". Press Center. June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Rysa Walker: books, biography, latest update". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Rysa Walker: books, biography, latest update". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS". WTOP News. October 30, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Past Nominees and Winners". International Thriller Writers. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Amazon.com: : Best Books of the Month: Science Fiction & Fantasy". Amazon. November 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "TeachingBooks | The Delphi Effect". school.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Now, Then, and Everywhen by Rysa Walker". www.publishersweekly.com. November 13, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Schaeffer, Cindy (October 23, 2016). "More than Just Campfire Stories". The News and Observer. p. 5D. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.