Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor is an American author of speculative fiction,[1] active in the field since 2007.[2] Most of their corpus has been written as A. Merc Rustad,[1][2] with some of their early works published as by Abby Rustad or Abby 'Merc' Rustad, and some later works as by Merc Rustad.[2] They changed their name to Merc Fenn Wolfmoor in 2019.[3]

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
Born (1986-06-14) June 14, 1986
Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
OccupationAuthor
Genrespeculative fiction
Website
amercrustad.com
mercfennwolfmoor.com

Biography

Merc was born in Minnesota, where they currently reside.[4] They identify as queer non-binary.[1][4]

Literary career

Merc's work has appeared in various periodicals, including Apex Magazine, Cicada, Fireside Fiction, Lightspeed, Shimmer Magazine, and Uncanny Magazine, and the anthologies The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018, and Nebula Awards Showcase 2018. They are a 2016 Nebula Award finalist.[4]

Bibliography

Collections
  • So You Want to Be a Robot (2017)

Sun Lords of the Principality series
  • "Tomorrow When We See the Sun" (2015)
  • "Brightened Star, Ascending Dawn" (2017)
  • "Longing for Stars Once Lost" (2017)
  • "I Sing Against the Silent Sun" (2018) (with Ada Hoffmann)
  • "With Teeth Unmake the Sun" (2019)

Short fiction
  • "Hangman" (2007) (as Abby 'Merc' Rustad)
  • "Unpermitted" (2009) (as Abby 'Merc' Rustad)
  • "The Bastard Saga" (2009) (as Abby Rustad)
  • "Queen for a Day" (2009) (as Abby 'Merc' Rustad)
  • "Life, with Side Effects" (2009) (as Abby 'Merc' Rustad)
  • "And the Teeth" (2010)
  • "Sheila" (2010)
  • "With the Sun and the Moon in His Eyes" (2012)
  • "Thread" (2013)
  • "Winter Bride" (2014)
  • "How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps" (2014)
  • "Goodnight, Raptor" (2014)
  • "Of Blessed Servitude" (2014)
  • "To the Monsters, with Love" (2014)
  • "Finding Home" (2015)
  • "To the Knife-Cold Stars" (2015)
  • "Where Monsters Dance" (2015)
  • "The Sorcerer's Unattainable Gardens" (2015)
  • "Under Wine-Bright Seas" (2015)
  • "... Or Be Forever Fallen" (2016)
  • "The Android's Prehistoric Menagerie" (2016)
  • "This Is Not a Wardrobe Door" (2016)
  • "Once I, Rose" (2016)
  • "Iron Aria" (2016)
  • "Lonely Robot on a Rocket Ship in Space" (2016)
  • "The Gentleman of Chaos" (2016)
  • "What Becomes of the Third-Hearted" (2016)
  • "For Want of a Heart" (2016)
  • "Monster Girls Don't Cry" (2017)
  • "Later, Let's Tear Up the Inner Sanctum" (2017)
  • "Painting Clouds" (2017)
  • "A Survival Guide for When You're Trapped in a Black Hole" (2017)
  • "Batteries for Your Doombot5000 Are Not Included" (2017)
  • "Fathoms Deep and Fathoms Cold" (2017)
  • "For Now, Sideways" (2017)
  • "Thrice Remembered" (2017)
  • "What the Fires Burn" (2017)
  • "Two Reflections at Midnight" (2017)
  • "The House at the End of the Lane Is Dreaming" (2017)
  • "Mr. Try Again" (2018)
  • "If We Die Unjustified" (2018)
  • "Now Watch My Rising" (2018)
  • "The Sweetness of Honey and Rot" (2018)
  • "By Claw, by Hand, by Silent Speech" (2018) (with Elsa Sjunneson-Henry)
  • "The Words of Our Enemies, the Words of Our Hearts" (2018)
  • "The Frequency of Compassion" (2018)
  • "Yet So Vain Is Man" (2018)
  • "Our Aim Is Not to Die" (2019)
  • "Through Dark and Clearest Glass" (2019)
  • "The Judith Plague" (2019)
  • "Sweet Dreams Are Made of You" (2019)
  • "Flashlight Man" (2020)
  • "This Cold Red Dust" (2020)

Awards

"How to Become a Robot in 12 Easy Steps" was a finalist for the 2015 James Tiptree Jr. Award. "This Is Not a Wardrobe Door" was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. So You Want to Be a Robot placed seventeenth in the 2018 Locus Poll Award for Best Collection. "I Sing Against the Silent Sun" was a preliminary nominee for the 2018 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction. "The Sweetness of Honey and Rot" placed thirty-fourth in the 2019 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.[2]

References
  1. Merc Fenn Wolmore. "About the Author."
  2. A. Merc Rustad at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  3. Merc Fenn Wolfmore. "poetry in the raw: the names we choose for ourselves."
  4. Merc Fenn Wolfmoor author page at Lightspeed.
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