S. A. Chakraborty

Shannon A. Chakraborty[2] (born December 7, 1985) is an American historical fantasy and speculative fiction writer based in Queens, best known for The Daevabad Trilogy.[3]

S. A. Chakraborty
Born (1985-12-07) December 7, 1985[1]
New Jersey, U.S.
Period2017–present
GenreHistorical fantasy
Notable worksThe City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, The Empire of Gold
Children1 daughter
Website
www.sachakraborty.com

Literary career

Chakraborty's debut novel, The City of Brass, was highly acclaimed when it debuted in 2017 and was a finalist for several science fiction and fantasy awards, including the Crawford Award, Compton Crook Award, Locus Award, British Fantasy Award, World Fantasy Award, and won the Booknest.eu award for best Debut Novel. The sequel, The Kingdom of Copper, was published to critical acclaim in 2019, and later that year she was named a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award.[4] The final installment in the trilogy, The Empire of Gold, was released in June 2020.

It was announced that Chakraborty's next trilogy will be set in the 12th Century Indian Ocean, pitched as Ocean's Eleven meets Pirates of the Caribbean, in which an infamous, retired pirate returns to her old profession when she is offered the chance to right a wrong from her past and gain a fabled treasure. The series will debut in 2022 and be published by Voyager.[5][6]

Adaptations

In May 2020, it was announced that Complete Fiction, a film and television company, will be developing The Daevabad Trilogy as a series for Netflix.[7]

Personal life

Chakraborty was born and raised in New Jersey to Catholic parents[8] and converted to Islam in her teens.[9] "Chakraborty" is her married name.[10] She originally intended to be a historian specializing in the Middle East; however, the financial crisis around 2008 derailed those plans, so while she worked to support herself and her husband, she also kept herself occupied by writing what she called "historical fan fiction", that later became her first novel, The City of Brass.[5]

She lives in New York with her husband and daughter.

Bibliography

The Daevabad Trilogy
  1. The City of Brass (2017) ISBN 978-0062678119
  2. The Kingdom of Copper (2019) ISBN 978-0062678133
  3. The Empire of Gold (2020) ISBN 978-0008239497

Short fiction
  1. "The Djinn" (2011) (as S. Ali), published in Expanded Horizons issue 29, June 2011
  2. "Yerushalom" (2011) (as S. Ali), published in Crossed Genres issue 31, July 2011
  3. "Bilaadi" (2012) (as S. Ali), published in The Future Fire February 2012

References
  1. "Summary Bibliography: S.A. Chakraborty". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  2. "About". S.A. Chakraborty. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  3. Deahl, Rachel (2016-10-19). "Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: Two Fantasy Debuts Nabbed in Major Deals". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  4. "2019 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. Charaipotra, Sona (2020-05-01). "In Her Goodbye to Daevebad, S.A. Chakraborty Goes Gold". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  6. "S. A. Chakraborty". S. A. Chakraborty. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  7. Dalton2020-05-20T00:59:00+01:00, Ben. "Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Joe Cornish, Rachael Prior launch production company Complete Fiction". Screen. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  8. Krishna, Swapna. "S.A. Chakraborty's The City of Brass started out as history fan fiction". SyFy Wire. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  9. McDonald, James. "Interview with S.A. Chakraborty". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  10. Chakraborty, S. A. "Shannon/S. A. Chakraborty on Twitter". Retrieved 2020-06-18.


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