Laura Anne Gilman

Welcome

Laura Anne Gilman is the author of the popular Cosa Nostradamus novels, the Nebula award-nominated The Vineart War trilogy, and the forthcoming Portals duology (HEART OF BRIAR and SOUL OF FIRE), in addition to a wide range of short fiction from many fine publishers.

In 2012 she dipped her pen into the mystery field as well, writing the Gin & Tonic series as L.A. Kornetsky.

biophoto Ms. Gilman is represented by Joe Monti at BGLA, and is a member of the writers’ digital co-op Book View Cafe,

You can contact her directly at LAG@Lauraannegilman.net or follow her on Twitter

Latest News

State of the Meerkat, Saturday Edition

May 18, 2013

The contract for Gin & Tonic #3-#4 arrived in my inbox, and has been gone over. I will say that reading the marked-up pdf on my iPad mini was more enjoyable than trying to wrangle the legal-size paper Simon & Schuster still uses. Anyway, it reminded me that #3 is due in SEPTEMBER, not October [...]

Team Kornetsky Update: the cover for FIXED is here!

April 18, 2013

Since Amazon got the jump on me, without too much further ado, the cover for FIXED, the second Gin & Tonic mystery…. When someone from the local animal shelter approaches her about finding grant funds that have gone missing, Ginny Mallard convinces her bartender friend Teddy Tonica to help her investigate once again. They soon [...]

Huzzah, News!

April 12, 2013

The email fairy brought two bits of Good News this week! 1. The contracts from Audible for all four PSI novels (HARD MAGIC, PACK OF LIES, TRICKS OF THE TRADE and DRAGON JUSTICE) arrived! So now the entire Cosa Nostradamus catalog will be available in audiobook, and I just have to convince them to [...]

A story sale, and a story behind it…

April 10, 2013

So, a long while back (two years, more or less) I had a story out on submission. And an editor said “I like this, I want to buy it. But… we haven’t signed the contract for the anthology I want to buy it for yet so can I hold onto it for a while?” And [...]

There’s Got to Be A Morning After….

April 5, 2013

Yesterday, I put the final touches on the revisions for SOUL OF FIRE, and sent it off to madame editrix. The next time I see the book, we’ll be in copyedits, and then page proofs, and then a finished book. So it’s not dusted, but yeah… it’s done. And that means my ten year, twelve-book [...]

The Cosa Nostradamus Novels

The world of the Cosa Nostradamus, where magic is alive and well in the modern age. Retrievers Paranormal Scene Investigations Each series can be read independently, or as a connected whole. The Cosa Nostradamus FAQ

The Portals Duology

The truce is broken. The portals are open. The elves are coming. Save your world, early and often.

The Vineart War Trilogy

Fourteen centuries ago, all power was held by the prince-mages, who alone could craft the spell-wines. But the people revolted against harsh rule, and were saved by a demigod called Sin-Washer, who broke the First Vine, shattering the hold of the prince-mages. In 1378 ASW, princes still rule, but Vinearts now make spellwines, less powerful [...]

L.A Kornetsky

She’s a dog person. He’s a cat person. But when these two friendly rivals team up to solve a mystery, they’ll discover that twelve legs (and two tails) are better than four! “Vivid descriptions of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood are a plus in a cozy tale that will draw in even those normally skeptical of animal-centered [...]

Other Works

see also Short Fiction… Stand-Alone Projects Title Publisher Dragon Virus (story collection) “…stunningly successful…a potent ride through a changing future, exploring themes and ideas that resonate as much in the modern day as in her darkly evolving future.” – SF Signal Fairwood Press“A gripping adventure from start to finish, DRAGON VIRUS is highly recommended.” — [...]

Where The Books Are (direct buying links)

Bookstores for Laura Anne Gilman Barnes & Noble Amazon Indiebound Book Depository Powell’s BooksAMillion Bookstores for L.A Kornetsky Amazon B&N BooksAMillion Indiebound Digital Fiction Bookview Cafe Smashwords Audio Books (US Only) As Laura Anne Gilman Retrievers Novels Staying Dead: A Retrievers Novel (Unabridged) Curse the Dark: A Retrievers Novel (Unabridged) Bring It [...]

Foreign Edition Information

Information As I Get It (which is, sadly, not the same as When A Publisher Decides) The Cosa Nostradamus books Darkiss (France): La magie de l’orage (Noire magie chez Darkiss) (STAYING DEAD) La malédiction de l’ombre ( CURSE THE DARK) Harlequin Australia: (digital only) HARD MAGIC PACK OF LIES Mira UK: HARD MAGIC [...]