Kali Wallace
Kali Wallace is an American author of speculative fiction for children and adults.
Early life and education
Wallace was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She received an undergraduate degree in geology at Brown University before attending University of Colorado Boulder where she graduated with a PhD in geophysics.[1]
Career
Wallace has published a number of short stories in publications such as Tor.com, Clarkesworld Magazine and Asimov's Science Fiction.[1] Wallace's short story "The Day They Came" was published in Lightspeed in 2012. The story is notable for having been written in the second person point of view.[2]
Her debut novel Shallow Graves was published in 2016. The young adult novel focused on a teenage girl's attempts to solve her own murder after mysteriously coming back to life. It received critical praise for its suspense and incorporation of mythological elements.[3][4] The following year, she published The Memory Trees, another young adult fantasy-suspense novel.[5] The book was placed on The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books' Blue Ribbon List.[6] Wallace published the children's fantasy book City of Islands in 2018.[7][8]
In 2019, Wallace published the science fiction-thriller Salvation Day, her first novel for adults.[9] Salvation Day was followed by the adult science fiction-mystery novel Dead Space in 2021,[10] for which she received a Philip K. Dick Award.[11] The following year, she published the children's fantasy book Hunters of the Lost City, which earned a positive reception from critics.[12][13]
Works
Adult fiction
- Salvation Day (2019)
- Dead Space (2021)
Children's and young adult fiction
- Shallow Graves (2016)
- The Memory Trees (2017)
- City of Islands (2018)
- Hunters of the Lost City (2022)
References
- ^ a b "Interview with Salvation Day Author Kali Wallace by Chase Erwin". MAYDAY. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Adams, John Joseph (2012-03-06). "Author Spotlight: Kali Wallace". Lightspeed Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Shallow Graves, by Kali Wallace | Booklist Online.
- ^ SHALLOW GRAVES | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ THE MEMORY TREES | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "2017 Blue Ribbons | Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books". Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "City of Islands by Kali Wallace". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ CITY OF ISLANDS | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "a book review by Michael J. McCann: Salvation Day". www.nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Dead Space by Kali Wallace". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "2022 Philip K. Dick Award winner announced". Philip K. Dick Award. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ HUNTERS OF THE LOST CITY | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Hunters of the Lost City by Kali Wallace". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
External links
- http://www.kaliwallace.com/
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- The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (1983)
- Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984)
- Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers (1985)
- Homunculus by James Blaylock (1986)
- Strange Toys by Patricia Geary (1987)
- Four Hundred Billion Stars by Paul J. McAuley (1988) (tie)
- Wetware by Rudy Rucker (1988) (tie)
- Subterranean Gallery by Richard Paul Russo (1989)
- Points of Departure by Pat Murphy (1990)
- King of Morning, Queen of Day by Ian McDonald (1991)
- Through the Heart by Richard Grant (1992)
- Growing Up Weightless by John M. Ford (1993) (tie)
- Elvissey by Jack Womack (1993) (tie)
- Mysterium by Robert Charles Wilson (1994)
- Headcrash by Bruce Bethke (1995)
- The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (1996)
- The Troika by Stepan Chapman (1997)
- 253: The Print Remix by Geoff Ryman (1998)
- Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter (1999)
- Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith (2000)
- Ship of Fools by Richard Paul Russo (2001)
- The Mount by Carol Emshwiller (2002)
- Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan (2003)
- Life by Gwyneth Jones (2004)
- War Surf by M. M. Buckner (2005)
- Spin Control by Chris Moriarty (2006)
- Nova Swing by M. John Harrison (2007)
- Emissaries from The Dead by Adam-Troy Castro (2008) (tie)
- Terminal Mind by David Walton (2008) (tie)
- Bitter Angels by C. L. Anderson (2009)
- The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder (2010)
- The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy by Simon Morden (2011)
- Lost Everything by Brian Francis Slattery (2012)
- Countdown City by Ben H. Winters (2013)
- The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison (2014)
- Apex by Ramez Naam (2015)
- The Mercy Journals by Claudia Casper (2016)
- Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn (2017)
- Theory of Bastards by Audrey Schulman (2018)
- Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker (2019)
- Road Out of Winter by Alison Stine (2020)
- Dead Space by Kali Wallace (2021)