Nancy Yi Fan
Nancy Yi Fan | |
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| Born | August 26, 1993 Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Subject | Birds |
| Notable works | Swordbird (series) |
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Nancy Yi Fan (born August 26, 1993 Chinese: 范禕) is a Chinese American author who is best known for writing a series that currently consists of the novels Swordbird, Sword Quest, and Sword Mountain.
Biography
[edit]Fan was born in Beijing, China. At the age of 7, she moved with her parents to Syracuse, New York. She started writing her first novel 3 years later, and completed the manuscript within a year. Fan's book became a New York Times Bestseller, and she was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show as one of the world's smartest kids. She then began writing Sword Quest, a prequel to Swordbird, and published it two years later. Her third book, Sword Mountain, was released in July 2012.
Career
[edit]Swordbird
[edit]Fan's novel was inspired by her lifelong love for birds. After awaking from a vivid dream about birds at war while simultaneously wrestling with her feelings about terrorism and the September 11th Attacks, Fan wrote Swordbird as a way to convey a message of peace to the world.[1] At the age of eleven, Fan began writing a manuscript for her story, which she finished a year later. She emailed her manuscript to the CEO of HarperCollins, which led to the novel's 50,000-copy first printing.[2]
Sword Quest
[edit]In 2008, HarperCollins released Sword Quest, a prequel set 100 years before the time of Swordbird.
Sword Mountain
[edit]The third novel in Fan's series was set to be released in July 2012, by HarperCollins. Everybird must choose a side as tradition begins to splinter and an ancient book bewitches those with evil intentions.
Personal life
[edit]In 2011, Fan began attending Harvard University. In her free time, she enjoys practicing Martial Arts.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Flight of fantasy", Telegraph, retrieved 2011-11-09[dead link]
- ^ "Saga by 13-Year-Old Author Takes Wing", Publishers Weekly, 14 December 2006, archived from the original on January 28, 2007
External links
[edit]- "Swordbird homepage". Retrieved 2011-11-09.
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