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Emily Tesh


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Emily Tesh grew up in London and studied Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge, followed by a Master's degree in Humanities at the University of Chicago. She now lives in Hertfordshire, where she passes her time teaching Latin and Ancient Greek to schoolchildren who have done nothing to deserve it. She has a husband and a cat. Neither of them knows any Latin yet, but it is not for lack of trying.
 

Awards: Hugo (2024), WFA (2020)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
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Series
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Novels
   Some Desperate Glory (2023)
   The Incandescent (2025)
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Awards
2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Some Desperate Glory
2021 Astounding Award for Best New Writer : Silver in the Wood
2020 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella : Silver in the Wood

Award nominations
2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction (shortlist) : Some Desperate Glory
2024 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Some Desperate Glory
2024 Arthur C. Clarke Award (shortlist) : Some Desperate Glory
2020 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : Silver in the Wood


Emily Tesh recommends
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Lady Eve's Last Con (2024)
Rebecca Fraimow
"A delightful story about what happens when the billionaire target of your galactic revenge plot has a terrifyingly sexy half-sister. It's got zest, it's got style, it's got society balls, dramatic reversals, incredible outfits, and a beach episode. Fraimow knows exactly what she's doing."
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The Stars Undying (2022)
(Empire Without End, book 1)
Emery Robin
"Has the dramatic force of space opera and the lushness of the very best historical fiction. It takes the larger-than-life figures of the ancient world and recasts them against a backdrop of drowned worlds and interstellar empires with extraordinary verve. Gorgeously written, impeccably characterized, and profoundly aware of the way the ghosts of history linger."
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Nettle & Bone (2022)
T Kingfisher
"Pure delight. T. Kingfisher uses the bones of fairy tale to create something entirely her own."

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