Caragh M. O'Brien is an American novelist, best known as the author of the Birthmarked trilogy, a series of young adult, dystopian novels. Her books take place in a world destroyed by climate change. She also wrote an adult novel, Annie Bot, about a malfunctioning gynoid companion, under the pen name Sierra Greer.[1]
Caragh M. O'Brien | |
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 O'Brien in 2014 | |
| Born | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | Williams College (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
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Early life
editO'Brien was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Science in physics, and earned her MA in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.[2]
Career
editBefore becoming a full-time writer, O'Brien was a high school teacher. She also published romance novels.[3]
Personal life
editO'Brien is married with three children; two sons and one daughter. She is one of seven children in her family and she has sixteen nieces and six nephews.[4]
Bibliography
editBirthmarked Trilogy
edit- Birthmarked, Roaring Brook Press, 2010[5]
- Prized, Roaring Brook Press, 2011
- Promised, Roaring Brook Press, 2012
Short stories in the Birthmarked universe:
- "Tortured", set between Birthmarked and Prized; published online at Tor.com,[6] and in Fierce Reads: Kisses and Curses[7]
- "Ruled", set between Prized and Promised; published online at Tor.com[6]
- Additional tie-in stories are available from Caragh O'Brien's personal website[8]
Vault of Dreamers Trilogy
edit- The Vault of Dreamers, Roaring Brook Press, 2016
- The Rule of Mirrors, Roaring Brook Press, 2016
- The Keep of Ages, Roaring Brook Press, 2017
As Sierra Greer
edit- Annie Bot, HarperCollins Mariner, 2024.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ "The Borough Press snaps up 'girlfriend robot' novel in double pre-empt". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "CARAGH M. O'BRIEN". Macmillan Publishers. Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Books by Caragh O'Brien". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "About Caragh ". caraghobrien.com Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Birthmarked". Publishers Weekly. February 15, 2010.
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ Burniac, Laura, ed. (2015). Fierce Reads: Kisses and Curses. Square Fish. ISBN 9781250060532.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "She's an A.I. Sex Robot, and She's Becoming Sentient". The New York Times.
- ^ Wilson, Jennifer (2024-04-15). "How Stories About Human-Robot Relationships Push Our Buttons". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Greer, Sierra. "What Happens When a Guy and His AI Girlfriend Go to Therapy". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-04-17.