Tim Pratt (born December 12, 1976) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He won a Hugo Award in 2007 for his short story "Impossible Dreams". He has written over 20 books, including the Marla Mason series and several Pathfinder Tales novels. His writing has earned him nominations for Nebula, Mythopoeic, World Fantasy, and Bram Stoker awards and been published in numerous markets, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, and Strange Horizons. Life and career Pratt grew up in the vicinity of Dudley, North Carolina, and attended Appalachian State University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in English. In 1999 he attended the Clarion East Writing Workshop. He moved to Santa Cruz, California in 2000, and now resides in Berkeley with his wife, Heather Shaw, and son, River. He currently works as a senior editor at Locus Magazine. He has also contributed to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection archived at the Northern Illinois University Libraries. In 2018, the performance of his short story "Six Jobs" at Podcastle won (and declined) the Parsec award for Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form). Bibliography Novels As Tim Pratt The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl, Bantam Spectra, 2005 The Nex, Tropism Press, 2010 Briarpatch, ChiZine Publications, 2011 Venom in Her Veins: A Forgotten Realms Novel, Wizards of the Coast, 2012 Pathfinder Tales: City of the Fallen Sky, Paizo Publishing, 2012 Pathfinder Tales: Liar's Blade, Paizo Publishing, 2013 The Stormglass Protocol, 2013 (with Andy Deemer) Heirs of Grace, 47North, 2014 Pathfinder Tales: Reign of Stars, Paizo Publishing, 2014 Pathfinder Tales: Liar's Island, Paizo Publishing, 2015 Pathfinder Tales: Liar's Bargain, Paizo Publishing, 2016 The Wrong Stars: Book I of the Axiom, Angry Robot, 2017 The Dreaming Stars: Book II of the Axiom, Angry Robot, 2018 The Forbidden Stars: Book III of the Axiom, Angry Robot, 2019 Doors of Sleep: Book I of the Journals of Zaxony Delatree, Angry Robot, 2021 Prison of Sleep: Book II of the Journals of Zaxony Delatree, Angry Robot, 2022 As T.A. Pratt (Marla Mason novels) Blood Engines (#1), Bantam Spectra, 2007 Poison Sleep (#2), Bantam Spectra, 2008 Dead Reign (#3), Bantam Spectra, 2008 Spell Games (#4), Bantam Spectra, 2009 Broken Mirrors (#5), 2010 Grim Tides (#6), 2012 Bride of Death (#7), 2013 Lady of Misrule (#8), 2015 Queen of Nothing (#9), 2015 Closing Doors (#10),