Pen name Pip Ballantine Role Author Name Philippa Ballantine | Nationality New Zealand Occupation author | |
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Born 8 August 1971 (age 53) Wellington, New Zealand ( 1971-08-08 ) Literary movement The Podiobook (Podcast Novel) Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Science Fiction Books Phoenix Rising: A Ministry o, The Janus Affair: A Ministry o, Spectyr, Wrayth, The Diamond Conspira Similar People Tee Morris, Mur Lafferty, Gail Carriger |
Writing fantasy and tips for writing your first draft with philippa ballantine author of geist
Philippa Ballantine (born 8 August 1971), who also used the pen name Pip Ballantine, is a contemporary New Zealand author of speculative fiction and an avid podcaster. She now lives in Manassas, Virginia, with her husband and collaborator Tee Morris.
Contents
- Writing fantasy and tips for writing your first draft with philippa ballantine author of geist
- Book trailer geist by philippa ballantine
- History
- Books of the Order
- The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels
- The Shifted World series
- Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven series
- Collections
- Podcast novels
- Collaborations
- Podcasts
- Podcast anthology
- Awards and recognition
- References
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Book trailer geist by philippa ballantine
History
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Philippa Jane Ballantine was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and went on to graduate from Victoria University of Wellington with a BA in English and Political Science. She also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library Studies from The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.
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In 2006 Ballantine became the first New Zealand author to podcast her novel.
Ballantine's first Book of the Order, Geist, was published by Ace Books in 2010, followed by Spectyr, Wrayth, and the final in the series Harbinger.
She is also the co-author with her husband Tee Morris of the "Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences" novels. The first, Phoenix Rising, came out in 2011 and won an Airship Award for best written work.
Phoenix Rising was also rated in the top 10 science fiction books of 2011 on goodreads.com. The sequel The Janus Affair was a Locus Bestseller and won the Steampunk Chronicle Readers Choice award for Best Fiction.
In 2011 she also signed a book deal with Pyr books for a two-book series, the first of which is Hunter and Fox. The second, Kindred and Wings, came out in 2013.
Books of the Order
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels
The Shifted World series
Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven series
YA novella