Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American horror and fantasy writer. She was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas, but grew up in Sims, Indiana. Her mother was killed in a car crash in 1969.

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February 19 - 1963 - Horror - Fantasy - Heber Springs, Arkansas - Sims, Indiana - 1969

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Today Laurell resides in St. Louis County, Missouri.

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Her principal work is the series, published by Penguin Group (USA), originally under their Ace Books imprint and now under Berkley Books. In 2000, she branched out and started the new Merry Gentry series about a fairy princess turned private investigator.

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Penguin Group (USA) - Ace Books - Imprint - Berkley Books - Merry Gentry

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Hamilton's writing is characterized by vivid prose, erotic sensuality, and complex worldbuilding. She has gained a certain notoriety for the increasing amount of explicit sex in her novels.

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Her writing style is unique enough (and successful enough) that some publishers have begun asking for 'Hamilton-esque' writers (such as Jim Butcher), something Hamilton herself laments in the hardcover re-release of The Laughing Corpse.

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