Rebecca Joan Anderson is a Canadian author of fantasy and science fiction for children and teens, including the Faery Rebels and Ultraviolet series. Anderson currently lives in Stratford, Ontario.[1]

Rebecca Joan Anderson
Anderson reading at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2016
Born	Kampala, Uganda
Notable works	Faery Rebels
Children	3

Biography

Anderson was born in Uganda in 1970, and went to school in New Jersey.[2] Anderson is the daughter of a preacher, and has remained involved in the church as a pianist and a Bible study teacher. Anderson includes issues of Christian faith in some of her books, though Publishers Weekly states that she "generally handles her material without preaching."[3] She is married and has 3 children.

Critical responses

Kirkus Reviews says that Anderson is "an assured storyteller with a knack for creating memorable characters."[4] Anderson has been praised for both series, with Knife (the first book in the Faery Rebels series) winning the Concorde Book Award in 2011 and nominated for a Carnegie Medal in 2009.[5] In 2011, she was nominated for a Nebula Award for Ultraviolet.[6] Ultraviolet was shortlisted for the Andre Norton Award in 2012.[7] She has been reviewed in CM: Canadian Review of Materials[8] and Canadian Children's Book News.[9] Booklist has called Ultraviolet, a story about a young adult synesthete, "a natural grabber for teens."[10] In 2010 the Canadian Library Association gave Spell Hunter the Honor Book designation.

Selected works

Faery Rebels Series

• Knife, Orchard (London, England), 2008, published as Spell Hunter, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2009. Republished 2015 as "Knife" by Enclave Publishing / Third Day Books LLC (Phoenix, AZ)
• Rebel, Orchard (London, England), 2009, published as Wayfarer, HarperTeen (New York, NY), 2010. Republished 2015 as "Rebel" by Enclave Publishing / Third Day Books LLC (Phoenix, AZ)
• Arrow, Orchard (London, England), 2011, ISBN 978-1408312629. First US publication 2016 (same title) by Enclave Publishing / Third Day Books LLC (Phoenix, AZ)

Flight and Flame Trilogy

• Swift, Orchard (London, England), 2012, ISBN 978-1408312636 First US publication by Enclave Publishing 2020
• Nomad, Orchard (London, England), 2014, ISBN 978-1408326480 First US publication by Enclave Publishing 2021
• Torch, Enclave Publishing (Phoenix, AZ), 2021, ISBN 978-1621841609

Ultraviolet Series

• Ultraviolet, Carolrhoda Books, 2013, ISBN 978-1467709149
• Quicksilver, Carolrhoda Books, 2013, ISBN 978-0761387992

Uncommon Magic Series

• A Pocket Full of Murder, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015, ISBN 978-1481437714
• A Little Taste of Poison, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016, ISBN 978-1481437745

References