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Tansy Rayner Roberts Tansy Rayner Roberts i(A26525 works by)
Also writes as: Livia Day
Born: Established: 1978 Tasmania, ;
Gender: Female
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1 The Haunting of Lift 3 Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: This Fresh Hell 2023;
1 Like Witches For Coffee Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: Practical Witching 2023;
1 The Year of Critical Rolls Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: Practical Witching 2023;
1 Untitled Cryptid Album Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: Practical Witching 2023;
1 y separately published work icon Practical Witching Tansy Rayner Roberts , Scoresby : Lightning Source Inc. , 2023 27582778 2023 selected work short story

'Holly, Sage and Juniper pursue their musical dreams. Viola, Jules and Ferd rebel against their family's magical privilege. Does Hebe have to leave her friends behind to figure out who she really is?

'The latest Fake Geek Girl album is about to drop, and nothing will ever be the same again...' (Publication summary)

1 Third Time's the Charm Livia Day , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: Murder You Wrote : An Interactive Mystery 2023;
1 y separately published work icon House Perilous Tansy Rayner Roberts , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 25756526 2023 single work novella fantasy

'Number 12, Acteon Place is more than just a London town house. It is a harbour for the most dangerous enchantress in Britannia. There are prisoners in the cellar. Mysterious magical experiments in the attic. A fairy killer on the loose. A hunted governess, desperate to protect the two children she betrayed.

'Other features of the house include an excellent cook. Exquisite wallpaper. Slightly homicidal carpet… depending who steps on it. And a yellow cat who provides more questions than answers.

'Flavia Wednesday and her friends might not all escape this house alive. For those that do… there are even more perils beyond its walls.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Gate Sinister Tansy Rayner Roberts , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 25756159 2023 single work novella fantasy

'Disguised as a governess, the last fairy in Britannia infiltrates the household of the Gloucester family to fulfil a vital mission on behalf of her exiled people.

'On the run after offending the Royal family, two infamous magical engineers set out to commit the crime of the century on behalf of a wicked enchantress.

'For one night only, the Gate Sinister can be opened between worlds, clearing the way to the long-lost Forest of Arden. For one night only, all things are possible…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Sparks and Philtres Tansy Rayner Roberts , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023- 25756123 2023 series - author novella
1 y separately published work icon Have Spirit, Will Duchess Tansy Rayner Roberts , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 25756032 2023 single work novel fantasy

'Juno's old curse has come back to haunt her... literally.

'After two blissful years of ghost-free marriage, the spirits have come knocking at her door again. Her late mother-in-law has taken possession of her home, and her late husband is obsessed with solving his own murder. To top it all off, her current husband has disappeared on a mission so dangerous that it might make her a widow all over again.

'Most noblewomen get to put their feet up during a first pregnancy. Juno has a ship to commandeer, a mystery to solve, one husband to rescue, another husband to exorcise and a royal disaster to prevent.

'She's going to do it all with a horde of ghosts closing in around her, insisting she pay attention to their problems. 

'How else can she prove herself worthy of the title Duchess of Storm?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Wonder Women of the Mythic Universe Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: Gorgons Deserve Nice Things 2023; (p. 69-74)
1 Six Recipes Using Pomegranate Seeds Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2023 single work short story
— Appears in: Gorgons Deserve Nice Things 2023; (p. 66-68)
1 y separately published work icon Gorgons Deserve Nice Things Tansy Rayner Roberts , Upper Mount Gravatt : Brain Jar Press , 2023 25118722 2023 selected work short story

'“We lived in a world that did not allow women to breathe; how could we be anything but monsters?”

'Tansy Rayner Roberts retells the stories of seven women from Greek mythology, giving voice to the scorned, the sidelined, and the monstrous.

'A young gorgon finds acceptance at the Medusa Club. Atalanta spills the truth behind the myth of the Argonauts. Scylla suffers through a series of terrible college roommates. Handmaids in Sparta get more than they bargained for when they interfere in their queen’s correspondence with a Trojan prince. A comparative mythology graduate finds herself at a speed-dating night packed with dodgy gods. Behind a velvet rope, a queenly Minotaur presides over a roller disco. Persephone shares her story via a series of pomegranate recipes.

'Deliciously mythic and delightfully funny, Gorgons Deserve Nice Things delivers new takes on ancient stories, reinvigorating them with modern perspectives and settings. Showcasing the craft and insight that made her one of Australia’s most beloved short fiction writers, this collection sees Roberts at her wry, subversive best.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 All Dressed Up for the Death Trade Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: The Art of Being Human 2022;
1 y separately published work icon Team Queen Tansy Rayner Roberts , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2022 25907549 2022 selected work short story poetry essay

'Clytemnestra. Victoria. Anne Boleyn. The Queen of Hearts. The White Witch of Narnia. Helen of Troy. Mary Queen of Scots. Cleopatra. Guinevere.

'From mythic to magical, historical to fictional, why are we so fascinated by queens?

'Join award-winning author Tansy Rayner Roberts to explore the power, glamour and enduring iconic status of various queenly figures in this collection of essays, stories and poems.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Drop Dead in Red Livia Day , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2022 25756258 2022 single work novel crime

'Glamorous cult movie director Prue Scythe went missing at a film festival in Sydney, and was never found... until her dead body turned up on a miniature goat farm in rural Tasmania, fifteen years later.

'Where has she been all this time? Why was she wearing a drop dead gorgeous red evening gown when she died? Who stole her scarf?

'Once again, the Fashionably Late boutique is entangled with a local murder. It's up to Sam Sullivan and her friends to investigate, to ensure the wrong person isn't blamed for this crime of fashion.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Lady Liesl's Seaside Surprise Tansy Rayner Roberts , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2022 25755973 2022 single work novella fantasy

'Spied beside the seaside: stepdaughter seeks scandal!

'Lady Liesl, fourth daughter of the Earl of Sandwich, always thought her fate was to marry well, and live a perfect life like her older sisters.

'Now she's had a taste of rebellion, and she likes it...

'Hunting a missing diamond in a remote seaside town on behalf of a runaway Countess, Liesl finds herself at the mysterious Aphrodite Villa, with a sinister lack of servants, and no household magic in sight... not to mention a parlour full of wild, bohemian artists, including the devilishly seductive Perdita.

'This is the Teacup Isles, where nothing is quite as it seems. Lady Liesl is about to uncover some surprising secrets about her family and herself.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Spellcracker's Honeymoon Tansy Rayner Roberts , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2022 25755885 2022 single work novella fantasy

'Our honeymooning heroine must unmask a magical murderer.

'Happily married, Mrs Mnemosyne Seabourne travels to an island of no magic, for a relaxing honeymoon with her new husband Thornbury.

'But the magic-free Isle of Aster is not what it seems. There’s a monster roaming the hills, a royal scandal brewing on the horizon, and (of course!) an impossible, magical murder to be solved.

'On the night of the Midsummer Masque at the Queen’s country palace, Thornbury goes missing, leaving Mneme to unravel a web of secrets and lies involving her own husband.

'Who could commit magical murder on an island with no magic? Only a spellcracker...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 1 Towered Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Uncanny , September/October no. 48 2022;
1 y separately published work icon Death of Snow Tansy Rayner Roberts , Tasmania : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2021 25756620 2021 single work novella fantasy

'In a hotel built of fairy tales, the mysterious Snow White lies dead.

'Cinders the receptionist and a detective called Wolf are on the trail of her killer, but the truth of the mystery is far stranger than any of them imagine.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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