Shannon Hale, who is LDS, is the author of five award-winning young-adult novels, starting with “The Goose Girl,” published in 2002; its sequels, “Enna Burning” and “River of Secrets”; Newbery Honor Book, “The Princess Academy”; and another stand-alone title, “Book of a Thousand Days.”
She has written two adult novels, “Austenland,” and her soon-to-be-released “The Actor and the Housewife.” And she and her husband have written a graphic novel, “Rapunzel’s Revenge,” illustrated by Utah artist Nathan Hale (no relation), and recently nominated for an Eisner Award (the Oscars of the comics industry).
Jessica Day George, who is also LDS, has written a trilogy of adventure books in “Dragon Slippers,” “Dragon Flight” and her newest, “Dragon Spear,” which came out this month. She is also the author of “Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow,” a re-telling of Norse legends; and the recent “Princess of the Midnight Ball,” a story of the 12 dancing princesses of storybook fame.
Mette (rhymes with Betty) Ivie Harrison’s latest book, “The Princess and the Bear,” is a sequel to her earlier “The Princess and the Hound.” She has also written “Mira, Mirror,” the story of the mirror of Snow White fame, and a non-fantasy novel, “The Monster in Me.”
Dream makers: 3 LDS authors gaining far-reaching reputations as fantasy writers
By Carma Wadley
Deseret News/Mormon Times, Jun. 01, 2009
http://mormontimes.com/arts_entertainment/books/?id=8061
