Linnea Sinclair (born 1954 in New Jersey, United States)Summary Bibliography: Linnea Sinclair at ISFDb is an American writer of science fiction romance, fantasy romance and paranormal romance. Sinclair's Gabriel's Ghost was the winner of the 2006 RITA Award in the Best Paranormal Romance category. She has used the pseudonym Megan Sybil Baker. Formerly, she has been a news reporter and a private detective.Bantam Books
Personal life and early career
Linnea Sinclair was born in New Jersey, USA.Shelfari.com She studied journalism and criminology at Indiana University Bloomington (1972–1975) and Florida State University.
Sinclair is a former investigative news reporter and private investigator in the Central Florida area who has written for many private investigative journals. She owned Island Investigations.
Her first professional sale was the fantasy romance Wintertide in 1999 to LTDBooks. Since 2004 she has been published by Bantam Books.
Writing career While she was still a practicing PI and publishing with LTDBooks, she used the pen name Megan Sybil Baker.
She wrote Finders Keepers and Destiny's Game.T.M.Wagner, SF ReviewsHarriet Klausner, The Best Reviews She sometimes writes with a good sense of humor, and her books Finders Keepers and An Accidental Goddess have been called "funny".Steve Lazarowitz, SF Site In a review of Gabriel's Ghost, Vicky Burkholder wrote that "Linnea blends science fiction, romance, world building and the paranormal".Vicky Burkholder, Wantz Upon A Time
Sinclair has used her experience as a private investigator in her work. The male protagonist in her novel The Down Home Zombie Blues is a homicide detective in a Florida city. Various of her short stories are based on a psychic investigator.
Sinclair's novel Games of Command and the short story Of Cats, Uh, Furzels and Kings feature telepathic feline creatures called "furzels". Sinclair has stated that these are inspired by her two cats.AAR After Hours
Sinclair's novel The Down Home Zombie Blues was the basis for the movie The Down Home Alien Blues by director C. Duke Marsh and Green Sign Media. Principal photography was completed in March 2012. The movie stars Nathalie Biermans, Jay Mitsch, and Derek Partridge. Release date was set for 2013.http://www.downhomealienblues.com/
Published works
Wintertide series Wintertide (1999, LTDBooks, as Megan Sybil Baker; June 2004, Medallion Press) An Accidental Goddess (October 2002, LTDBooks, as Megan Sybil Baker; January 2006, Bantam Books) the far future sequel to Wintertide
Dock Five Universe series
Gabriel's Ghost (April 2002, LTDBooks, as Megan Sybil Baker; October 2005, Bantam Books.) 2006 RITA Award winner, for Best Paranormal Romance Shades of Dark previously called Chasidah's Choice (July 2008, Bantam Books.) 2008 P.E.A.R.L. Award, for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance. Hope's Folly (February 24, 2009, Bantam Books.) 2009 P.E.A.R.L. Award, for Best Science Fiction & Futuristic Fantasy Romance Rebels and Lovers (March 2010, Bantam Books.)
Standalone novels
Finders Keepers (October 2001, Novel Books Inc.; May 2005, Bantam Books) 2001 Sapphire Award;The Locus INdex to SF 2003 EPPIE Award, for Fantasy/Science Fiction/Paranormal RomanceEPIC – EPPIES 2003 Command Performance (April 2002, Novel Books Inc.) Destiny's Game (November 2002, Novel Books Inc.) Games of Command (February 2007, Bantam Books) 2007 P.E.A.R.L. Award, for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance The Down Home Zombie Blues (November 2007, Bantam Books) 2007 P.E.A.R.L. Honorable Mention, for Best Futuristic Romance 2008 winner of Romantic Times 2008 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners for Futuristic/Fantasy Romance2008 Winners
Editor, with J.C. Wilder Dream Quest, Nine Spellbinding Paranormal Romances (January 2003, LTDBooks), including the short story "To Call the Moons" by Sinclair (as Megan Sybil Baker).
References
External links Linnea Sinclair – Science Fiction Romance Author – Official Website