Jaine Fenn

{{short description|British science fiction author|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox writer  |image = |name = Jaine Fenn | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = | nationality = British | period = | genre = Science fiction | subject = | movement = | signature = | website = {{URL|jainefenn.com}} | footnotes = }} '''Jaine Fenn''' is a British science fiction author.

Fenn is the author of the Hidden Empire and Shadowlands series of novels. She studied linguistics and astronomy at the University of Hertfordshire, where she became the president of PSiFA (the local student Science Fiction society) from 1985-1986. She also helped organised Shoestringcons and edited their newsletter/fanzine, Hypo-Space, for a period.<ref>{{cite news | title = Forthcoming Attractions | url = https://www.jainefenn.com/index.php?/archives/274-Forthcoming-Attractions.html | access-date = 2010-02-14 }}</ref>

==Career== Fenn has had numerous short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, and has won the BSFA Award for Shorter Fiction. Her debut novel, ''Principles of Angels'' was published in June 2008 (United Kingdom)<ref>{{cite news| title =Jaine Fenn - An Orion Author| publisher =Orion Publish Group| url =http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/14398-0/Author-Jaine-Fenn.htm| access-date =2008-02-25| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://archive.today/20081203173330/http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/14398-0/Author-Jaine-Fenn.htm| archive-date =3 December 2008| df =dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Tuttle | first =Lisa | title =Best of the month's science fiction | publisher =Times Online | date = 2008-08-01 | url =http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article4443017.ece | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110616031832/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article4443017.ece | url-status =dead | archive-date =16 June 2011 | format =Book review | access-date =2008-08-07 | location=London}}</ref> and is the first of the ''Hidden Empire'' series.<ref>{{cite news | title =New author Jaine Fenn sells three novels to Gollancz | publisher =SF Scope | date =2007-06-15 | url =http://sfscope.com/2007/06/new-author-jaine-fenn-sells-th.html | access-date =2008-02-25 | archive-date =15 February 2008 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080215010718/http://sfscope.com/2007/06/new-author-jaine-fenn-sells-th.html | url-status =dead }}</ref> Her second novel, ''Consorts of Heaven'', published in June 2009, mixed elements of fantasy with science fiction and was not a direct sequel. The third book, ''Guardians of Paradise'' (2010) brings together threads from the first two and the fourth and fifth, ''Bringer of Light'' (2011) and ''Queen of Nowhere'' (2013) take the story in a new direction. In 2012, Fenn published the short story collection ''Downside Girls''. It features interlinked stories set in the universe of her ''Hidden Empire'' series.<ref>{{cite web |author=Upcoming4.me |url=http://upcoming4.me/media-news/book-news/item/10180-downside-girls,-short-story-collection-by-jaine-fenn,-announced |title=Downside Girls, short story collection by Jaine Fenn cover art and synopsis details |publisher=Upcoming4.me |access-date=7 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711203302/http://upcoming4.me/media-news/book-news/item/10180-downside-girls,-short-story-collection-by-jaine-fenn,-announced |archive-date=11 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Her science fantasy duology, ''Shadowlands'', set on a divided world, starts with ''Hidden Sun'' (2018) and concludes with ''Broken Shadow'' (2019). She has also written for video-games in the Halo and Total War franchises.

Jaine Fenn has been guest of honour at * ArmadaCon in November 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=ArmadaCon Guests for 2024 |url=https://www.armadacon.org/2024/guests/ |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref> * Picocon 34 in February 2017 * Satellite 5 in May 2016 * BristolCon in September 2015 * Andromeda One in September 2013 * Novacon 42 in November 2012 * Picocon 27 in February 2009

==Works== *''Downside Girls'' (short fiction collection, 2012) *''The Martian Job'' (novella, 2017) ;''Hidden Empire'' series #''Principles of Angels'' (2008) #''Consorts of Heaven'' (2009) #''Guardians of Paradise'' (2010) #''Bringer of Light'' (2011) #''Queen of Nowhere'' (2013) ;''Shadowlands'' series #''Hidden Sun'' (2018) #''Broken Shadow'' (2019)

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==External links== * [https://www.jainefenn.com/ Jaine Fenn's Blog] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110616031832/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article4443017.ece Times review of Principles of Angels 1 August 2008] *{{ISFDB name|id=Jaine_Fenn|name=Jaine Fenn}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121029143226/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/review-jaine-fenn-downside-girls Downside Girls Review] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131030140437/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/story-behind-queen-of-nowhere-by-jaine-fenn Story Behind Queen of Nowhere — Online Essay by Jaine Fenn]

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