Alaya Dawn Johnson

YA Dystopian / Historical Fantasy

USA · Era not yet recorded

Themes & subjects

YA Dystopian, Historical Fantasy

Biography

Author of The Summer Prince (2013) YA dystopian set in futuristic Brazil. Trouble the Saints (2020) historical fantasy exploring magical knives and numbers runners in 1940s Harlem. Multiple award-winning novelist.

Recorded works

• The Summer Prince
• Trouble the Saints
• Love is the Drug

Awards & recognition

• Nebula Award nominee
• Andre Norton Award

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