Marianne de Pierres
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n science fiction
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author
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. Born in Western Australia
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, she did her undergraduate studies at Curtin University in Perth and later studied a Postgraduate Certificate of Arts in Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland. She has been actively involved in promoting Speculative Fiction
Speculative fiction
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in Australia
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and is the co-founder of the Vision Writers Group, and ROR – wRiters On the Rise, a critiquing group for professional writers. She was also involved in the early planning stage of Clarion South.
Publications
The greater body of her work has seen publication in the UK and Australia. In 2004, her series of novels with the protagonistProtagonist
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Parrish Plessis, a postapocalyptic bodyguard
Bodyguard
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and bounty hunter
Bounty hunter
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, was published in the United Kingdom
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through Orbit Books
Orbit Books
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and in 2005 in the United States through Roc Books
Roc Books
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. The novels in this series include Nylon Angel
Nylon Angel
Nylon Angel is a postcyberpunk novel by science fiction author Marianne de Pierres-Plot Summary:The story is set in post-apocalyptic Australia, around a city called the Tert. There, a bounty hunter/bodyguard named Parrish Plessis has ended up working for a ganglord called Jamon Mondo...
, Code Noir
Code Noir (novel)
Code Noir is a postcyberpunk novel by science fiction author Marianne de Pierres and the Second Parrish Plessis Novel...
, and Crash Deluxe
Crash Deluxe
Crash Deluxe is a postcyberpunk novel by science fiction author Marianne de Pierres and is the third and final Parrish Plessis Novel....
and have been adapted into a role-playing game
Role-playing game
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. Her second series, Sentients of Orion comprises four books: Dark Space, Chaos Space, Mirror Space and Transformation Space, published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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through Orbit Books
Orbit Books
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. Transformation Space won an Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:...
for Best SF novel in 2011.
In 2008 de Pierres began writing humorous crime under the pseudonym Marianne Delacourt. To date she has published two novels in the "Tara Sharp" series. The first novel, Sharp Shooter received a Davitt Award
Davitt Award
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in 2010 for Best Crime novel by an Australian woman.
In 2011 her first Young Adult novel, entitled Burn Bright, was published by Random House
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, Australia.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Nomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Aurealis Award | In The Bookshadow | Best Fantasy Short Story | Shortlist |
| 2005 | Aurealis Award | Nylon Angel | Best Science Fiction Novel | Shortlist |
| 2006 | Aurealis Award | Crash Deluxe | Best Science Fiction Novel | Shortlist |
| 2007 | Aurealis Award | Dark Space | Best Science Fiction Novel | Shortlist |
| 2007 | Ditmar Award | Dark Space | Best Novel | Shortlist |
| 2008 | Aurealis Award | Chaos Space | Best Science Fiction Novel | Shortlist |
| 2010 | Aurealis Award | Mirror Space | Best Science Fiction Novel | Shortlist |
| 2010 | Aurealis Award | Transformation Space | Best Science Fiction Novel | Won |
As Marianne Delacourt
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Nomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Davitt Award | Best Crime Novel | Sharp Shooter | Won |