Only in the novels of the American writer Laurel Hamilton can one see and feel the great cruelty of people. Therefore, her works are so popular in the world among men and women. Hamilton's books are sold in multi-million copies not only in the United States, but also abroad.
Laurel Hamilton biography
Childhood and youth of the writer
Laurel Hamilton, full name Loreal Kay Hamilton, maiden name Clane, was born on February 19, 1963 in the small town of Hibear Springs, Arkansas (USA). Her father left the family when the girl was not even a year old. Susie Kline's mother raised her daughter until she was 6 years old, but once returning from work, she did not fasten the seat belt in the car, which could have saved her life in an accident.
Having lost her mother early, Laurel was raised by her grandmother, who lived in the town of Sims. The grandfather constantly beat the grandmother, although he was affectionate to the granddaughter. In her own person, Laurel saw the unity and contradiction of tenderness and cruelty. The girl loved both her grandparents. The grandmother told her granddaughter scary stories and gradually addicted the girl to mysticism. These circumstances influenced the nature of the writer's works.
After leaving school, the girl went to study at the Christian College "Marion" in Indiana. After studying for 4 years, she received a bachelor's degree in biology and English literature.
Laurel Hamilton's writing career
Since childhood, Laurel Hamilton dreamed of writing books. The girl wrote her first story at the age of 12. At the age of 14, she confidently decided to write works of dark, gloomy fantasy in the "horrer" style with elements of fantasy and eroticism. The reason was that Laurel had read Robert Howard's Doves of Hell. Already in her youth, the writer took her hobby very seriously. While 17-year-old Laurel's peers went to the movies, she finished writing her stories.
First cycle of novels
In his 30 years, namely with the book about the forbidden fruit, Laurel Hamilton's worldwide popularity began. It was the first novel in a twelve-book series about Anita. Anita Blake is a short woman fighting undead, capable of raising zombies and having a number of other talents. Anita's character, her attitude to life and her model of behavior are close to the writer. Loreal knows Anita almost as well as herself. In the novel, the action takes place in a country similar to modern America, but with an admixture of magic. Unlike most episodes with similar ties, vampires and other evil spirits live here on a par with ordinary people and enjoy all the rights of US citizens, and do not hide from the government and mere mortals. Laurel Hamilton continues this cycle to this day. Books coming out from under her pen appear from time to time in the lists of the best-selling books in the USA and Great Britain.
Second cycle of novels
At 37, Laurel Hamilton released her second major series about the Fey Princess, Meridith Gentry. The world of this series has a lot in common with Anita's America, but the characters and plots are completely different. For the novels about Meredith, Laurel specially studied the issue of modern politics, but primarily used episodes from the life of the French court during the "sun king" of Louis XIV. In fantasy, fragments of British history are often used - and Laurel Hamilton decided to take France as a model.
In addition, Laurel has written one novel each in the inter-author universes of Star Trek and Ravenloft. She is constantly working on writing the next book and, despite her technical fear, regularly releases new books.
Laurel Hamilton novels
- 1992 "The Witch's Vow".
- 1993 Forbidden Fruit.
- 1994 Laughing Corpse.
- 1995 "Circus of the Damned".
- 1996 "Cafe Lunatics".
- 1996 "Bloody Bones".
- 1997 Deadly Dance.
- 1998 Burnt Offering.
- 1999 "Blue Moon".
- 2000 Obsidian Butterfly.
- 2000 "Kiss of the Shadows".
- 2001 "Narcissus in chains".
- 2002 "Caress of the Twilight".
- 2003 "Blue Sin".
- 2004 "Dreams of an incubus".
- 2004 "Seduced by the Moon".
- 2005 "Touch of Midnight".
- 2006 "Mika".
- 2006 "Dance of Death".
- 2006 "The Kiss of the Mistral".
- 2007 "Harlequin".
- 2007 "A Breath of Cold".
- 2008 "Black Blood".
- 2008 "A Sip of Darkness".
- 2009 "Skin exchange".
- 2009 "Transgressions of the Gods".
- 2010 "Flirt".
- 2010 "Bullet".
- 2011 "Black List".
- 2012 "Kiss of the Dead".
- 2015 "Dead Ice".
Stories and stories
- 1989 "House of Wizards".
- 1989 "Stealing Souls".
- 1989 "Sign for celandine".
- 1990 "Freezing".
- 1991 "Geese".
- 1994 "Cleaning".
- 2001 "Magic, like heat on my skin."
- 2004 "Blood on my lips".
Personal life of the writer
Laurel's husband is Harry Hamilton. The writer met him while still studying at the Christian College "Marion". To live the newlyweds moved to St. Louis, Missouri. They had a daughter, Trinity. Laurel herself adores animals. At one time, she worked at an abandoned animal shelter. And now he is trying to help animals as much as he can. A large number of fish always live in its uvartir.
Laurel wrote her first stories in a cafe, and then sold them to interested editions of magazines. Laurel currently maintains a personal page on the Internet - laurellkhamilton.org, and for the most loyal fans, the writer suggests visiting an online blog: blog.laurellkhamilton.org. Previously, for Laurel Hamilton, the work of the writer Andre Norton was of great importance, not only because of the highest level of works, but also because she is a woman. Before she began to write mysticism and became closely acquainted with this genre, she called her idol Louise Elcott. She also adores authors such as Edgar Poe or Howard Lovecraft. Their example was very important for a young girl from the Central States, who began to write herself.
