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R.A. MacAvoy

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    (December 13, 1949- )
    Born in Cleveland, Ohio
    Birth name was Roberta Ann MacAvoy
    Fantasy and sci-fi author
    Wrote the Black Dragon series (1983-86), the Trio for Lute (1983-84) and the Lens of the World series (1990-93)
    Also wrote 'The Book of Kells' (1985), 'The Grey Horse' (1987), 'The Third Eagle' (1989) and 'Death and Resurrection' (2011)

Why she might be annoying:

    She said her books are hard to market because they 'fall in between genres.'
    When she included characters having sex in 'The Book of Kells,' she got letters from older readers saying 'Agatha Christie never had to use language like that!'
    She claimed to have studied every martial art 'from tai-chi to rip-out-your-opponent’s-vocal-chords-in-the-Puerto-Rican-style.'
    There was an 18 year gap between new novels (1993-2011).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (1984).
    Her book series have very different settings. ('Why do I keep changing things? I get embarrassed repeating myself.')
    She gave a shout out to Anne McCaffrey in 'The Book of Kells.'
    A major reason for the long wait between novels was that she developed the neuromuscular condition dystonia, which caused chronic pain and frequent episodes of paralysis.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying