Braswell, Liz
Entry updated 8 June 2026. Tagged: Author.
(? - ) UK-born Videogame producer and author, in America from childhood; known for her series under various pseudonyms, which include Tracy Lynn, J B Stephens, Celia Thomson and the House Name Robb Kidd. Of greatest sf interest is the Big Empty sequence, all as by J B Stephens, and beginning with The Big Empty (2004), a Young Adult series set in a Near Future America devastated by Pandemic; the love triangle involving the protagonist and others comes close to interfering with their quest to find the secret behind an apparent Utopia located in the empty inland of America. [JC]
Elizabeth J Braswell
born Birmingham, England
works
series
Once Upon a Time
- Snow (New York: Simon and Schuster/Simon Pulse, 2003) as by Tracy Lynn [tie to the Shared World series: Once Upon a Time: pb/Kinuko Y Craft]
The Big Empty
- The Big Empty (New York: Penguin/Razorbill, 2004) as by J B Stephens [Big Empty: pb/Chad Michael Ward]
- Paradise City (New York: Penguin/Razorbill, 2004) as by J B Stephens [Big Empty: pb/uncredited]
- Desolation Angels (New York: Penguin/Razorbill, 2005) as by J B Stephens [Big Empty: pb/uncredited]
- No Exit (New York: Penguin/Razorbill, 2005) as by J B Stephens [Big Empty: pb/Jim Tierney]
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
- The Fallen (New York: Simon and Schuster/Simon Pulse, 2004) as by Celia Thomson [Nine Lives of Chloe King: pb/Jessie Gang]
- The Stolen (New York: Simon and Schuster/Simon Pulse, 2004) as by Celia Thomson [Nine Lives of Chloe King: pb/Cliff Nielsen]
- The Chosen (New York: Simon and Schuster/Simon Pulse, 2004) as by Celia Thomson [Nine Lives of Chloe King: pb/Jim Tierney]
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King (New York: Simon and Schuster/Simon Pulse, 2011) as by Celia Thomson [omni of the above three: Nine Lives of Chloe King: pb/Jim Tierney]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #1: The Coming Storm (New York: Disney Press, 2006) as by Rob Kidd [tie to the Shared World series: Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow: pb/Jean-Paul Orpinas/Maria Elena Naggi]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #5: The Age of Bronze (New York: Disney Press, 2006) as by Rob Kidd [tie to the Shared World series: Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow: pb/uncredited]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #6: Silver (New York: Disney Press, 2007) as by Rob Kidd [tie to the Shared World series: Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow: pb/Maria Elena Naggi and Jean-Paul Orpinas]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #7: City of Gold (New York: Disney Press, 2007) as by Rob Kidd [tie to the Shared World series: Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow: pb/Maria Elena Naggi and Jean-Paul Orpinas]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #9: Dance of the Hours (New York: Disney Press, 2007) as by Rob Kidd [tie to the Shared World series: Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow: pb/Jean-Paul Orpinas]
Twisted Tales
- A Whole New World (New York: Disney Press, 2016) [Twisted Tales: hb/Mike Heath]
- Once Upon a Dream (New York: Disney Press, 2016) [Twisted Tales: hb/Mike Heath]
- As Old as Time (New York: Disney Press, 2016) [Twisted Tales: hb/Jim Tierney]
- Part of Your World (New York: Disney Press, 2018) [Twisted Tales: hb/Jim Tierney]
- Straight on Till Morning (New York: Disney/Hyperion, 2019) [Twisted Tales: pb/Jim Tierney]
- Unbirthday (New York: Disney/Hyperion, 2020) [Twisted Tales: hb/uncredited]
- What Once Was Mine (New York: Disney/Hyperion, 2021) [Twisted Tales: hb/Scott Piehl, Jim Tierney and Gegham Vardanyan]
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