(1976-    ) US author of several series in closely associated genres, most of them incorporating more than one mode: the mix usually involves paranormal romance topoi, sometimes in connection with Vampires, sometimes with Werewolves; and Urban Fantasy [see The Encyclopedia of Fantasy under links below], sometimes set in the Near Future. Her first series, the Watcher sequence beginning with Dark Watcher (2004), is an historical fantasy that edges towards some underlying sf assumptions, but does not explicate them, as the protagonist, cursed/blessed with Psi Powers, fights dark forces; The Society sequence also features operatives with some sf-like abilities.

Saintcrow's urban fantasies include the Dante Valentine sequence, beginning with Working for the Devil (2006) and assembled as Dante Valentine: The Complete Series (omni 2011), whose protagonist is a necromancer on hire to the Devil as a bounty hunter in a Near Future world where the supernatural and the natural co-exist; the very similar Jill Kismet sequence, beginning with Night Shift (2008) and assembled as Jill Kismet: The Complete Series (omni 2013), whose protagonist is a former prostitute become exorcist and fights demons; and the Dru Anderson sequence as by Lily St Crow, beginning with Strange Angels (2009) and assembled as Strange Angels: Strange Angels and Betrayals (omni 2011), whose protagonist, in a very similar world, is the hunted rather than the hunter.

Of more direct sf interest is the Bannon and Clare sequence of Steampunk adventures beginning with The Iron Wyrm Affair (2012), and set in an Alternate History version of London called Londinium where magic works and clockwork creatures roam. The characters and plotting differ here in some particulars from her other work. [JC]

Lilith Saintcrow

born New Mexico: 1976

died

works

series

Watcher

• Dark Watcher (Cannon City, Colorado: ImaJinn Books, 2004) [Watcher: pb/]
• Storm Watcher (Cannon City, Colorado: ImaJinn Books, 2005) [Watcher: pb/]
• Fire Watcher (Cannon City, Colorado: ImaJinn Books, 2006) [Watcher: pb/]
• Cloud Watcher (Cannon City, Colorado: ImaJinn Books, 2006) [Watcher: pb/]
• Mindhealer (Cannon City, Colorado: ImaJinn Books, 2008) [Watcher: pb/]

The Society

• The Society (Cannon City, Colorado: ImaJinn Books, 2004) [The Society: pb/]
• Hunter, Healer (Cannon City, Colorado: ImaJinn Books, 2005) [The Society: pb/]

Dante Valentine

• Working for the Devil (New York: Warner Books, 2006) [Dante Valentine: pb/Craig White]
• Dead Man Rising (New York: Warner Books, 2006) [Dante Valentine: pb/]
• The Devil's Right Hand (New York: Warner Books, 2007) [Dante Valentine: pb/Calvin Chu]
• Saint City Sinners (New York: Warner Books, 2007) [Dante Valentine: pb/]
• To Hell and Back (New York: Warner Books, 2007) [Dante Valentine: pb/Calvin Chu]
  • Dante Valentine: The Complete Series (New York: Orbit, 2011) [omni of the above five: Dante Valentine: pb/]

Rosemary Ames

• Smoke (no place given: Lulu.com, 2007) as by Anna Beguine [Rosemary Ames: hb/]
• Mirror (no place given: Lulu.com, 2007) as by Anna Beguine [Rosemary Ames: hb/]

Jill Kismet

• Night Shift (New York: Orbit, 2008) [Jill Kismet: pb/Calvin Chu]
• Hunter's Prayer (New York: Orbit, 2008) [Jill Kismet: pb/Calvin Chu]
• Redemption Alley (New York: Orbit, 2009) [Jill Kismet: pb/Calvin Chu]
• Flesh Circus (New York: Orbit, 2009) [Jill Kismet: pb/Calvin Chu]
• Heaven's Spite (New York: Orbit, 2010) [Jill Kismet: pb/Calvin Chu]
• Angel Town (New York: Orbit, 2011) [Jill Kismet: pb/Calvin Chu]
  • Jill Kismet: The Complete Series (New York: Orbit, 2013) [omni of the above six: Jill Kismet: pb/]

Dru Anderson

• Strange Angels (New York: Penguin/Razorbill, 2009) as by Lily St Crow [Dru Anderson: hb/]
• Betrayals (New York: Penguin/Razorbill, 2009) as by Lily St Crow [Dru Anderson: pb/]
  • Strange Angels: Strange Angels and Betrayals (New York: Penguin/Razorbill, 2011) as by Lily St Crow [omni of the above two: Dru Anderson: pb/]
• Jealousy (New York: Penguin/Razorbill, 2010) as by Lily St Crow [Dru Anderson: pb/]
• Defiance (London: Quercus, 2011) as by Lily St Crow [Dru Anderson: pb/]
• Reckoning: A Strange Angels Novel (London: Quercus, 2011) as by Lily St Crow [Dru Anderson: pb/]

Romance of the Aquitaine

• The Hedgewitch Queen (New York: Orbit, 2011) [ebook: Romance of the Aquitaine: na/]
• The Bandit King (New York: Orbit, 2013) [ebook: Romance of the Aquitaine: na/]

Bannon and Clare

• The Iron Wyrm Affair (New York: Orbit, 2012) [Bannon and Clare: pb/Craig White]
• The Damnation Affair (New York: Orbit, 2013) [Bannon and Clare: pb/Craig White]
• The Red Plague Affair (New York: Orbit, 2013) [Bannon and Clare: pb/Craig White]
• The Ripper Affair (New York: Orbit, 2014) [Bannon and Clare: pb/Craig White]
  • The Collected Adventures of Bannon & Clare (New York: Orbit, 2018) [omni of the above four: Bannon and Clare: pb/]

Tales of Beauty and Madness

• Nameless (New York: Penguin Razorbill, 2013) as Lili St.Crow [Tales of Beauty and Madness: hb/Marisa Howenstine]
• Wayfarer (New York: Penguin Razorbill, 2014) as Lili St.Crow [Tales of Beauty and Madness: pb/]
• Kin (New York: Penguin Razorbill, 2015) as Lili St.Crow [Tales of Beauty and Madness: pb/]

Gallow and Ragged

• Trailer Park Fae (New York: Orbit, 2015) [Gallow and Ragged: pb/Daniel Dos Santos]
• Roadside Magic (New York: Orbit, 2016) [Gallow and Ragged: pb/Daniel Dos Santos]
• Wasteland King (New York: Orbit, 2016) [Gallow and Ragged: pb/David Seidman]

Hostage of Empire

• The Throne of the Five Winds (New York: Orbit, 2019) [Hostage of Empire: pb/Miranda Meeks]

individual titles

• Steelflower (Macon, Georgia: Samhain Publishing, 2008) [pb/Anne Cain]
• The Demon's Librarian (Cannon City, Colorado: ImaJinn Books, 2009) [pb/]
• Taken (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Nocturne, 2011) [pb/]
• The Damnation Affair (New York: Orbit, 2012) [ebook: na/]
• Rose & Thunder (no place given: Lilith Saintcrow LLC, 2015) [pb/]
• Blood Call (New York: Orbit, 2015) [pb/]
• The Marked (no place given: Lilith Saintcrow LLC, 2015) [pb/]
• She Wolf and Cub (Boston, Massachusetts: Fireside Fiction Company, 2015) [pb/]
• Cormorant Run (New York: Orbit, 2017) [pb/Kirbi Fagan]
• Desires, Known (no place given: Lilith Saintcrow LLC, 2017) [pb/]
• Afterwar (New York: Orbit, 2018) [pb/]
• Rattlesnake Wind (Boston, Massachusetts: Fireside Fiction Company, 2019) [pb/Elanor Chuah]

collections

• Unfallen (New York: Orbit, 2011) [coll: ebook: na/]
• Selene (no place given: Lilith Saintcrow LLC, 2014) [coll: pb/]

links

• Lilith Saintcrow
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• The Encyclopedia of Fantasy: Urban Fantasy
• Picture Gallery

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