Jennifer A. Nielsen

Jennifer A. Nielsen
Born	(1971-07-10) July 10, 1971 (age 53) Northern Utah
Occupation	Novelist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Period	2010–present
Genre	Young adult fiction
Notable works	Ascendance Trilogy
Notable awards	Whitney Award
Website
jennielsen.com

Jennifer Anne^[1] Nielsen (born July 10, 1971)^[2] is an American author known primarily for young adult fiction. Her works include the Ascendance Series, Behind Enemy Lines (one of the books in the Infinity Ring series), The Mark of the Thief, A Night Divided, and the Underworld Chronicles.^[3]

Life

Nielsen was born and raised in northern Utah^[4] and completed her first full manuscript, on picking locks, at the age of 11.^[5] However, it was abandoned when a locksmith did not allow her to research picking locks.^[5] She published Elliot and the Goblin War, the first Underworld Chronicles book, in 2010^[4] and has continued publishing novels since.

In 2013, she won the Whitney Award for Best Middle Grade Novel for The False Prince, the first novel in the Ascendance Trilogy,^[6] and the next year she won again in the same category for The Runaway King, its sequel.^[6] The paperback reprint of The False Prince put her on The New York Times Best Seller list in March 2013.^[7] The False Prince received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.^[8]

Nielsen lives in Northern Utah and is a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[9]

Selected works

• A Night Divided. Scholastic. 2015. ISBN 978-0545682428.^[10][11]
• The Scourge. Scholastic Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0545682459.^[12][13]
• Resistance. Scholastic Press. 2018. ISBN 978-1338148473.^[14][15]
• Words on Fire. Scholastic Press. 2019. ISBN 978-1338275476.^[16]
• Rescue. Scholastic Press. 2021. ISBN 978-1338620993.^[17]
• Lines of Courage. Scholastic Press. 2022. ISBN 978-1338620931.^[18]
• Iceberg. Scholastic Press. 2023. ISBN 978-1338795028.
• Uprising. Scholastic Press. 2024. ISBN 978-1338795080.

The Ascendance series

• The False Prince. Scholastic, Inc. 2012. ISBN 978-0545284134.^[8][19]
• The Runaway King. Scholastic, Inc. 2013. ISBN 978-0545284158.^[20][21]
• The Shadow Throne. Scholastic, Inc. 2014. ISBN 978-0545284172.^[22]
• The Captive Kingdom. Scholastic, Inc. 2020. ISBN 1338551086^[23]
• The Shattered Castle. Scholastic, Inc. 2021. ISBN 9781338275902

Traitor's Game series

• The Traitor's Game. Scholastic Press. 2018. ISBN 978-1338045376.^[24][25]
• The Deceiver's Heart. Scholastic Press. 2019. ISBN 978-1338045413.^[26]
• The Warrior's Curse. Scholastic Press. 2020 ISBN 1338045458.^[27]

Mark of the Thief series

• Mark of the Thief. Scholastic Press. 2015. ISBN 978-0545561549.^[28]
• Rise of the Wolf. Scholastic Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0545562041.^[29]
• Wrath of the Storm. Scholastic Press. 2017. ISBN 978-0545562072.

References

1. "What is your middle name? What does the A stand for?". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017. Anne. It was my grandmother's name.
2. "I don't want to be disrespectful or anything (this is for an author study), but when and where were you born?". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017. I was born in Utah on July 10, 1971.
3. "Jennifer A. Nielsen's List of Books". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
4. "About". Jennifer A. Nielson. 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
5. "Jennifer A. Nielsen's Biography". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
6. Rappleye, Christine. And the winners of the 2013 Whitney Awards are ...", The Deseret News, May 3, 2014.
7. "March 31, 2013 THIS WEEK CHILDREN'S MIDDLE GRADE". New York Times. March 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
8. "Children's Book Review: The False Prince". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
9. "Thanks to You… | Jennifer A. Nielsen – Author". Retrieved October 15, 2019.
10. "A Night Divided". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
11. A NIGHT DIVIDED | Kirkus Reviews.
12. "Children's Book Review: The Scourge". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
13. THE SCOURGE | Kirkus Reviews.
14. "Children's Book Review: Resistance". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
15. RESISTANCE | Kirkus Reviews.
16. WORDS ON FIRE | Kirkus Reviews.
17. RESCUE | Kirkus Reviews.
18. LINES OF COURAGE | Kirkus Reviews.
19. THE FALSE PRINCE | Kirkus Reviews.
20. "Runaway King review". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
21. THE RUNAWAY KING | Kirkus Reviews.
22. THE SHADOW THRONE | Kirkus Reviews.
23. Lodge, Sally (December 17, 2019). "Jennifer A. Nielsen Expands Her 'Ascendance' Trilogy". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
24. "Children's Book Review: The Traitor's Game". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
25. THE TRAITOR'S GAME | Kirkus Reviews.
26. THE DECEIVER'S HEART | Kirkus Reviews.
27. Nielsen, Jennifer (2020). The Warrior's Curse. Scholastic Press. ISBN 978-1338045451.
28. "Children's Book Review: Mark of the Thief". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
29. RISE OF THE WOLF | Kirkus Reviews.

Further reading

Article in Publishers Weekly

External links

• Jennifer A. Nielsen at Library of Congress, with 12 library catalog records
• Library resources in your library and in other libraries by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Official website