Diana Pharaoh Francis Writing high fantasy adventure

Diana Pharaoh Francis's Biography

I've been a storyteller since I can remember. I didn't start writing any of my stories down until I went to college. I have always told broad, sprawling, epic stories and I love magic. I love its possibilities, the way the lens of fantasy can expose who we are. I love courage and honor and fear and looking at how one person's actions can impact an entire culture or a world. I am interested in the way heroes and villains are created. I love chocolate, spiced chai, sharp weapons, spicy food and sparkly jewelry.

I am a lover of Victorian literature and 19th century Britain and consequently the Crosspointe books have a strong Victorian flavor. I teach English at the University of Montana Western. I was raised on a cattle ranch in northern California and spent most of my childhood on horseback or in a book. I spend a lot of every day writing and everything becomes fodder for my books.

Path of Fate

Path of Honor

Path of Blood

 

The Cipher, a novel of Crosspointe

 

Furry Fantastic

Upcoming Works

  • The Black Ship (November 2008)

Nickname

  • Di

Family

  • A husband, two children, a dog, dust bunnies (dust godzillas)

Causes I Support

University Affiliation

  • Associate Professor of English, University of Montana Western

Agents

  • Lucienne Diver, Knight Literary Agency

Contact Agents

  • If you are interested in the Knight Literary Agency, go to the website at http://www.knightagency.net/and investigate whether they are right for you, then follow the guidelines.

Publishers

  • Roc Books, a subsidiary of Penguin

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