Elizabeth May

Elizabeth May (born May 9, 1987) is a Californian-born author of fantasy and romance. Best known for The Falconer trilogy, she also writes romantic novels under the name Kristina Kendrick.

Career Born and raised in California, May read fantasy novels as a child, and was especially influenced by Garth Nix's Sabriel. She became a professional photographer and model, working for magazines and publishing houses.

She moved to Scotland to study for a PhD in anthropology at St Andrews University, In 2013 the book was published by Gollancz.

In 2015, she collaborated with Laura Lam to write a fantasy duology for adults, The Seven Devils, originally conceived by May as "Mad Max: Fury Road, in space." The pair, both published authors, met at a book event in 2013. Lam, a creative writing lecturer at Edinburgh's Napier University, and May, a PhD student, quickly became friends, after discovering a common interest in feminist fantasy fiction.

May lives in rural Scotland with her husband.

Books

Falconer trilogy

Seven Devils (with Laura Lam)

These Monstrous Gods

As Katrina Kendrick: