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Winner of the Philip K. Dick Award "Bannerless is both a fine murder mystery and a multi-layered look at a different kind of society." —Analog Science Fiction & Fact "Vaughn skillfully portrays a vastly altered future America that’s almost unrecognizable decades after its total collapse; the ... focus on sustainability and responsibility is unusual, thought-provoking, and very welcome." —Publishers Weekly  "[A]n intimate post-apocalyptic mystery ... a deft portrait of a society departed so completely from the complexities of the now-destroyed civilization ... that survivors don’t even understand what it is they’ve lost. ... [A] well-crafted and heartfelt effort." —Kirkus "Amazing and compelling, Vaughn brings her deft characterization and humanity to bear on a post-apocalyptic world that is all too real." —Tobias S. Buckell, bestselling author of Arctic Rising

A Philip K. Dick Award finalist "Bannerless is both a fine murder mystery and a multi-layered look at a different kind of society." —Analog Science Fiction & Fact "Vaughn skillfully portrays a vastly altered future America that’s almost unrecognizable decades after its total collapse; the ... focus on sustainability and responsibility is unusual, thought-provoking, and very welcome." —Publishers Weekly  "[A]n intimate post-apocalyptic mystery ... a deft portrait of a society departed so completely from the complexities of the now-destroyed civilization ... that survivors don’t even understand what it is they’ve lost. ... [A] well-crafted and heartfelt effort." —Kirkus "Amazing and compelling, Vaughn brings her deft characterization and humanity to bear on a post-apocalyptic world that is all too real." —Tobias S. Buckell, bestselling author of Arctic Rising

· Nine of the Kitty Norville books appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List for mass market paperbacks, reaching as high as #13.   · Kitty and The Midnight Hour won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award for Best First Mystery in 2005.   · Dreams of the Golden Age was nominated for the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2014.  · Short story “Amaryllis”* (Lightspeed Magazine, 2010) was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story. · Short story “Bannerless”* (The End Has Come, 2015) was selected for inclusion in The Year’s Best Science Fiction (ed. Gardner Dozois) and The Best Science Fiction of the Year (ed. Neil Clarke), and was named a “Distinguished Story of 2015” by Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy (series ed. John Joseph Adams).  · YA novel Steel was named to the ALA's 2012 Amelia Bloomer List for best books with feminist content for young readers.  Praise for  The Kitty Norville Series:   "Vaughn's universe is convincing and imaginative"—Publishers Weekly   "Fun, fast-paced adventure for fans of supernatural mysteries."—Locus   "I relished this book. Enough excitement, astonishment, pathos, and victory to satisfy any reader."—Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series Praise for Discord's Apple:   "Vaughn melds a near-future world torn by war with the legend of the fall of Troy in this brilliantly structured, beautifully written stand-alone."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for The Golden Age Duology:   "In this warm homage to and deconstruction of classic comic books, a young woman demonstrates that you don’t need superpowers to be a hero. . . For readers who admire Lois Lane more than Superman."—Kirkus   "More than a superhero story, this is a tale of finding your true self and realizing that good and evil often come in various shades. Vaughn has written an adventurous story that is much more about the emotions than the ability to fly or read minds."—RT Book Reviews Praise for Steel:   "In a thoroughly enjoyable take on the historical time-travel tale. . . Through her assertive, appealing protagonist and a satisfying plot that sheds light on lesser-known aspects of pirate life, Vaughn introduces readers to an intriguing sport with an ancient pedigree."—Kirkus   "A rattling good adventure. Vivid period details add to the appeal of this unusual swashbuckler."—Booklist        

"Vaughn skillfully portrays a vastly altered future America that’s almost unrecognizable decades after its total collapse; the ... focus on sustainability and responsibility is unusual, thought-provoking, and very welcome." - Publishers Weekly  "[A]n intimate post-apocalyptic mystery ... a deft portrait of a society departed so completely from the complexities of the now-destroyed civilization ... that survivors don’t even understand what it is they’ve lost. ... [A] well-crafted and heartfelt effort." - Kirkus  

· Nine of the Kitty Norville books appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List for mass market paperbacks, reaching as high as #13 · Kitty and The Midnight Hour won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award for Best First Mystery in 2005 · Dreams of the Golden Age was nominated for the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2014  · Short story “Amaryllis”* (Lightspeed Magazine, 2010) was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story · Short story “Bannerless”* (The End Has Come, 2015) was selected for inclusion in The Year’s Best Science Fiction (ed. Gardner Dozois) and The Best Science Fiction of the Year (ed. Neil Clarke), and was named a “Distinguished Story of 2015” by Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy (series ed. John Joseph Adams)  · YA novel Steel was named to the ALA's 2012 Amelia Bloomer List for best books with feminist content for young readers  Praise for  The Kitty Norville Series:   "Vaughn's universe is convincing and imaginative"—Publishers Weekly   "Fun, fast-paced adventure for fans of supernatural mysteries."—Locus   "I relished this book. Enough excitement, astonishment, pathos, and victory to satisfy any reader."—Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series    

A mysterious murder in a dystopian future leads a novice investigator to question what she’s learned about the foundation of her population-controlled society. Decades after economic and environmental collapse destroys much of civilization in the United States, the Coast Road region isn’t just surviving but thriving by some accounts, building something new on the ruins of what came before. A culture of population control has developed in which people, organized into households, must earn the children they bear by proving they can take care of them and are awarded symbolic banners to demonstrate this privilege. In the meantime, birth control is mandatory. Enid of Haven is an Investigator, called on to mediate disputes and examine transgressions against the community. She’s young for the job and hasn't yet handled a serious case. Now, though, a suspicious death requires her attention. The victim was an outcast, but might someone have taken dislike a step further and murdered him? In a world defined by the disasters that happened a century before, the past is always present. But this investigation may reveal the cracks in Enid’s world and make her question what she really stands for.