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L.R. Lam
Born
Laura Lam

20th century
California, U.S.
Pen nameLaura Ambrose
OccupationWriter (novelist, short-sory writer)
LanguageEnglish
EducationCalifornia State University, East Bay (BA)
University of Aberdeen (MA)
GenreSpeculative fiction
Years active2013 – present
Notable worksMicah Grey trilogy, Dragon Scales series
Notable awards
Website
lrlam.co.uk

Laura Lam, better known as L.R. Lam (born 20th century), is an American-Scottish novelist.

Lam is the USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling, award-winning author of Dragonfall and Emberclaw (the Dragon Scales series), the Seven Devils duology (co-written with Elizabeth May), Goldilocks, the Pacifica novels False Hearts and Shattered Minds, and the Micah Grey trilogy, which begins with Pantomime. Lam is also a writing coach at The Novelry.[1]

Lam studied English and creative writing at California State University, East Bay and the University of Aberdeen before lecturing on the creative writing Master of Arts at Edinburgh Napier University for seven years.

They have previously written as Laura Lam and Laura Ambrose.[2]

Micah Grey series

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Lam's debut novel, Pantomime, was published in 2013. It is a young-adult novel telling the story of an intersex character, Micah Grey, who has run away from home to become a circus aerialist.

Pantomime and its sequel Shadowplay were published by Strange Chemistry. In 2014, Strange Chemistry closed.[3] In May 2015, it was announced that Tor UK had bought the rights to Pantomime, Shadowplay, and the third book in the series, Masquerade.[4] In 2024, the series was purchased by DAW, with re-releases in 2025 and 2026.[5]

Pantomime won the Bisexual Book Award for Speculative Fiction in 2014 at an event organised by the Bi Writers Association to increase awareness of bisexual books.[6] It appeared on reading lists promoted by the American Library Association on its 2014 Rainbow Book List,[7] the 2014 Popular Paperbacks List in the GLBTQ category,[8] and on the Scottish Book Trust as their "Teens Book of the Month" in May 2014.[9] In 2014, it was also nominated for the British Fantasy Society book awards.[10]

Shadowplay, the second in the Micah Grey series, continues the story of Micah Grey and Drystan the White Clown, on the run and seeking help from a magician and was ranked seventeen in Fantasy Faction's Best Fantasy Books of 2014.[11] Masquerade, the final volume of the trilogy, was published in 2017.

Pacifica duology

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In July 2014, Lam signed a six-figure, two-book deal with Tor Books, for the full-world English-language rights to False Hearts and Shattered Minds.[12] Subsequently, the Italian, German, and French rights for False Hearts were taken up by Fanucci Editore, Heyne Verlag and Bragelonne respectively.

Seven Devils duology

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Lam and Elizabeth May co-wrote a space opera, entitled Seven Devils,published through Gollancz in the U.K. and DAW in the U.S. It is described as Mad Max: Fury Road meets Rogue One. Upon release, it hit number five on the Sunday Times Bestseller list in the U.K.[13] The sequel, Seven Mercies, followed in January 2022.

Dragon Scales series

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Source:[14]

Dragonfall

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Dragonfall is the first in an epic fantasy romance series by L.R. Lam, released in May 2023 (hardback, e-book, audio) and June 2024 (paperback). Published by DAW (Astra) in the U.S., and Hodderscape (Hodder & Stoughton) in the U.K., Dragonfall featured in the Sunday Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. It was the top-selling Barnes & Noble Speculative Monthly Pick of 2025, a Locus Recommended Read, and was longlisted for the British Science Fiction Best Novel Award.

The book has been translated into Romanian, Polish, and Italian.

Emberclaw

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The sequel to Dragonfall, Emberclaw by L.R. Lam was published March 2025 by DAW (Astra) in the U.S., and Hodderscape (Hodder & Stoughton) in the U.K. in hardback, e-book, and audio. A paperback edition followed in March 2026.

Like Dragonfall, the novel has been translated into Romanian, Polish, and Italian.

List of works by Lam

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[ISBN missing]

Micah Grey

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  1. Pantomime (February 2013) Strange Chemistry.[15][16][17] Re-released in e-book through Tor UK in December 2015 and in paperback in 2016.[18] Re-released by Astra Publishing House (DAW) in September 2025 in e-book and trade paperback.[19]
  2. Shadowplay (January 2014) Strange Chemistry.[20] Re-released in e-book through Tor UK in December 2015 and in paperback in 2016.[18] Re-released by Astra Publishing House (DAW) in November 2025 in e-book and trade paperback.[21]
  3. Masquerade (March 2017) Tor/Macmillan.[18] Re-released by Astra Publishing House (DAW) in March 2026.[22]

Vestigial Tales

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  1. The Snake Charm (June 2014) Penglass Publishing
  2. The Fisherman's Net (July 2014) Penglass Publishing
  3. The Tarot Reader (August 2014) Penglass Publishing
  4. The Card Sharp (September 2014) Penglass Publishing
  5. The Mechanical Minotaur (March 2017) Penglass Publishing

False Hearts

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Seven Devils

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  • Seven Devils with Elizabeth May (August 2020) DAW/Gollancz
  • Seven Mercies with Elizabeth May (January 2022) DAW/Gollancz

Dragon Scales series

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  • Dragonfall (May 2023, Astra Publishing House, U.S.; June 2024, Hodderscape, U.K.)[23]
  • Emberclaw (2025, Astra Publishing House, U.S.; Hodderscape, U.K.)[24]

Goldilocks

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  • Goldilocks (April/May 2020) Wildfire/Orbit[25]

Short stories

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  • "They Swim Through Sunset Seas" (2014), Solaris Rising 3, edited by Ian Whates, Solaris Books.
  • "The Lioness" (March 2015), Cranky Ladies of History anthology, edited by Tehani Wessely and Tansy Rayner Roberts, Fablecroft Press.
  • "A Certain Reverence" (2019), Scotland in Space: Creative Visions and Critical Reflections on Scotland's Space Futures, edited by Deborah Scott and Simon Malpas, Shoreline of Infinity.

As Laura Ambrose

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Romancing the Page series

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  1. A Hidden Hope (October 2018) Penglass Publishing
  2. A Perfect Balance (December 2018) Penglass Publishing
  3. An Unheard Song (February 2019) Penglass Publishing
  4. Romancing the Page (May 2019) Penglass Publishing (compendium of novellas 1–3)
Short stories
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  • A Frozen Night (September 2018) Penglass Publishing

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ↑ "L.R. Lam | Meet the Team | The Novelry". The Novelry. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Romancing the Page (as Laura Ambrose)". L.R. Lam. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "News about Strange Chemistry". Strange Chemistry. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pan MacMillan Buys Dark Circus Series by Laura Lam". Tor UK. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Fitzgerald, Laura (10 December 2024). "DAW Acquires The Micah Grey Trilogy by L. R. Lam, Author of Dragonfall". Astra Publishing House. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Locus Online News" 2013 Bisexual Book Awards Winners". www.locusmag.com. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "2014 Rainbow Book List". American Library Association Rainbow Book List. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "2014 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". American Library Association. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Teens Book of the Month May 2014". Scottish Book Trust. May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2014: The Nominees". British Fantasy Society. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Fantasy Faction's Best Fantasy Books of 2014". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Carpenter, Caroline (25 July 2014). "Tor signs Lam in six-figure deal". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Laura Lam Becomes Sunday Times Bestseller". Mushens Entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Dragonfall (The Dragon Scales Series)". L.R. Lam. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Book review: "Pantomime" by Laura Lam". MuggleNet. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  16. ↑ Pantomime (review). Booklist. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  17. ↑ Lunt, Phil. "Pantomime. Book Review". British Fantasy Society. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 "Laura Lam's Dark Circus Novels: Stunning Cover Reveals". Tor UK. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Pantomime". Astra Publishing House. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  20. ↑ Lunt, Phil. "Shadowplay. Book Review". British Fantasy Society. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Shadowplay". Astra Publishing House. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Masquerade". Astra Publishing House. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "Dragonfall". Astra Publishing House. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "Emberclaw". Astra Publishing House. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  25. ↑ Lam, Laura (28 April 2020). Goldilocks. ISBN 9781472267634. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  26. ↑ "Rainbow Project Reading List 2014". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  27. ↑ Barrie, Sarah. "Teens book of the month: Pantomime (Q&A and review)". Scottish Book Trust. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  28. ↑ Theaker, Stephen. "British Fantasy Awards 2014: the nominees". British Fantasy Society. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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