Genevieve Valentine
1 universe Last reviewed 2026-11-03
Genevieve Valentine, born in 1981, is an American science fiction and fantasy author, comic book writer and cultural critic. She was born into a military family and grew up in California, Texas, Illinois and Virginia, and earned an English degree from George Mason University. Her first novel, Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti (Prime Books, 2011), won the Crawford Award and was shortlisted for the Nebula Award for Best Novel. It was followed by the fairy tale retelling The Girls at the Kingfisher Club (Atria Books, 2014) and the science fiction thrillers Persona (2015) and Icon (2016). She wrote Catwoman for DC Comics in 2014 and 2015 and scripted Batman and Robin Eternal. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld and Lightspeed, and her graphic novel Two Graves was published by Image Comics in 2022.
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- Core Canon books: 1
- Current rank: #918 in the official ranking
- Weighted average: 3.81
- Award recognitions: 1 won
Books
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- Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
- Award recognitions across all universes: 1 (1 won)
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Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti (2011) · Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti Core Canon