Mur Lafferty, author portrait
© Karen Osborne

Mur Lafferty

Mur Lafferty is an award-winning author and Hall of Fame podcaster. She’s the author of the Nebula- and Hugo-nominated finalist Six Wakes and the Shambling Guides series, and host of the popular Ditch Diggers and I Should Be Writing podcasts. She also co-edits the Hugo-nominated podcast magazine Escape Pod. Lafferty is lives with her husband, daughter, and two dogs in Durham, North Carolina, where she runs, plays computer and board games, and bakes bread.
Infinite Archive
Chaos Terminal
Minecraft: The Lost Journals

Lucasfilm Publishing: New Star Wars Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away | NYCC 2018

Lucasfilm Presents: A Celebration of Women Star Wars Writers | New York Comic-Con 2018

Books

Infinite Archive
Chaos Terminal
Minecraft: The Lost Journals

Media

Lucasfilm Publishing: New Star Wars Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away | NYCC 2018

Lucasfilm Presents: A Celebration of Women Star Wars Writers | New York Comic-Con 2018

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