Amy J. Murphy

Coming from the United States, New Orleans, the American writer Amy J. Murphy is well known for her strong and resourceful characters, with their dangerous attitudes, and her exciting take on the science-fiction genre, with her ever expansive worlds and creative visions, combined with down-to-earth storytelling and realistic protagonists who resonate with the reader, whilst also being fun, entertaining and highly compelling to read. Her narrative pace carries along at a fast speed, although it does stop and slow down when it’s necessary, leaving the reader to become gradually drawn in, building both the action and suspense in the process. This is something Murphy has become highly adept at over the years, having taken the genre and, showing a clear passion for it has moved it in new and unique directions with stories, ideas and characters that have previously been unseen. Many readers have also taken to her work, with scores of readers world-wide arriving at her work after word-of-mouth reviews and the critical establishment has sang her many praises. Clearly a master of her craft, she is able to turn a simple turn-of-phrase into something more epic and outlandish, delivering a whole range of profound concepts and ideas in the process. The genre of science-fiction is primarily an ideas based one, and Murphy seemingly knows this better than anyone, as she effortlessly brings a whole range of different concepts to the table, whilst also not treating the readers in a condescending manner, as she trusts their intelligence allowing the story to become more nuanced and intricate in the process. As more and more readers discover her work everyday, he prominence as an author will only grow, with her audiences continually growing, as her themes and ideas relate on a universal level, giving a more balanced outlook on the entire genre and the human condition.