Edward Lazellari was born in New York City. He began writing professionally in the early 1990s while working as an illustrator at Marvel Comics and shortly after enrolled in Rutgers University where he earned his BA in English literature, with a concentration in creative writing.
Edward won Playboy Magazine’s prestigious college fiction contest in 1999, and his short story, “The Date” was published in the October issue that year. His first novel, Awakenings, was published by TOR books in 2011. The second novel in the Aandor fantasy series, The Lost Prince, was published in 2013. He is currently working on the third book in the series, titled Blood of Ten Kings. Edward lives in Jersey City and is currently an editor for McGraw-Hill in New York City.
"Lazellari's sequel to Awakenings continues the search for Daniel on Earth, where the boy's supporters as well as his enemies take on false identities to make their way through a world without magic. VERDICT This blend of urban and cross-world fantasy combines the excitement of the Harry Potter series with the dark grittiness of the Dresden Files books and should appeal to mature young adults as well as to adult lovers of the genre."
—Library Journal
"Awakenings is a weird, wild adventure that heralds the arrival of a new voice in the field of science fantasy. Edward Lazellari is a talent to watch with high expectations."
—Ben Bova
"This solid debut will appeal to fantasy fans looking for familiar bones under a modern skin."
—Publishers Weekly
"Despite their differences in lifestyle and ethics, both policeman Cal MacDonnell and photographer Seth Raincrest experience the same long-term amnesia and are unable to remember what happened before the last 13 years. When their lives intersect with that of young Daniel Hauer and the mysterious Leilani, both men begin to fill in the blanks in their past-a past that leads them to the world of Aandor and their mission to protect a boy who would be king. Lazellari's first novel combines crossover fantasy in the style of Charles de Lint and Mercedes Lackey with urban fantasy reminiscent of Jim Butcher in a hard-knocks action tale. VERDICT This series opener promises to satisfy the interests of fans of action-based fantasy in which romance plays a minor but significant role."
—Library Journal
The Lost Prince by
Edward Lazellari brings youThe Lost Prince, and the race to find the missing prince is on . . . In Lazellari's debut fantasy,Awakenings,New York City cop Cal MacDonnell and photographer Seth Raincrest found themselves stalked by otherworldly beings intent on killing them. The two had to accept the aid of a mysterious woman to unlock their hidden pasts, and what they discovered changed their lives. Everything they knew about their lives was an illusion. They had in fact travelled to our dimension from the medieval reality of Aandor to hide their infant prince from assassins, but upon arriving, a freak mishap wiped their memories. Cal, Seth, and the rest of their party were incapacitated, and the infant prince was lost. Thirteen years later, that prince, Daniel Hauer, is unaware of his origins--or that he has become the prize in a race between two powerful opposing factions. Cal and Seth's group want to keep Daniel safe. The other wants Daniel dead--by any means necessary. From the streets of New York City to the back roads of rural North Carolina, the search for the prince sets powerful forces against each other in a do-or-die battle for the rule of the kingdom of Aandor. Against a backdrop of murder, magic, and mayhem on the streets of New York City, victory goes to the swiftest and the truest of hearts. "Combines crossover fantasy in the style of Charles de Lint and Mercedes Lackey with urban fantasy reminiscent of Jim Butcher in a hard knocks action tale."--Library JournalonAwakenings
Awakenings by
Awakenings by Edward Lazellari launches a captivating fantasy saga by an amazing and talented new storyteller. Cal MacDonnell is a happily married New York City cop with a loving family. Seth Raincrest is a washed-up photographer who has alienated even his closest friends. The two have nothing in common--except that they both suffer from retrograde amnesia. It's as if they just appeared out of thin air thirteen years ago, and nothing has been able to restore their memories. Now their forgotten past has caught up to them with a vengeance. Cal's and Seth's lives are turned upside down as they are stalked by otherworldly beings who know about the men's past lives. But these creatures aren't here to help; they're intent on killing anyone who gets in their way. In the balance hangs the life of a child who might someday restore a broken empire to peace and prosperity. With no clue why they're being hunted, Cal and Seth must accept the aid of a strange and beautiful woman who has promised to unlock their secrets. The two must stay alive long enough to protect their loved ones, recover their true selves--and save two worlds from tyranny and destruction.
