Laurence Yep
Laurence Yep (born Yè Xiángtiān, Chinese: 葉祥添)  is a prolific Chinese-American writer of fantasy novels, short stories, plays, and articles for which he has won several awards.

Born in San Francisco, California, Yep grew up in a multicultural area, and felt pulled in different directions by his American and Chinese backgrounds. This cultural issue turns up in a lot of his fiction. His notable non-Star Trek novels include the Golden Mountain Chronicles, Dragon mysteries and the Chinatown Mysteries.

He earned his BA at the University of California and a PhD in English from the State University of New York in 1975. He teaches writing and Asian American Studies in California.

He is married to Joanne Ryder, and they now live in Pacific Grove, California.

Writing credits 
Star Trek novels
 TOS #22: Shadow Lord

Some Non-Star Trek novels
 Sweetwater
 Dragonwings
 Child of the Owl
 Sea Glass
 Dragon of the Lost Sea
 Kind Hearts and Gentle Monsters
 The Mark Twain Murders
 Liar, Liar
 The Serpent's Children
 The Tom Sawyer Fires

Awards 
 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
 Newbery Medal Honor Book
 Children's Book Award – International Reading Association
 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book
 Boston Globe Book Award Honor Book 
 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
 New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age

External links 
 Author's web site
 
 
 
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