Genevieve Cogman
Occupation	Author
Genre	Fantasy
Notable works	The Invisible Library series
Website
grcogman.com

Genevieve Cogman is a British author of fantasy literature and role-playing games.

Life

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Cogman has an MSc in statistics with Medical Applications.^[1] She works for the NHS as a clinical classifications specialist^[2] and lives in the north of England.^[1]

Cogman has also worked as a freelance role-playing author, contributing towards the Steve Jackson Games titles In Nomine and GURPS, the White Wolf Publishing titles Orpheus and Exalted, and the Evil Hat Productions title The Dresden Files.^[3]

Writing

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Cogman's debut novel The Invisible Library was released in January 2015. The book was the first in an eponymous series, continued by The Masked City (December 2015), The Burning Page (December 2016), The Lost Plot (2017), The Mortal Word (2018), The Secret Chapter (2019), The Dark Archive (2020) and its final title, The Untold Story (2021). The series revolves around a team of secretive undercover librarians who travel to alternate realities to acquire works of fiction on behalf of a sprawling interdimensional library that exists outside of normal space and time. The main character is Irene, a Junior Librarian with a great British humour, and the adventures she has with her assistant and friend, the mysterious and charming Kai.^[4] The series incorporates numerous fantasy elements including steampunk, supernatural beings, and magic.^[5]