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Amanda Downum is an American fantasy author born in Virginia and now resident in Texas; she spent time in Indonesia and Micronesia, and those experiences influence her work.

She's published three novels as of July 2012, ''Literature/TheDrowningCity'', ''Literature/TheBonePalace'', and ''Literature/KingdomsOfDust'' (collectively known as ''Literature/TheNecromancerChronicles''). They share the same protagonist, the necromancer Isyllt Iskaldur, and the same world, but are set years apart and have largely stand-alone plots.

In addition, she has published a fair number of shorter works.

She maintains [[http://www.amandadownum.com/ a website]] and [[http://stillsostrange.livejournal.com/ a LiveJournal]], where more information and updates can be found.