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Philippa Ballantine (born 8 August 1971), who also used the pen name Pip Ballantine, is a contemporary New Zealand author of speculative fiction and an avid podcaster. She now lives in Manassas, Virginia, with her husband and collaborator Tee Morris. History Philippa Jane Ballantine was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and went on to graduate from Victoria University of Wellington with a BA in English and Political Science. She also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library Studies from The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. In 2006 Ballantine became the first New Zealand author to podcast her novel. Ballantine's first Book of the Order, Geist, was published by Ace Books in 2010, followed by Spectyr, Wrayth, and the final in the series Harbinger. She is also the co-author with her husband Tee Morris of the "Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences" novels. The first, Phoenix Rising, came out in 2011 and won an Airship Award for best written work. Phoenix Rising was also rated in the top 10 science fiction books of 2011 on goodreads.com. The sequel The Janus Affair was a Locus Bestseller and won the Steampunk Chronicle Readers Choice award for Best Fiction. In 2011 she also signed a book deal with Pyr books for a two-book series, the first of which is Hunter and Fox. The second, Kindred and Wings, came out in 2013. Written material / podcasts Books of the Order Philippa Ballantine, Geist (2010) Ace Books ISBN 0-441-01961-7 Philippa Ballantine, Spectyr (2011) Ace Books ISBN 0-441-02051-8 Philippa Ballantine, Wrayth (2012), Ace Books ISBN 1-937007-75-8 Philippa Ballantine, Harbinger (2012), Ace Books ISBN 0-425-25655-3 The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel (2011), HarperVoyager ISBN 0-06-204976-3 Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel (2012), HarperVoyager ISBN 0-06-204978-X Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, Dawn's Early Light: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel (2014), Ace Books ISBN 0-425-26731-8 Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, The Diamond Conspiracy: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel (2015), Ace Books ISBN 0-425-26732-6 Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, The Ghost Rebellion: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel (2016), CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 1-5328-8890-2 The Shifted World series Philippa Ballantine, Hunter and Fox (2012), Pyr Books ISBN 1-61614-623-0 Philippa Ballantine, Kindred and Wings (2013), Pyr Books ISBN 1-61614-779-2 Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven series YA novella Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, The Curse of the Silver Pharaoh (2016), Imagine That! Studios ASIN B01IPJC0YG Collections Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, Magical Mechanications (2016) Contains four steampunk novelettes: Little Red Flying Hood, Aladdin and His Wonderfully Infernal Device, Little Clockwork Mermaid, and Mechanical Wings, Imagine That! Studios ASIN B01EZJTNRW Podcast novels Philippa Ballantine, Weaver's Web (2006) Podiobooks.com Philippa Ballantine, Chasing the Bard (2008) Podiobooks.com Philippa Ballantine, Weather Child (2009) Podiobooks.com Philippa Ballantine, Digital Magic (2010) Podiobooks.com Collaborations Philippa Ballantine, contributor, "Pieces" (2008) Podiobooks.com Podcasts Whispers at the Edge (2006–2008) The Shared Desk (2011–present) Podcast anthology Tales from the Archives (2011–2016) Chronicles of the Order (2010–2011) Erotica à la Carte (2008–2010) Awards and recognition 2013 Steampunk Chronicle Readers Choice Award winner for Best Fiction 2012 Parsec Award winner for Best Speculative Fiction: Small Cast (Short Form) 2011 Airship Award winner for best written work (with Tee Morris) 2011 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel- Adult 2010 Parsec Award finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award finalist for Best fan production 2009 Parsec Award finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award winner for Best fan production 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel- Adult 2007 Parsec Award finalist for Best Writing Podcast 2006 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel References External links Philippa Ballantine's home page Philippa Ballantine's works at Podiobooks Philippa Ballantine at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Story Behind The Shifted World – Online Essay By Philippa Ballantine. Discover the Philippa Ballantine popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Philippa Ballantine books.

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Aladdin and His Wonderfully Infernal Device
Tee Morris
From the imagination behind the awardwinning Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series comes a steampunk novella to a legend from A Thousand and One Arabian Nights. Aladdin is a str...
Te Tangi a te Ruru
Pip Ballantine
Agent Aroha Murphy investigates a series of strange deaths in the wilds of New Zealand in 1873 which have all taken place on one night. Are they suicides or murders? Aroha with her...
Ministry Protocol
Tee Morris
From the Creators of the awardwinning steampunk Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series ( Phoenix Rising, the Janus Affair, Dawn's Early Light, and the Diamond Conspiracy) comes a ...
Crack in the Glass
Tee Morris
A short horror story. Gina Sanders thought she would be proudly representing Gamma Beta on the popular ghost huntingreality game show Graveyard Shift and net herself a comfy litt...
The Precarious Child
Pip Ballantine
The street urchins that will one day be called the Ministry Seven, have a task from Agent Harrison Thorne. It seems simple enough, however their leader Miss Verity Fitzroy discover...
Home Alone for the Holidays
Tee Morris
Wellington Thornhill Books of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has quite a remarkable cat in Archimedes. When left alone in his cozy home during the holidays, Archimedes ...
A Calamity of Crows
Piper J. Drake
Agent John Alvey and the breathtaking Phailin, the bird princess, journey to Japan to investigate the mysterious force which has taken to firing on British ships, leaving a flutter...
Social Media for Writers
Tee Morris
All new second edition, featuring chapters on streaming media, and crisis management. Maximize the Potential of Your Online Brand! Social media has transformed into a necessity for...
Wrayth
Philippa Ballantine
In the Empire of Arkaym, the Order of Deacons protects and shelters the citizens from the attacks of the unliving. All are sworn to fight the evil forces of the geistsand to keep t...
Harbinger
Philippa Ballantine
The Deacons of the Order are all that stand between the wicked spirits of the Otherside and the innocent citizens of the Empire. They are sworn to protect humanity, even when they ...
Merry Christmas, Verity Fitzroy
Pip Ballantine
On a snowkissed Christmas Eve in the heart of London, paranormal investigators Wellington and Eliza find themselves entangled in a spectral conundrum that defies explanation. Will...
Mechanical Wings
Pip Ballantine
A novella of steampunk and magic, from one of the minds behind the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Based on Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairytale Wild Swans, this is the s...
The Little Clockwork Mermaid
Pip Ballantine
From the imagination behind the awardwinning Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series comes a steampunk novelette inspired by Hans Christian Andersen. The mermaid Lorelei is the yo...
Deck the Cogs
Pip Ballantine
A Christmas collection from the steampunk world of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Action intrigue and the spirit of the season... A Christmas to Die for by Pip Ballantine a...
The Evil That Befell Sampson
Pip Ballantine
Eliza D Braun is a young field agent in the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences (South Pacific Branch) when she is asked by New Zealand's preeminent suffragist to investigate some str...
The Diamond Conspiracy
Pip Ballantine
For years, the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has enjoyed the favor of Her Majesty the Queen. But as agents Brooks and Braun soon learn in the fourth novel in the steampunk adven...
Sweet Embrace
Tee Morris
Some things don't stay buried. Some people you can't shake. Gary has both of those problems, but perhaps he is beginning to think they aren't problems at all. A short horror story...
The Secret of the Monkey God
Pip Ballantine
The fearless Verity Fitzroy and her loyal Ministry Seven face their greatest challenge yet. After their Anatolia mission, they're in turmoil and discover that Liam is alive but im...
In the Spirit of Christmas
Tee Morris
Dynamic steampunk duo, Wellington and Eliza, embark on a chilling investigation in the heart of London. In this festive tale, the intrepid paranormal investigators stumble upon an ...
The Curse of the Silver Pharaoh
Pip Ballantine
From the creators of the awardwinning steampunk series comes a new adventure set in the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences universe. While Verity Fitzroy loses herself in magical mec...
The Books of the Order Collection
Ballantine, Philippa
The undead are here and only the Deacons stand in their way. The Order of the Deacons, stand as protectors of the Empire, guardians against ghost possession, sentinels warding off ...
Cradle of Love and Fire
Philippa Ballantine
A short story from the writer of Geist, Kindred and Wings, and the coauthor of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. In the mystical realm of Nyket, the serene woods that were onc...
Spectyr
Philippa Ballantine
She might be most powerful Deacon, but Sorcha Faris has a tarnished reputation to overcome. Frustratingly, her superiors have her and her partner, Merrick Chambers, chasing d...
Asleep At The Wheel
Tee Morris
From the dark imagination of Tee Morris, author of Sweet Embrace, comes a short story that tests the boundaries of The Real. Patrick Martin, a weary commuter, embarks on his rout...
Geist
Philippa Ballantine
The undead are here and only the Deacons stand in their way. The Order of the Deacons, stand as protectors of the Empire, guardians against ghost possession, sentinels warding off ...
Contaminated Data
Tee Morris
From Tee Morris comes a novella inspired by NASA’s recent reach into deep space. In the cold, distant reaches of our solar system, the New Horizons probe embarks on an unprecedent...
Ngaire and Whakamua
Pip Ballantine
New Zealand like the rest of the world, has been broken and remade by the zombie apocalypse. Humanity is scattered, sheltering as best it can in isolated settlements. However, ther...
Chasing the Bard
Philippa Ballantine
Sive, ancient goddess of the Fey is busy watching her world die. Darkness creeps over the Fey world, and its once immortal people and creatures are fading away. As much as she desp...
The Ghost Rebellion
Pip Ballantine
From authors Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris, the award winning steampunk series continues... The chase is on! After rescuing Queen Victoria from the clutches of the Maestro, Agents ...
Little Red Flying Hood
Tee Morris
From one of the imaginations behind the awardwinning Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series comes a steampunk novelette inspired by the Brothers Grimm. Prepare for a dogfight wit...
A Very Southern Christmas
Pip Ballantine
Meet Eliza D. Braun, a freshly appointed agent with a knack for unraveling mysteries. In this steampunk adventure, Braun is dispatched to scorching Australia to join forces with th...
The Thorns of LIfe
Philippa Ballantine
From the author of Geist, and Kindred and Wings, and the coauthor of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, comes a short story of clones, rebellion and poets. A company decides t...
Positively Shocking
Tee Morris
Constance Magee is not a street urchin, not a thief, not a lost soul in the street of London. She is a girl surviving Her Majesty’s Empire one day at a time, nursing a sense of rig...
On Thin Ice
K T Bryski
Agent Grace Russell of le Ministère Officiel d’Occurrences Sans Explications finds herself thrust into the midst of the world of highly competitive hockey. Her adventures soon wide...
Magical Mechanications
Pip Ballantine
Four steampunk novelettes from the authors of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris Little Red Flying Hood by Tee Morris Prepare for a dogfight wi...
Creative Indulgences
Philippa Ballantine
Born from Philippa Ballantine’s Patreon feed, these thirteen stories span fantasy, horror and science fiction. They explore the dark places of the human soul, the brightness of hop...
Sins of the Father
Tee Morris
Arthur Books welcomes home his son, Wellington, from the jungles and deserts of Africa. In his own manner, the invalid father bestows upon his heir all the pride and respect due to...
A Christmas To Die For
Pip Ballantine
Sophia del Morte, the enigmatic Italian beauty with a penchant for espionage, is back in her picturesque Italian village for the holidays. Known for her lethal skills in the clande...
Digital Magic
Philippa Ballantine
Magic has been ripped from the human world… or has it? The connection with the Fey realm was destroyed over five hundred years ago and with it went mystery and beauty. To fill that...
The Books and Braun Dossier
Pip Ballantine
From the awardwinning podcast anthology series Tales from the Archives comes these fantastic adventures of spy craft, science, and the supernatural. When Agents Eliza D. Braun and ...
The Mystery of Emerald Flame
Pip Ballantin
After her brush with the Silver Pharaoh, Verity Fitzroy and the children of the Ministry Seven retreat to London to recover, but adventure always seems to have a way of finding the...
The Straw Garden
Philippa Ballantine
A literary short story from author Philippa Ballantine author of Geist, and Kindred and Wings, and coauthor of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. A woman goes looking for answe...