C. L. Clark
C. L. Clark
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C. L. Clark — Cherae Lichelle Clark — is an American fantasy writer, editor and teacher.
Born in Oklahoma and raised in Kansas City, she graduated from Indiana University's MFA in creative writing and was a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow; she has since worked as a personal trainer, an English teacher and an editor, and teaches on the faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Her debut novel, The Unbroken (2021), opened the Magic of the Lost trilogy, a queer anti-colonial political fantasy continued in The Faithless (2023) and concluded in The Sovereign (2025). Her shorter work includes the novella Fate's Bane (2025).
Clark's fiction has been a finalist for the Nebula and Locus Awards and has won the Ignyte Award, and she is also a British Fantasy Award-winning editor. She uses she/her and they/them pronouns.
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C. L. Clark is best known for her debut novel, The Unbroken, which was a finalist for the Nebula Award and the Locus Award for Best First Novel.
The Unbroken is the first book in The Magic of the Lost series, followed by The Faithless. These are the primary novels in her ongoing series.
C. L. Clark's work often explores themes of colonialism, rebellion, identity, and queer relationships within intricate fantasy settings.