Mary Elizabeth Ames

Mary Elizabeth Ames penned the story Homo transformans: The Origin and Nature of the Species. It won an award as a Finalist in the Fantasy: Epic/High Fantasy category of the 2019 American Fiction Awards. Her second novel, H’Ilgraith tells the story of a pivotal character from the first novel. It won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal award, the Feathered Quill Gold Medal award, and awarded Finalist in both the 2020 American Fiction Awards (Epic/High Fantasy category) and the 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards. Her third book, Raephela, completes the trilogy. Excerpts and illustrations from all three novels can be found at www.maryames.org.

Ms. Ames has a Master of Science degree in biology and has taught pathophysiology at the graduate level. She has worked in the healthcare arena for more than 30 years. She incorporates the science of biology and genetics into her narratives to imbue a sense of realism into the story and to provide an understanding of how genes function, especially in Homo sapiens.