Juliet E. McKenna

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Juliet E. McKenna
Born 1965
Lincolnshire, England
Occupation Author
Nationality English
Writing period 1999–
Genres Fantasy
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Juliet E. McKenna is a British fantasy author. She was born in Lincolnshire in 1965, and studied Greek and Roman history and literature at St Hilda's College, Oxford. [1] She now lives in West Oxfordshire with her husband and sons.

McKenna has written two series of books, The Tales of Einarinn and The Aldabreshin Compass, as well as many short stories and articles. She is currently working on a new series, The Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution, as well as a contemporary fantasy novel. [2]

She regularly attends fantasy conventions, gives talks, and teaches creative writing courses. [3] She is also one of the authors, along with others such as Sarah Ash and Mark Chadbourn, behind The Write Fantastic, which is an initiative by a group of fantasy authors to promote the fantasy genre, and to display the scope of current fantasy writing.

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[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Novels

[edit] The Tales of Einarinn

  1. The Thief's Gamble (1999)
  2. The Swordsman's Oath (1999)
  3. The Gambler's Fortune (2000)
  4. The Warrior's Bond (2001)
  5. The Assassin's Edge (2002)

[edit] The Aldabreshin Compass

  1. Southern Fire (2003)
  2. Northern Storm (2004)
  3. Western Shore (2005)
  4. Eastern Tide (2006)

[edit] The Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution

  1. Irons in the Fire (2009)
  2. Blood in the Water

[edit] Other fiction

[edit] Short stories

  1. Losing Track of Time (2003) (a Big Finish Short Trips story)
  2. Urban Renewal (2006)
  3. Identify Theft (2006)
  4. Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (2006)
  5. The Wizard’s Coming (2007) (in The Solaris Book of New Fantasy)
  6. Walking Shadows (2008)
  7. Noble Deceit (2008)

[edit] Short fiction featuring characters from The Tales of Einarinn

  1. The Tormalin Necklace (2001)
  2. The Wedding Gift (2003) (illustrated: available for ordering on author's website)
  3. Turns and Chances (2004) (novella)
  4. Win Some, Lose Some (2005)
  5. A Spark in the Darkness (2006)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Write Fantastic biography (2008-05-30).
  2. ^ A Life Fuelled By Fantasy (2008-03-15).
  3. ^ A Life Fuelled By Fantasy (2008-03-15).
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