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Kevin Crossley-Holland


UK flag (b.1941)

Kevin Crossley-Holland won the Carnegie Medal in l985 for Storm. His many notable books for adults and children include poetry, classic retellings and anthologies. He has written and presented many BBC radio programmes and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. For some years he held a university post in Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Historical Romance
 
New and upcoming books
Series
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Viking Sagas
   1. Bracelet of Bones (2011)
   2. Scramasax (2012)
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Novels
   Havelok the Dane (1964)
   Dream of a Meeting (1970)
   King Horn (1973)
   Beowulf (1982)
   Storm (1985)
   The Fox and the Cat (1985)
   The Quest for Olwen (1988) (with Gwyn Thomas)
   The Stones Remain (1989)
   The Tale of Taliesin (1992) (with Gwyn Thomas)
   King Arthur's World (2004)
   Outsiders (2005)
   Gatty's Tale (2006)
   Thor and the Master of Magic (2007)
   Crossing to Paradise (2008)
   Waterslain Angels (2008)
   Heartsong (2015)
   Arthur: The Always King (2021)
   King Alfred and the Ice Coffin (2024)
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Collections
   Wordhoard (1969) (with Jill Paton Walsh)
   Norse Myths (1970)
   The Rain Giver (poems) (1972)
   Tales from the Mabinogion (1977) (with Gwyn Thomas)
   The Dead Moon (1982)
   Waterslain (poems) (1986)
   British Folk Tales (1987)
   The Painting-room (poems) (1988)
   Poems from East Anglia (poems) (1997)
   Short! (1998)
   Enchantment (2000)
   Selected Poems (poems) (2000)
   The Nightingale That Shrieked (2002)
   Viking! (2002)
   Tales from the Old World (2003)
   Moored Man (poems) (2006)
   Short Too! (2011)
   The Mountains of Norfolk (poems) (2011)
   The Breaking Hour (poems) (2015)
   The Penguin Book of Norse Myths (2018)
   Between Worlds (2018)
   The Animals Grimm: A Treasury of Tales (2019)
   Norse Tales (2020)
   Across the Rainbow Bridge (2021)
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Anthologies edited
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Picture Books show
 
Chapter Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Kevin Crossley-Holland recommends
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Magus of Stonewylde (2005)
(Stonewylde, book 1)
Kit Berry
"Powerful stuff - disturbing and dramatic. Allow this story to grab hold, and it may not let you go!"

Awards
Carnegie Medal Best Book winner (1986) : Storm
Carnegie Medal Best Book nominee (2008) : Gatty's Tale


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