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Juliet E McKenna

(b.1965)

Juliet McKenna has been interested in fantasy stories since childhood, from Winnie the Pooh to The Iliad. An abiding fascination with other worlds and their peoples played its part in her subsequently reading Classics at St. Hilda's College, Oxford. After combining bookselling and motherhood for a couple of years, she now fits in her writing around her family and visa versa. She lives with her husband and children in West Oxfordshire, England.

Genres: Fantasy

Series

Tales of Einarinn
   1. The Thief's Gamble (1998)
   2. The Swordsman's Oath (1999)
   3. The Gambler's Fortune (2000)
   4. The Warrior's Bond (2001)
   5. The Assassin's Edge (2002)
   A Few Further Tales of Einarinn (2012)

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

Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution
   1. Irons in the Fire (2009)
   2. Blood in the Water (2010)
   3. Banners in The Wind (2010)

Hadrumal Crisis
   1. Dangerous Waters (2011)
   2. Darkening Skies (2012)
   3. Defiant Peaks (2012)

Tales of the Apt (with John Gwynne, Frances Hardinge, Joff Leader, Tom Lloyd, Keris McDonald, Peter Newman, Justina Robson, David Tallerman and Adrian Tchaikovsky)
The Scent of Tears (2018)

Green Man
   1. The Green Man's Heir (2018)
   2. The Green Man's Foe (2019)
   3. The Green Man's Silence (2020)
   4. The Green Man's Challenge (2021)

Novels

Shadow Histories of the River Kingdom (2016)

Collections

Anniversaries (2010) (with Sarah Ash, Chaz Brenchley, Jessica Rydill, Kari Sperring, Freda Warrington, Ian Whates and Liz Williams)

Chapbooks

Turns and Chances (2004)

Novellas

Challoner, Murray & Balfour: Monster Hunters at Law (2014)

Awards

	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1999) : The Swordsman's Oath
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1999) : The Thief's Gamble
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (2019) : The Green Man's Heir
	British Science Fiction Association Best Book nominee (2019) : The Green Man's Foe

Juliet E McKenna recommends

The Crow God's Girl (2012)
(Gordath Wood, book 3)
Patrice Sarath
"Highly recommended."

The Mirror Empire (2014)
(Worldbreaker Saga, book 1)
Kameron Hurley
"Taking epic fantasy down challenging and original paths. Thoughtful and thought-provoking with every twist and turn."

Our Child of the Stars (2018)
Stephen Cox
"Cox takes a straightforward SF idea and turns it into something wholly fresh and intensely gripping. A tightly personal story draws readers deep into a couple's struggle to protect an innocent caught up in (literally) world-shaking events. By looking back to the '60s space race, and what might have been, Cox invites us to muse on events and ideas that have shaped the societies we live in today, and asks us where we might want humanity to go."

The Amber Crown (2022)
Jacey Bedford
"Solid epic fantasy that understands the genre's core appeal at the same time as offering fresh twists and perspectives. Assured and effective worldbuilding, believably complex characters."

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