Patricia Collins Wrede is an American fantasy writer, born in Chicago, Illinois; she is the eldest of five children. She finished her first book in 1978, working as an accountant and financial analyst in the meantime. In 1980 she was a founding member of The Scribblies who also included Pamela Dean, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, and Nate Bucklin. She is a vegetarian and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three cats. She has no children of her own, but has four nieces and four nephews.
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Series
Lyra
1. Shadow Magic (1982)
2. Daughter of Witches (1983)
3. The Harp of Imach Thyssel (1985)
4. Caught in Crystal (1987)
5. The Raven Ring (1994)
1. Shadow Magic (1982)
2. Daughter of Witches (1983)
3. The Harp of Imach Thyssel (1985)
4. Caught in Crystal (1987)
5. The Raven Ring (1994)
Enchanted Forest
1. Dragonsbane (1990)
aka Dealing with Dragons
2. Searching for Dragons (1991)
aka Dragon Search
3. Calling on Dragons (1993)
4. Talking to Dragons (1985)
1. Dragonsbane (1990)
aka Dealing with Dragons
2. Searching for Dragons (1991)
aka Dragon Search
3. Calling on Dragons (1993)
4. Talking to Dragons (1985)
Cecelia and Kate (with Caroline Stevermer)
1. Sorcery and Cecelia (1988)
2. The Grand Tour (2004)
3. The Mislaid Magician (2006)
1. Sorcery and Cecelia (1988)
2. The Grand Tour (2004)
3. The Mislaid Magician (2006)
Novels
Omnibus
Collections
Book of Enchantments (1996)
Once Upon a Curse (2012) (with Peter S Beagle, Siobhan Carroll, Imogen Howson, Anna Kashina, Nancy Kress, Lucy A Snyder and Cindy Lynn Speer)
Points of Departure (2015) (with Pamela Dean)
Once Upon a Curse (2012) (with Peter S Beagle, Siobhan Carroll, Imogen Howson, Anna Kashina, Nancy Kress, Lucy A Snyder and Cindy Lynn Speer)
Points of Departure (2015) (with Pamela Dean)
Series contributed to
Star Wars
Episode I, The Phantom Menace Novelisation (1999)
Episode II, Attack of the Clones (2002)
Episode III, Revenge Of The Sith (2005)
Star Wars Collector's Edition (omnibus) (2005)
Star Wars Boxed Set: Episodes I-VI (omnibus) (2011)
Episode I, The Phantom Menace Novelisation (1999)
Episode II, Attack of the Clones (2002)
Episode III, Revenge Of The Sith (2005)
Star Wars Collector's Edition (omnibus) (2005)
Star Wars Boxed Set: Episodes I-VI (omnibus) (2011)
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Patricia C Wrede
The Year's Best Fantasy First Annual Collection (1988)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (1997)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (1997)
Short stories
The Improper Princess (1987) | |||
The Princess, the Cat, and the Unicorn (1988) | |||
The Sword-Seller (1990) | |||
Cruel Sisters (1996) |
Patricia C Wrede recommends

The Winter King (1986)
(Sabazel, book 2)
Lillian Stewart Carl
"A remarkably fine and thoroughly engrossing book!"

How to Fracture a Fairy Tale (2018)
Jane Yolen
"This collection is Jane Yolen at her best. This is magic."
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