Juliet Marillier (born 27 July 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...

, focusing predominantly on

historical fantasy Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those classed as Art ...

Biography

Juliet Marillier was educated at the

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, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a

Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Music (BM or BMus) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree, and the majority of work consists of pre ...

(honours). Marillier taught music at the high school and university levels and has also served as a choral conductor and opera singer. Marillier lives in the

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(2014). Marillier serves on the Literary Advisory Committee for the Katherine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre and is a regular contributor to the fiction writing blog, Writer Unboxed.

Awards

Bibliography

The Sevenwaters Series

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Daughter of the Forest ''Daughter of the Forest'' is an historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier first published in 1999. It is loosely based on the legend of the Children of Lir and "The Six Swans" (a story that has many versions, including one by the Brothers Grim ...

'' (1999) # ''

Son of the Shadows ''Son of the Shadows'' is a historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier and the second book in the Sevenwaters Trilogy first published in 2000. It follows the path of Sorcha and Red's third child, Liadan, a girl who lives outside the pattern ...

'' (2000) # ''

Child of the Prophecy ''Child of the Prophecy'' is an historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier and the third book in the Sevenwaters Trilogy first published in 2001. Book Three steps slightly out of the tradition of Sevenwaters, with the young heroine Fainne be ...

'' (2001) # ''

Heir to Sevenwaters The Sevenwaters Trilogy is a historical fantasy series by Juliet Marillier which was first published as a series of three novels between 1999 and 2001, and then later extended. The six novels are: * ''Daughter of the Forest'' * ''Son of the Shado ...

'' (2008) # ''Seer of Sevenwaters'' (2010) # ''Flame of Sevenwaters'' (2012)

Saga of the Light Isles

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Wolfskin ''Wolfskin'' is the first book of the Saga of the Light Isles series by Juliet Marillier. Plot summary Eyvind is a young Viking man who wishes to be a Wolfskin (a berserker In the Old Norse written corpus, berserker were those who were sai ...

'' (2002) # ''

Foxmask Foxmask is a fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier (born 27 July 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. Biography Juliet Marillier was educated at the University of Otago, ...

'' (2003)

The Bridei Chronicles

# '' The Dark Mirror'' (2004) # '' Blade of Fortriu'' (2005) # ''

The Well of Shades ''The Bridei Chronicles'' is Juliet Marillier's third series of historical fantasy novels. They depict the tutelage by Broichan, rise to power, and reign of King Bridei I of the Picts Bridei I, also known as Bridei, son of Maelchon, was king ...

'' (2006)

The Whistling Tor series

# '' Heart's Blood'' (2009)

Novels for young adults

# '' Wildwood Dancing'' (2006) # ''

Cybele's Secret ''Cybele's Secret'' (pronounced ) is a 2007 young adult fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier. It follows the story of Paula who is accompanying her father to Istanbul to purchase a rare artifact of a lost pagan cult. ''Cybele’s Secret'' is the co ...

'' (2007)

The Shadowfell series

# ''Shadowfell'' (2012) # ''Raven Flight'' (2013) # ''The Caller'' (2014)

Blackthorn and Grim

# ''Dreamer's Pool'' (2014) # ''Tower of Thorns'' (2015) # ''Den of Wolves'' (October, 2016)

Warrior Bards

# ''The Harp of Kings'' (September, 2019) # ''A Dance with Fate'' (September, 2020) # ''A Song of Flight'' (September, 2021)

Short story collections

* ''Prickle Moon'' (2013), 16 stories. *''Mother Thorn and Other Tales of Courage and Kindness'' (2021), 4 stories.

Short stories

Short stories in ''Prickle Moon''. * "Prickle Moon" * "Otherling" * "Let down your hair" * "Poppy seeds" * "In Coed Celyddon" * "Juggling silver" * "'Twixt Firelight and Water (A Tale of Sevenwaters)" * "Gift of hope" * "Letters from Robert" * "Jack's day" * "Far horizons" * "Tough Love 3001" * "Wraith, level one" * "Back and beyond" * "The angel of death" * "By bone-light" * "Beautiful" Dates shown are for first Australian publication.

Audiobooks

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'' *''Seer of Sevenwaters'' *''Flame of Sevenwaters'' *''

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'' *'' The Dark Mirror'' *'' Blade of Fortriu'' *''

'' *'' Heart's Blood'' *'' Wildwood Dancing'' *''

'' *''Dreamer's Pool'' *''Tower of Thorns'' *''Den of Wolves'' *''The Harp of Kings'' *''A Dance with Fate'' *''A Song of Flight'' *''Beautiful'' (novel) *''Die Tochter der Wälder'' (German) *''Sohn der Schatten'' (German) *''Das Kind der Stürme'' (German) *''Die Erben von Sevenwaters'' (German)

References

External links

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