Fiona McIntosh (born 1960) is an English-born Australian author of adult and children's books. She was born in Brighton, England and between the ages of three and eight, travelled a lot to

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due to her father's work. At the age of nineteen, she travelled first to

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and later to Australia, where she has lived ever since. In 2007, she released a crime novel, ''Bye Bye Baby'', under the

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of Lauren Crow; however, the pen name was dropped for the republished edition of ''Bye Bye Baby'' and for the sequel, ''Beautiful Death''.

Published works

Adult fiction

''Trinity''

*''Betrayal'' (2001) *''Revenge'' (2002) *''Destiny'' (2002)

''The Quickening''

*'' Myrren's Gift'' (2003) *'' Blood and Memory'' (2004) *'' Bridge of Souls'' (2004)

''Percheron''

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'' (2005) *''Emissary'' (2006) *''Goddess'' (2007)

''Valisar''

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Royal Exile ''Royal Exile'' is the first novel in the Valisar trilogy, by Australian fantasy author Fiona McIntosh. It was first published in September 2008 by HarperVoyager ''Royal Exile'' follows the story of Leo, a young Valisar Royal whose world is d ...

'' (2008) *''Tyrant's Blood'' (2009) *''King's Wrath'' (2010)

''Jack Hawksworth'' series

*''Bye Bye Baby'' (2007, writing under the pen-name Lauren Crow) *''Beautiful Death'' (2009) *''Mirror Man'' (2021)

Other novels

*''Fields of Gold'' (2010) *''The Lavender Keeper'' (2012) *''The Scrivener's Tale'' (2012, standalone novel set in the world of ''The Quickening'') *''The French Promise'' (2013, sequel to ''The Lavender Keeper'') *''The Tailor's Girl'' (2013) *''Tapestry'' (2014) *''Nightingale'' (2014) *''The Last Dance'' (2015) *''On The Scent of Purfume: The Making of the Perfumer's Secret'' (2015) *''The Perfumer's Secret'' (2015) *''The Chocolate Tin'' (2016) *''The Tea Gardens'' (2017) *''The Pearl Thief'' (2018) *''The Diamond Hunter'' (2019) *''The Champagne War'' (2020)

Short stories

*''The Batthouse Girl'' (2009) in ''Thanks for the Mammaries'' (ed. Sarah Darmody)

Children's fiction

''Shapeshifter''

*''Severo's Intent'' (2007) *''Saxten's Secret'' (2007) *''Wolf Lair'' (2007) *''King of the Beasts'' (2007)

Other works

*'' The Whisperer'' (2009) *''The Rumpelgeist'' (2012)

Non fiction

*''How To Write Your Blockbuster'' (2015)

References

External links

Fiona McIntosh's website

Fiona McIntosh's Facebook Page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McIntosh, Fiona Australian fantasy writers Australian crime writers Australian people of Scottish descent English people of Scottish descent English emigrants to Australia People from Brighton 1960 births Living people Women science fiction and fantasy writers Australian women novelists Women mystery writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers Pseudonymous women writers