Julia Golding (born 1969), pen names Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards, is a British novelist best known for her '' Cat Royal'' series and ''

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Biography

Born in London, 1969, she grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She originally read English at the University of Cambridge.Julia Golding – Info
She then joined the

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and worked in Poland. Her work as a diplomat took her many places including the Tatra Mountains and the bottom of a Silesian coal mine. Upon leaving Poland, she turned her attention to academic studies and took a doctorate in English

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Period literature at Oxford University. She then worked for

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as a lobbyist on conflict issues, campaigning at the United Nations and with governments to lessen the impact of conflict on civilians living in war zones. Golding lives in Oxford and works as a freelance writer. She is married with three children. ''The Diamond of Drury Lane'' is her first novel, the first of the ''Cat Royal'' series. In 2007 Waterstones selected her as one of 25 Authors of the Future.

Published books

Novel series

; Cat Royal # ''

The Diamond of Drury Lane ''The Diamond of Drury Lane'' is a children's historical novel by Julia Golding which won the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award and the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize in 2006. The book is set on 1 January 1790. Plot An orphaned 1 ...

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, 2006) # '' Cat among the Pigeons'' (2006) # '' Den of Thieves'' (2007) # '' Cat O'Nine Tails'' (2007) # '' Black Heart of Jamaica'' (2008) # ''

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'' (novella, 2012) # '' Cat's Cradle'' (2009) ;

# '' Secret of the Sirens'' ( Oxford University Press, 2006) # ''

The Gorgon's Gaze ''The Gorgon's Gaze'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Julia Golding. It is the second book of the '' Companions Quartet'', and it continues the story from the previous book, ''Secret of the Sirens''. The rest of the quartet includes ''Mine ...

'' (2006) # ''

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'' (2007) # ''

The Chimera's Curse ''The Chimera's Curse'' is a children's fantasy novel by British writer Julia Golding, first published in 2007. It is the fourth and final book of the Companions Quartet. The rest of the quartet includes '' The Gorgon's Gaze'', '' Mines of the ...

'' (2007) ;Darcie Lock #''Ringmaster'' (2007) #''Empty Quarter'' (2008) #''Deadlock'' (2011) ;Dragonfly Universe # ''Dragonfly'' (Oxford, 2008) # ''The Glass Swallow'' (2010) ;Universal Companions #'' The Water Thief'' (2011) ;Young Knights # ''Young Knights of the Round Table'' (Oxford, 2013) # ''Pendragon'' (2013) # ''Merlin'' (2014) ;Mel Foster #''

Mel Foster and the Demon Butler ''Mel Foster and the Demon Butler'' is a 2015 gothic children's novel by Julia Golding. Golding also writes under the pen names of Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards. Mel Foster and the Demon Butler has been published by Egmont Publishing in August 2 ...

'' (2015) - Victorian fantasy #''Mel Foster and the Time Machine'' (2016)

Others by Julia Golding

* ''The Ship Between the Worlds'' (Oxford, 2007) – pirate fantasy * ''Wolf Cry'' (Oxford, 2009); US edition, ''The Silver Sea'' (Marshall Cavendish, 2010) – historical YA novel about Vikings

As Joss Stirling

;Savants * Finding Sky Trilogy # ''Finding Sky'' (Oxford, 2010) # ''Stealing Phoenix'' (2011) # ''Seeking Crystal'' (2012) * ''Challenging Zed'' (2013) * ''Misty Falls'' (2014) * ''Angel Dares'' (2015) * ''Burning Yves'' (2015) * ''Summer Shadows'' (2016) ;Raven Stone or Young Detectives # ''Storm and Stone'' (Oxford, 2014); e-edition, ''Struck'' # ''Stung'' (2015) # ''Shaken'' (2016) # ''Scorched'' (2017)

As Eve Edwards

;The Lacey Chronicles, set in the Elizabethan age #''The Other Countess'' (

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, 2010) #''The Queen's Lady'' (2011) #''The Rogue's Princess'' (2011) ;World War I duet # ''Dusk: a love worth fighting for'' (Penguin, 2013) # ''Dawn: a love worth living for'' (2014)

Other writing

Julia Golding is contributing t
Mystery & Mayhem
by Egmont Books, published in May 2016 along with 11 other authors including

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, Clementine Beauvais, Elen Caldecott, Susie Day,

Frances Hardinge Frances Hardinge (born 1973) is a British children's writer. Her debut novel, '' Fly By Night'', won the 2006 Branford Boase Award and was listed as one of the ''School Library Journal'' Best Books. Her 2015 novel '' The Lie Tree'' won the 201 ...

, Caroline Lawrence, Helen Moss,

Sally Nicholls Sally Nicholls (born 22 June 1983) is a prize-winning British children's book author. Life Nicholls was born and grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, England. She attended Great Ayton Friends' School until its closure and subsequently Egglescliffe ...

Kate Pankhurst Kate Pankhurst is a British writer and illustrator, known for a series of children's picture books. She won second place in the 2002 Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration. Early life Kate Pankhurst was raised in Liverpool, England. She l ...

, Robin Stevens and Harriet Whitehorn.

Awards and nominations

*2006 - ''The Diamond of Drury Lane'' won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize *2006 - ''The Diamond of Drury Lane'' won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in the 9–11 years old category *2006 - ''The Diamond of Drury Lane'' was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards *2008 - ''Secrets of the Sirens'' won the

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(Honour book)

References

External links

*
Julia Golding at Fantastic Fiction
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golding, Julia 1969 births British children's writers British fantasy writers English women novelists British chick lit writers Date of birth missing (living people) Living people British women children's writers Women science fiction and fantasy writers