Cecilia Dart-Thornton

Cecilia Dart-Thornton

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Cecilia Dart-Thornton is an Australian author of fantasy novels, most notably the Bitterbynde Trilogy.

Biography

Cecilia Dart-Thornton was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, graduating from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. She became a schoolteacher before working as an editor, bookseller, illustrator and book designer. She started and ran her own business, but became a full-time writer in 2000 after her work was ‘discovered’ on the Internet and published by Time Warner (New York). A keen supporter of animal rights and wilderness conservation, she has also branched out into such diverse industries as clay sculpting, performing in folk music bands, and digital media. Her books are published around the world and have been translated into several languages. They have appeared on the Australian bestseller lists and received acclaim from the "Washington Post", "The Times", "Locus Magazine", " [http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/ Good Reading Magazine] ", "Kirkus Reviews", "The Herald Sun", "Library Journal", "The Sunday Age", "The Mercury", "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction" and "The Weekend Australian".

Published works

The Bitterbynde Trilogy

'This series follows the journey of a mute, amnesiac foundling through a world of beauty and peril, teeming with faerie creatures.


#"The Ill-Made Mute" (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 2001; New York, Warner Aspect, 2001; London, Pan Macmillan, 2001)
#"The Lady of the Sorrows" (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 2002; New York, Warner Aspect, 2002; London, Pan Macmillan, 2002)
#"The Battle of Evernight" (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 2003; New York, Warner Aspect, 2003; London, Pan Macmillan, 2003)Also available as " [http://www.booksinmotion.com/The_Ill_Made_Mute_by_Cecilia_Dart_Thornton_p/-1596076879.htm audio books] ".

The Crowthistle Chronicles

A four-part epic fantasy describing the adventures that befall a cursed and gifted family.

#" [http://www.ceciliadartthornton.com/ironinfo.html The Iron Tree] " (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 2004; New York, Tor Books, 2004; London, Pan Macmillan, 2004)
#" [http://www.ceciliadartthornton.com/wellinfo.html The Well of Tears] " (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 2005; New York, Tor Books, 2005; London, Pan Macmillan, 2005)
#" [http://www.ceciliadartthornton.com/wichinfo.html Weatherwitch] " (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 2006; New York, Tor Books, 2006; London, Pan Macmillan, 2006)
#" [http://www.ceciliadartthornton.com/bladinfo.html Fallowblade] " (Sydney, Pan Macmillan 2007; London, Pan Macmillan, 2007)

Other works

"Short Stories"
#"Long the Clouds are Over me Tonight" (Published in the anthology [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=BQv1YR4afC&isbn=0765305046&itm=1 Emerald Magic] : Great Tales of Irish Fantasy; Tor Books, 2004)
#"The Stolen Swanmaiden" (Published in [http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/ Australian Women’s Weekly] September 2005)
#"The Lanes of Camberwell" (Published by [http://www.harpercollins.com.au/books/9780732286255/Dreaming_Again/index.aspx Harper Collins] in the anthology DREAMING AGAIN, 2008)

External links

* [http://www.ceciliadartthornton.com/homepage.html Official website of Cecilia Dart-Thornton]
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/cecilia-dart-thornton/ Bibliography at Fantastic Fiction]
* [http://www.sfwa.org/pressbook/06/0116a-Dart-Thornton.html SCI FI Channel "Essentials" Book Program]
* [http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/authors_Cecilia-DartThornton-(1015361).htm Hachette Book Group (Time Warner) Author page]
* [http://bitterbynderpg.netfirms.com/ The Bitterbynde Role-Play Game]


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