Cherith Baldry

Cherith Baldry (born on January 21, 1947, in Lancaster, England) is a writer of fantasy fiction. She grew up on a farm and worked with house cats. For a while, she took up the job of teaching, but gave up in order to become a full time writer. She currently lives in Reigate, England.^[1] Baldry collaborates with Kate Cary, Tui T. Sutherland and Victoria Holmes under the pen name of Erin Hunter. They write a series of books called Warriors, in which wild cats strive for peace in their territories. She also wrote the second and sixth novels for the Seekers series.

Life

Born in Lancaster, England, Baldry studied at Manchester University and then St Anne's College, Oxford. She worked both as a teacher and a lecturer.^[2] She was married to the late Peter Baldry, a scientist, and has two sons, Will and Adam. Cherith Baldry is one of the three authors of the Warrior and Seekers series, along with Kate Cary, Tui T. Sutherland and editor Victoria Holmes. She now lives in Reigate with her two cats, Bramble and Sorrel, who are characters in the Warriors books (Brambleclaw and Sorreltail, respectively).^[1]

Books

Eaglesmount Trilogy

• The Silver Horn (2001)
• The Emerald Throne (2001)
• The Lake of Darkness (2004)

Abbey Series

• The Buried Cross (2004)
• The Silent Man (2004)
• The Scarlet Spring (2004)
• The Drowned Sword (2006)

Saga of the Six Worlds Series

• The Book and the Phoenix (1989) aka A Rush of Golden Wings and revised as Cradoc's Quest (1994)
• Hostage of the Sea (1990) aka Rite of Brotherhood
• The Carpenter's Apprentice (1992)
• Storm Wind (1994)

Warriors Series

• Forest of Secrets
• A Dangerous Path
• The Darkest Hour
• Midnight
• Moonrise
• Starlight
• Twilight
• Sunset
• Outcast
• Long Shadows
• Sunrise
• Firestar's Quest

Seekers Series

• Great Bear Lake
• Spirits in the Stars

Novels

• Drew's Talents (1997)
• Mutiny in Space (1997)
• Exiled from Camelot (2000)
• The Reliquary Ring (2002)
• The Roses of Roazon (2004)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Cherith Baldry". Fantastic Fiction. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/cherith-baldry/. Retrieved 2008-04-05. 
2. ^ "Cherith Baldry". Infinity plus. http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/misc/cbaldry.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-25. 

External links

• Fantastic Fiction entry

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