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Kate Forsyth


Australia (b.1966)

aka Kate Humphrey

Kate Forsyth is an Australian fantasy author, best known for the Witches of Eileanan series, and the Rhiannon's Ride series, which is also set in Eileanan.She is the author of several children's fantasy books, including The Gypsy Crown, The Starthorn Tree, Dragon Gold and Wishing For Trouble. She is an internationally published poet with a collection called Radiance, and has published a novel called Full Fathom Five under her maiden name, Kate Humphrey.
 


Genres: Children's Fiction, Fantasy, Historical
 
Series
Witches of Eileanan
   1. The Witches of Eileanan (1997)
     aka Dragonclaw
   2. The Pool of Two Moons (1998)
   3. The Cursed Towers (2000)
   4. The Forbidden Land (2000)
   5. The Skull of the World (2001)
   6. The Fathomless Caves (2002)
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Rhiannon's Ride
   1. The Tower Of Ravens (2004)
   2. The Shining City (2006)
   3. The Heart of Stars (2006)
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Chain of Charms
   1. The Gypsy Crown (2008)
   2. The Silver Horse (2008)
   3. The Herb of Grace (2008)
   4. The Cat's Eye Shell (2008)
   5. The Lightning Bolt (2007)
   6. The Butterfly in Amber (2007)
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Novels
   Full Fatham Five (2003) (as by Kate Humphrey)
   The Star-Thorn Tree (2005)
   Sea Magic (2008)
   The Puzzle Ring (2009)
   Bitter Greens (2013)
   The Wild Girl (2013)
   The Beast's Garden (2015)
   Beauty in Thorns (2018)
   The Blue Rose (2019)
   The Crimson Thread (2022)
   Psykhe (2024)
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Collections
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Kate Forsyth

Award nominations
2018 Ditmar Award for Best Novella or Novelette (nominee) : My Sister's Ghost
2018 Ditmar Award for Best Collected Work (nominee) : The Silver Well
2017 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella (nominee) : The Cunning Woman's Daughter
2013 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Bitter Greens
2012 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Bitter Greens
1999 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Witches of Eileanan
1999 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Cursed Towers
1997 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Witches of Eileanan


Kate Forsyth recommends
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After the Forest (2023)
(After The Forest, book 1)
Kell Woods
"A dark and wondrous tale. Utterly enchanting."
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The Forty Elephants (2022)
Erin Bledsoe
"So compulsively readable, the pages seem to whizz past by themselves."
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The Paris Orphan (2019)
The French Photographer

Natasha Lester
"A gorgeously rich and romantic novel."

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