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Melanie Rawn

(b.1954)

aka Ellen Randolph

Melanie Rawn is the three-time Locus Award-nominated author of the bestselling Dragon Prince trilogy, the Dragon Star trilogy, and the Glass Thorns trilogy, which includes the novels Touchstone, Elsewhens, and Thornlost. She graduated from Scripps College with a BA in History and has worked as a teacher and editor. Rawn lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Series

Dragon Prince
   1. Dragon Prince (1988)
   2. The Star Scroll (1989)
   3. Sunrunner's Fire (1990)

Dragon Star
   1. Stronghold (1990)
   2. The Dragon Token (1992)
   3. Skybowl (1993)

Exiles
   1. The Ruins of Ambrai (1994)
   2. The Mageborn Traitor (1997)
   3. The Captal's Tower (2009)

Golden Key Universe
1. The Golden Key (1996) (with Kate Elliott and Jennifer Roberson)
2. The Diviner (2011)

Spellbinder
1. Spellbinder (2006)
2. Fire Raiser (2009)

Glass Thorns
   1. Touchstone (2012)
   2. Elsewhens (2013)
   3. Thornlost (2014)
   4. Window Wall (2015)
   5. Playing to the Gods (2017)

Novels

The Rushden Legacy (1985) (as by Ellen Randolph)

Series contributed to

Quantum Leap
5. Knights of the Morningstar (1994)

Books containing stories by Melanie Rawn

Epic (2012)
Legends of Fantasy
edited by
John Joseph Adams

Daw 30th Anniversary Science Fiction Anthology (2002)
edited by
Sheila E Gilbert and Elizabeth R Wollheim

Daw 30th Anniversary Fantasy Anthology (2002)
edited by
Sheila E Gilbert and Elizabeth R Wollheim

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Award nominations

	1997 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Golden Key
	1997 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Golden Key
	1995 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Ruins of Ambrai
	1994 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Skybowl
	1989 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Dragon Prince
	1989 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : Dragon Prince

Melanie Rawn recommends

A Queen in Hiding (2020)
(Nine Realms, book 1)
Sarah Kozloff
"A deft and exciting beginning to what I am sure will be a really gorgeous saga."

A Natural History of Dragons (2013)
(Memoir by Lady Trent, book 1)
Marie Brennan
"Her Ladyship is a determined and canny woman in search of dragons--I wholeheartedly approve!"

The Briar King (2002)
(Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, book 1)
Greg Keyes
"A gorgeous work of deep intrigues and exciting characters, and action to leave the reader breathless. The Briar King belongs in every fantasy collection."

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