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Marcus Sedgwick

(1968 - 2022)

Marcus Sedgwick was an award-winning author of over forty books for adults and young people. After careers in bookselling and the publishing industry, Sedgwick produced his ﬁrst novel, Floodland, in 2000, winning the Branford Boase Award.

Awards: Printz (2014) see all

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Mystery

Series

Book of Dead Days
1. The Book of Dead Days (2003)
2. The Dark Flight Down (2004)

Raven Mysteries
   1. Flood and Fang (2009)
   2. Ghosts and Gadgets (2009)
   3. Lunatics and Luck (2010)
   4. Vampires and Volts (2010)
   5. Magic and Mayhem (2011)
   6. Diamonds and Doom (2011)

Cudweed
   1. Cudweed's Birthday (2011)
   2. Cudweed in Outer Space (2012)
   3. Cudweed's Time Machine (2013)

Raven Boy & Elf Girl
   1. Fright Forest (2012)
   2. Monster Mountains (2012)
   3. Scream Sea (2013)
   4. Dread Desert (2013)
   5. Terror Town (2014)
   6. Creepy Caves (2015)

Novels

   Floodland (2000)
   Witch Hill (2001)
   The Dark Horse (2002)
   Cowards (2003)
   A Christmas Wish (2003)
   The Foreshadowing (2005)
   My Swordhand Is Singing (2006)
   Blood Red, Snow White (2007)
   The Kiss of Death (2008)
   Revolver (2009)
   White Crow (2010)
   Midwinterblood (2011)
   She Is Not Invisible (2013)
   Dark Satanic Mills (2013) (with Julian Sedgwick)
   A Love Like Blood (2014)
   The Ghosts of Heaven (2014)
   Killing the Dead (2015)
   Mister Memory (2016)
   Saint Death (2016)
   The Monsters We Deserve (2018)
   Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black (2019) (with Julian Sedgwick)
   Snowflake, AZ (2019)
   Dark Peak (2021)
   Wrath (2022)
   Ravencave (2023)

Series contributed to

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts
3. The Spear of Destiny (2013)

Doctor Who
12 Doctors 12 Stories (2014) (with others)

Picture Books show

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Non fiction

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Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Marcus Sedgwick

Thirteen Doctors 13 Stories (2019)
(Doctor Who)
edited by
Naomi Alderman

The Great War (2016)
Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World War

I'll Be Home For Christmas (2016)

More books

Awards

2014 Michael L. Printz Award : Midwinterblood

Award nominations

	2020 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black
	2018 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : Saint Death
	2016 Michael L. Printz Award (nominee) : The Ghosts of Heaven
	2016 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : The Ghosts of Heaven
	2015 YA Book Prize (nominee) : The Ghosts of Heaven
	2014 Costa Book Award for Children's Book (nominee) : The Ghosts of Heaven
	2013 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : Midwinterblood
	2011 Michael L. Printz Award (nominee) : Revolver
	2011 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : White Crow
	2010 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : Revolver
	2007 Costa Book Award for Children's Book (nominee) : Blood Red, Snow White
	2007 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : My Swordhand Is Singing
	2005 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : The Book of Dead Days
	2002 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Witch Hill

Marcus Sedgwick recommends

City of Ruins (2021)
S E Lister
"Lister creates a world so real you can taste it, characters so strong you would bleed for them."

Storm-Wake (2018)
Lucy Christopher
"The perfect book for anyone who needs a little more magic in their life."

Being Billy (2011)
Phil Earle
"Life-affirming, redemptive, and really just rather good."

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