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Melinda Salisbury



Melinda Salisbury lives by the sea, somewhere in the south of England. As a child she genuinely thought Roald Dahls Matilda was her biography, in part helped by her grandfather often mistakenly calling her Matilda, and the local library having a pretty cavalier attitude to the books she borrowed. Sadly she never manifested telekinetic powers. She likes to travel, and have adventures. She also likes medieval castles, non-medieval aquariums, Richard III, and all things Scandinavian The Sin Eater's Daughter is her first novel. She can be found on Twitter at @AHintofMystery, though be warned, she tweets often.
 


Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
August 2024

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AdelAIDE
 
January 2025

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The Foundation
 
Series
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Sorrow
   1. State of Sorrow (2018)
   2. Song of Sorrow (2019)
   3. Hold Back The Tide (2020)
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Novels
   Her Dark Wings (2022)
   EchoStar: is always listening (2024)
   AdelAIDE (2024)
   The Foundation (2025)
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Collections
   A Taste of Darkness (2023) (with others)
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Award nominations
2023 YA Book Prize (nominee) : Her Dark Wings
2021 YA Book Prize (nominee) : Hold Back The Tide
2016 YA Book Prize (nominee) : The Sin Eater's Daughter
2016 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : The Sin Eater's Daughter


Melinda Salisbury recommends
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The Book of Love (2024)
Kelly Link
"An absolute feast of a story, ushering the reader along a path that is always sublime, often hilarious, and at every single point rammed full of heart and truth. . . . I wish I could have lived it for real, just a little."
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Ember Days (2021)
(Harm Tree, book 2)
Rose Edwards
"A rich, compelling, epic."
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All Our Hidden Gifts (2021)
(All Our Hidden Gifts, book 1)
Caroline O'Donoghue
"An utterly seductive read, where the magical bleeds into the familiar."

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