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Elizabeth Wein

(b.1964)

Elizabeth Wein was born in New York, and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She is married with two children and now lives in Perth, Scotland.

Elizabeth is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots. She was awarded the Scottish Aero Club's Watson Cup for best student pilot in 2003 and it was her love of flying that partly inspired the idea for her bestselling, award-winning novel Code Name Verity.

Awards: ITW (2024), CrimeFest (2024), Edgar (2013) see all

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children's Fiction

Series

Lion Hunter: Arthurian sequence
   1. The Winter Prince (1993)
   2. A Coalition of Lions (2003)
   3. The Sunbird (2004)

Lion Hunters: Mark of Solomon
1. The Lion Hunter (2007)
2. The Empty Kingdom (2008)

Code Name Verity
   1. Code Name Verity (2012)
   2. Rose Under Fire (2013)
   The Pearl Thief (2017)
   The Enigma Game (2019)
   Code Name Verity Collection (2021)

Novels

   Black Dove, White Raven (2015)
   White Eagles (2019)
   The Last Hawk (2021)
   Stateless (2023)

Collections

The Lion Hunters Novels (2018)

Novellas and Short Stories

Firebird (2018)

Series contributed to

Star Wars : The Last Jedi
Cobalt Squadron (2017)

Non fiction show

Books containing stories by Elizabeth Wein

First Light (2022)
A Celebration of Alan Garner
edited by
Erica Wagner

From a Certain Point of View: Star Wars (2017)
(Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, book 1)

A Tyranny of Petticoats (2016)
15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers & Other Badass Girls
edited by
Jessica Spotswood

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Awards

	2024 ITW Award for Best Young Adult Novel : Stateless
	2024 CrimeFest: Best Crime Fiction Novel for Young Adults : Stateless
	2013 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel : Code Name Verity

Award nominations

	2013 Michael L. Printz Award (nominee) : Code Name Verity
	2013 Costa Book Award for Children's Book (nominee) : Rose Under Fire
	2013 Carnegie Medal (nominee) : Code Name Verity
	2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Code Name Verity
	2012 Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction (nominee) : Code Name Verity
	2008 Andre Norton Award (nominee) : The Lion Hunter

Elizabeth Wein recommends

Luck of the Titanic (2021)
Stacey Lee
"Stacey Lee's superpower is her ability to turn history's forgotten into today's unforgettable; and you'll never forget the terror and joy of travelling with Valora Luck, whose unsinkable spirit gleams like a rescue flare through the icy murk of the past."

Friend Me (2020)
Sheila M Averbuch
"Friend Me is a heart-racing escalation from toxic teen power play and the dangers of social media to a darkly searing near-future thriller. A stunning debut."

Three Hours in Paris (2020)
(Kate Rees WWII, book 1)
Cara Black
"An unbreakable American heroine pitted against a charismatic German detective: pure gold in a wartime thriller. This hair-raising cat-and-mouse race across Nazi-occupied Paris left me breathless."

Open Fire (2020)
Amber Lough
"Katya is a heroine to ache for, and her story is a stunning, vibrant glimpse of a rare moment in women's history."

The Fountains of Silence (2019)
Ruta Sepetys
"Ruta Sepetys is a master of historical fiction. In Salt to the Sea the hard truths of her herculean research are tempered with effortless, intimate storytelling, as her warm and human characters breathe new life into one of the world's most terrible and neglected tragedies."

The Skylarks' War (2018)
Hilary McKay
"This book is agony and ecstasy, and never have I read such a human and accessible account of World War I. Vivid, hilarious, and heartbreaking, Hilary McKay’s radiant characters touch my heart like real people, friends and loved ones I know well. Possibly the finest writer of our time."

Orphan, Monster, Spy (2018)
(Orphan Monster Spy, book 1)
Matt Killeen
"Deeply disturbing and chillingly good."

Mapping the Bones (2018)
Jane Yolen
"In the hands of the superb Jane Yolen, folklore and fact connect in a harrowing testimony to horror and to love. Brutal, relentless, prophetic, and full of truth."

Fir for Luck (2016)
Barbara Henderson
"Brave and beautiful."

Girl in the Blue Coat (2016)
Monica Hesse
"Everything devastating moment of this beautiful novel is both poignant and powerful, and every word feels true."

Front Lines (2016)
(Soldier Girl, book 1)
Michael Grant
"A magnificent alternative history."

Da Vinci's Tiger (2015)
L M Elliott
"An exquisitely detailed story of the passionate relationship between artist and muse. Beautifully painted"

Before My Eyes (2014)
Caroline Bock
"Every one of Bock's fragile characters hides an unflinching inner backbone of steel, impassioned and moving."

A Stranger to Command (2008)
(Crown and Court Duel)
Sherwood Smith
"War games. Courtly Vidanric, sent for his own protection to train as a warrior in a foreign land four months' journey from home, considers himself alien, sensitive, weak, and ignorant among his fellow cadets. Remaining a study in courage and integrity, despite the grinding discipline that takes away even his name, Vidanric's soldier's skills grow swordblade sharp even as he also learns lessons of the heart. But capability, responsibility, and all-too-real invasion come together as Vidanric realizes that not only is he being trained for kingship, he's capable of it, too . . . A diamond-bright portrait of a harsh and magical journey to adulthood."

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