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Cecilia Dart-Thornton

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Cecilia Dart-Thornton
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Cecilia Dart-Thornton (2009)
Born
Melbourne, Australia
Writing career
GenreFantasy
Websitedartthornton.com

Cecilia Dart-Thornton (born 1961)[1] is an Australian author of fantasy novels, notably the Bitterbynde Trilogy.

Dart-Thornton was educated at Monash University where she completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in sociology.[2]

Published works

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The Bitterbynde Trilogy

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The Bitterbynde Trilogy follows the journey of a mute, amnesiac foundling through a world of beauty and peril.

  1. The Ill-Made Mute (2001)
  2. The Lady of the Sorrows (2002)
  3. The Battle of Evernight (2003)

The Crowthistle Chronicles

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A four-part epic fantasy describing the adventures that befall a cursed and gifted family.

  1. The Iron Tree (2005)
  2. The Well of Tears (2005)
  3. Weatherwitch (2006)
  4. Fallowblade (2007)

Other works

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Short stories

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  1. Long the Clouds Are Over Me Tonight (Published in the anthology Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy; Tor Books, 2004)[3]
  2. The Stolen Swanmaiden (Published in Australian Women's Weekly, September 2005)[4]
  3. The Lanes of Camberwell (Published by HarperCollins in the anthology Dreaming Again, 2008)[5]
  4. The Enchanted (Published by HarperCollins in the anthology Legends of Australian Fantasy, 2010)[6]

References

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  1. ↑ Stroud, Allen (12 June 2023). Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-5381-6607-9.
  2. ↑ Austlit. "Cecilia Dart-Thornton". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Emerald Magic Archived November 13, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Australian Women’s Weekly Archived July 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Harper Collins Archived 2008-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ The Enchanted at HarperCollins. Accessed 12 August 2015
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