Meredith Ann Pierce

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born

July 05, 1958 in Seattle, Washington, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.moonandunicorn.com/

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult

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Meredith Ann Pierce is a fantasy writer and librarian. Her books deal in fantasy worlds with mythic settings and yet overturn standard expectations, frequently featuring young women who first wish only to love and be loved, yet who must face hazard and danger to save their way of life, their world, and so on, usually without being respected for their efforts until the end of the story.

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Books by Meredith Ann Pierce

Average rating: 3.96 · 10,855 ratings · 785 reviews · 14 distinct works

	The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,126 ratings — published 1982 — 12 editions	My rating:
	A Gathering of Gargoyles (Darkangel Trilogy, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 1,707 ratings — published 1984 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Pearl of the Soul of the World (Darkangel Trilogy, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 1,597 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Birth of the Firebringer (Firebringer, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 807 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Treasure at the Heart of the Tanglewood 3.80 avg rating — 532 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Dark Moon (Firebringer, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Son of Summer Stars (Firebringer, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Darkangel Trilogy 4.43 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Woman Who Loved Reindeer 3.73 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Firebringer Trilogy 4.27 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Series by Meredith Ann Pierce

Darkangel Trilogy (3 books)
by Meredith Ann Pierce

3.97 avg rating — 6,739 ratings

Firebringer (3 books)
by Meredith Ann Pierce

4.08 avg rating — 1,734 ratings

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Quotes by Meredith Ann Pierce

“He does not rule us. No one can rule us. No one can rule anyone who does not first agree to the ruling." She smiled a trace at Aeriel and patted the little camp dog, which was whining for more tidbits. "One must rule oneself.”
― Meredith Ann Pierce, The Darkangel

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“Two years were all we had, love," she whispered, "and we squandered them.”
― Meredith Ann Pierce, The Pearl of the Soul of the World

11 people liked it

“I thought you had forgotten me.”
“I have spent my life remembering you.”
― Meredith Ann Pierce, The Son of Summer Stars

tags: love , memory

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