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Lisa Cassidy

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Australia

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction

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July 2016

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Lisa Cassidy is an Australian epic fantasy author writing character-driven stories filled with political intrigue, found family, loyalty, and magic. Her books span both adult and young adult fantasy, with romance woven in as a slow-burn subplot rather than the central focus.

She is the author of the young adult fantasy series The Mage Chronicles and Heir to the Darkmage, and adult epic fantasy series A Tale of Stars and Shadow and The Inkweaver Archive. She is currently working on a sequel to A Tale of Stars and Shadow.

Lisa is an author by day and book nerd in every other spare moment she has. She’s a self-confessed coffee snob (don’t try coming near her with any of that instant coffee rubbish) but is willing to accept all other hot drink af ...more

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Average rating: 4.39 · 10,625 ratings · 1,197 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Tale of Stars and Shadow (A Tale of Stars and Shadow, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 2,324 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Prince of Song and Shade (A Tale of Stars and Shadow, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 1,653 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Duet of Sword and Song (A Tale of Stars and Shadow #4) 4.50 avg rating — 1,488 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A King of Masks and Magic (A Tale of Stars and Shadow, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 1,446 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DarkSkull Hall (The Mage Chronicles, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 731 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartfire (The Mage Chronicles, #4) 4.55 avg rating — 560 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taliath (The Mage Chronicles, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 572 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkmage (The Mage Chronicles, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 543 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heir to the Darkmage 4.17 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mage Chronicles: The Complete Series 4.65 avg rating — 176 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Lisa Cassidy

A Tale of Stars and Shadow (4 books)
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4.38 avg rating — 6,982 ratings

The Mage Chronicles (4 books)
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4.42 avg rating — 2,582 ratings

Heir to the Darkmage (4 books)
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4.29 avg rating — 674 ratings

The Inkweaver Archive (4 books)
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4.44 avg rating — 368 ratings

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Lisa Cassidy made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Request for update to book description topic " Good afternoon, Could I please request that the default book description for this title be updated to the below? I am the author. This is the current b ...more "
Jan 23, 2026 08:07PM
Lisa Cassidy made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Request for update to book description topic " Good afternoon, Could I please request that the default book description for this title be updated to the below? I am the author. This is the current b ...more "
Jan 23, 2026 07:59PM
Lisa Cassidy made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Request for update to book description topic " Good afternoon, Could I please request that the default book description for this title be updated to the below? I am the author. This is the current b ...more "
Jan 23, 2026 07:47PM
Lisa Cassidy made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Request to update cover topic " Hello, I'd be grateful for your assistance in updating the cover of my book - A Tale of Stars and Shadow (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...) - t ...more "
Jan 23, 2026 02:30PM
Lisa Cassidy made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please update book cover topic " Hello, Could you please update the book covers for my A Tale of Stars and Shadow series to their current covers (matching Amazon). A Tale of Stars and S ...more "
Jan 03, 2026 07:16PM
Lisa Cassidy answered ✧ FLINN ✧ (Semi-Hiatus)'s question: Hi Lisa, do you think you'll visit the world of A Tale of Stars and Shadow again? It's my favorite series ever written and I read it religiously every year. Thank you for this masterpiece ! Hi Flinn! What an honour for me that A Tale of Stars and Shadow is your favourite series - I'm so touched. The answer to your question is yes, I have some ideas about future series. I've also got a prequel series sitting in the bottom of my drawer th See Full Answer
Feb 23, 2025 12:54PM · 2 likes · like
Lisa Cassidy answered Eva's question: Hi Lisa, First I just want to say I've loved your books so much! I've read A Tale of Stars and Shadow (my favorite!), The Mage Chronicles and Heir to the Darkmage and I loved all three series!! I was wondering how many books your other series, The Inkweaver Archive, will be. I saw that there are already three books, will there be more? Hi Eva! I'm so thrilled that you enjoyed my books so much - thank you for taking the time to let me know! In answer to your question, there will be four total books in The Inkweaver Archive - the fourth book will come out in the first half of 2025. T See Full Answer
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“I don’t know what to do,” he said. “No harm in that. I’ve never known what to do,” said Rincewind with hollow cheerfulness. “Been completely at a loss my whole life.” He hesitated. “I think it’s called being human, or something.”
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

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