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Juliet E McKenna is a British fantasy author living in the Cotswolds, UK. Loving history, myth and other worlds since she first learned to read, she has written fifteen epic fantasy novels, from The Thief’s Gamble which began The Tales of Einarinn in 1999, to Defiant Peaks concluding The Hadrumal Crisis trilogy.

Her new novel (August 2019) is her second modern fantasy rooted in the ancient myths and folklore of the British Isles. The Green Man's Foe is the sequel to The Green Man's Heir (2018).

When you do a good job for someone, there’s a strong chance they’ll offer you more work or recommend you elsewhere. So Daniel Mackmain isn’t particularly surprised when his boss’s architect brother asks for his help on a historic house renovation in t ...more

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	The Thief's Gamble (The Tales of Einarinn #1) 3.65 avg rating — 1,695 ratings — published 1999	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 Swordsman's Oath (The Tales of Einarinn #2) 3.74 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	The Gambler's Fortune (The Tales of Einarinn, #3) 3.73 avg rating — 569 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	The Green Man's Heir 3.91 avg rating — 557 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Warrior's Bond (The Tales of Einarinn #4) 3.83 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2001 — 11 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 Assassin's Edge (The Tales of Einarinn, #5) 3.83 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2002 — 6 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
	Southern Fire (The Aldabreshin Compass, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Northern Storm (The Aldabreshin Compass, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Western Shore (The Aldabreshin Compass, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Eastern Tide (The Aldabreshin Compass, #4) 3.93 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2006 — 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

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I’ve been pals with multi-faceted writer Steven Savile for years now, so when he asked if I might be interested in doing an event in Sweden, naturally I said yes. A little while later, Jan Smedh of The English Bookshop in Uppsala got in touch to invite me to the evening he was organising for the city’s annual Culture Night. When everything was finalised, we had a mini-SF-Crime convention, with...

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A gripping tale which really keeps you guessing and does very interesting things with classic epic fantasy themes of heroism, nobility, loyalty and magic. All with fascinating, original worldbuilding and engaging, complex characters. Highly recommend ...more
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Juliet McKenna and 1 other person liked Robert Berg's review of The Green Man's Heir: "Loved it! It’s a engrossing and unusual story, loved the characters and folklore ! I sure hope the Author continues the series!"
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Juliet McKenna liked Michele's review of The Green Man's Heir: "Excellent! A very engaging tale with some fascinating characters."
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Juliet McKenna and 1 other person liked Susan's review of The Green Man's Heir: "Phenomenal Book! I picked this up after reading a recommendation from one of my favourite fantasy authors, Charles de Lint. I figured if he loved it, it had to be good. It wasn't quite what I thought I expected but it was a truly phenomenal read." Read more of this review »
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