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Elaine Cunningham is an American fantasy author, best known for her contributions to shared-world settings such as the Forgotten Realms, Star Wars, EverQuest, and Pathfinder Tales.
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	Dark Journey (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, #10) 3.71 avg rating — 7,514 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Daughter of the Drow (Starlight & Shadows #1) 3.97 avg rating — 4,141 ratings — published 1995 — 33 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
	Elfshadow (Forgotten Realms: The Harpers, #2; Songs & Swords, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 3,957 ratings — published 1991 — 21 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
	Windwalker (Starlight & Shadows #3) 3.97 avg rating — 2,845 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Tangled Webs (Starlight & Shadows #2) 3.93 avg rating — 2,807 ratings — published 1996 — 23 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
	Elfsong (Forgotten Realms: The Harpers, #8; Songs & Swords, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 2,224 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Silver Shadows (Forgotten Realms: The Harpers, #13; Songs & Swords, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 1,939 ratings — published 1996 — 22 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
	Evermeet: Island of Elves 3.91 avg rating — 1,618 ratings — published 1998 — 14 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
	Thornhold (The Harpers, #16; Songs & Swords, #4) 3.70 avg rating — 1,341 ratings — published 1998 — 21 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 Dream Spheres (Forgotten Realms: Songs & Swords, #5) 3.78 avg rating — 1,187 ratings — published 1999 — 17 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 started reading these anthologies when they were in the single digits, but it never occurred to me until this year to submit a story. "Royal Daughters" is set in a fantasy version of 16th century Scotland, during the infancy of Mary, Queen of Scots. England's king was currently pursuing what was later called "the Rough Wooing," a brutal series of raids and battles in Scotland's border country, w Read more of this blog post »

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Forgotten Realms: Songs & Swords (6 books)
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Starlight & Shadows (3 books)
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Counselors & Kings (3 books)
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Changeling Detective (2 books)
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Tales of Sevrin: Thorn Trilogy (2 books)
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Disruptable: Break Away From Ordinary

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The Black Mozart: Le Chevalier De Saint-Georges

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“How about it, Skywalker? Will you still fight for me after we've been married for twenty-odd years?"
"What do you mean by 'still'? You do your own fighting. If I forget that, I'm not likely to survive until our twentieth anniversary."
Mara & Luke”
― Elaine Cunningham, Dark Journey

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“More things in this world have been accomplished in this world by persistence than by wisdom.”
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“If you use a wolf to hunt a wolf, keep two arrows near to hand.”
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