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Katherine Roberts

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Born

Devon, The United Kingdom

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http://www.katherineroberts.co.uk/

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Children's

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Lord of the Rings, horses, myths and legends

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May 2013

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I grew up in the south west of England and studied Mathematics at the University of Bath, writing fantasy and science fiction in my spare time. After graduating with 1st class honours (in maths, not fantasy writing!), I worked with computers for several years before redundancy convinced me that working with horses might be healthier.

I spent the next decade working in various horse racing yards, and kept on writing. "Song Quest" was eventually published in 1999 and went on to win the Branford Boase Award for best debut children's novel by a UK author. ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 7,582 ratings · 422 reviews · 75 distinct works • Similar authors

	Song Quest (The Echorium Sequence, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,650 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
	Spellfall (Earthaven, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,404 ratings — published 2000 — 13 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
	I am the Great Horse 4.36 avg rating — 754 ratings — published 2006 — 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 Crystal Mask (The Echorium Sequence, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 737 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Dark Quetzal (The Echorium Sequence, #3) 3.87 avg rating — 608 ratings — published 2003 — 12 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 Great Pyramid Robbery (Seven Fabulous Wonders) (Volume 1) 3.58 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	The Babylon Game (The Seven Fabulous Wonders, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Sword of Light 3.87 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2012 — 12 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 Amazon Temple Quest (The Seven Fabulous Wonders, #3) 3.79 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2002 — 8 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 Mausoleum Murder (The Seven Fabulous Wonders, #4) 3.67 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2003 — 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

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My debut novel Song Quest won the UK's inaugural Branford Boase Award in 2000.This is the original cover, published by Element Books.Song Quest(first edition, Element Books 1999)Song Quest has since enjoyed several editions with Chicken House/Scholastic US, and later with Catnip.This is the current edition, now available in paperback or ebook.Song Quest* Half

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Series by Katherine Roberts

The Echorium Sequence (3 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 2,995 ratings

Earthaven (2 books)
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The Seven Fabulous Wonders (7 books)
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3.71 avg rating — 1,288 ratings

I am the Great Horse (1 book)
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Pendragon Legacy (4 books)
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“By the ancient bond of the spellclave, I command you, Spider. Stop, or be turned to stone!”
― Katherine Roberts, Spellfall

tags: hawk, itsy, nat, natalie, spellclave, spider

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“Of courrrse it's trrrue. Pup listen to K'tanaqui now. Pup got a LOT to learrrn.”
― Katherine Roberts, Spellfall

tags: k-tanaqui, nat, natalie, spellfall

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“I wish you'd wash your mind-ears out! Organazoomers. They're how you travel inside a soultree. Don't you know anything?”
― Katherine Roberts

tags: marlin, oq, organazoomer, redeye, soultree, spellfall

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