Background
Eileen Kernaghan grew up on a dairy farm outside Grindrod, British Columbia, Canada, population 600.
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The settings of her historical fantasy novels range from the prehistoric Indus Valley and eighteenth century Bhutan, to Elizabethan England and nineteenth century Scandinavia. She lives in New Westminster, British Columbia. The reading material she found on the family shelves - Greek myths, historical novels, G. A. Henty"s boys" adventure books, a collection of Weird Tales and Thrilling Wonder Stories - helped to shape her writing career.
Her first published story, written when she was twelve, appeared in the Vancouver Sun newspaper.
lieutenant earned her a byline, an illustration, and a cheque for $12.65. Her next appearance in print, twenty years later, was with a cover story in the New York science fiction magazine Galaxy.
She went on to write the "Grey Isles" series, a Bronze Age trilogy based on the origins of Stonehenge. Journey to Aprilioth, Songs from the Drowned Lands and The Sarsen Witch were published by Ace Books during the 1980s.
Dance of the Snow Dragon (1995).
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Thistledown Press.
The Snow Queen (2000). Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Thistledown Press.
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The Alchemist"s Daughter (2004).
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Thistledown Press.
Winter on the Plain of Ghosts: a novel of Mohenjo-daro (2004).
New Westminster, British Columbia: Flying Monkey Press.
Wild Talent: A Novel of the Supernatural (2008).
Historical fantasy: YA age 14+.
Thistledown Press.
Tales from the Holograph Woods: Speculative Poetry (2009). Wattle and Daub Books.
Dragon-Rain and Other Stories (Kindle Edition) (2013) Neville Books/Flying Monkey Press.
Dragon Rain and Other Stories at Amazon.com
Sophie, in Shadow (2014). Historical fantasy: YA age 14+. Thistledown Press.
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Prix Aurora Award
The Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works, artworks, fan activities from that year, and are awarded in both English and French.The Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works, artworks, fan activities from that year, and are awarded in both English and French.