Occupation Novelist Role Author Name Celine Kiernan | Language English Books The Rebel Prince | |
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Notable awards Readers Association of Ireland Award2009 The Poison ThroneCBI Book of The Year2012 Into The Grey Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
6. Celine Kiernan Interview Part 2: Synopsis of the novel 'Into the Grey'
Celine Kiernan (born October 1967, Dublin) is an Irish author of fantasy novels for young adults. She is best known for The Moorehawke Trilogy. Set in an alternate renaissance Europe, the trilogy combines fantasy elements with an exploration of political, humanitarian and philosophical themes.
Contents
- 6 Celine Kiernan Interview Part 2 Synopsis of the novel Into the Grey
- Celine Kiernan JCT Interview
- The Moorehawke Trilogy
- Into the Grey
- Resonance
- References
Celine Kiernan JCT Interview
The Moorehawke Trilogy
The first book of the Moorehawk Trilogy, The Poison Throne, was first published in Ireland in 2008. It won the 2009 Readers' Association of Ireland Award for best book, was included in the White Raven Collection (2009) and short listed for the 2009 Irish Book Awards in two categories (best newcomer and best children's book). It was long-listed for the 2010 Australian Inkys Award.
All three books in The Moorehawke Trilogy (The Poison Throne, The Crowded Shadows, and The Rebel Prince) have gone on to international publication, being translated into nine languages and published in the English language territories of UK, US and AUS/NZ. In 2010, the trilogy was included in Dymocks "Kids' Top 51".
Into the Grey
Kiernan's fourth novel, Into the Grey (known as Taken Away in AUS/NZ) was published in 2011. It is set in 1974 Ireland, and continues Kiernan's exploration of political, historical and philosophical themes through fantasy elements. It is the first book to receive both the CBI Book of the Year Award (formerly known as the Bisto Award) and the CBI Children's Choice Award - both of which were awarded on 28 May 2012. It won the 2013 Readers' Association of Ireland Award for best book
Resonance
Kiernan's fifth novel, Resonance, is scheduled for publication in 2014. Set in Victorian Ireland, it is described by its publishers as "metaphysical gothic".