Louise Cooper (29 May 1952 – 21 October 2009) was a British fantasy writer who lived in

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

with her husband, Cas Sandall. Cooper was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. She began writing stories when she was at school to entertain her friends. She continued to write and her first full-length novel was published at the age of twenty. She moved to

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

in 1975 and worked in publishing before becoming a full-time writer in 1977. She became a prolific writer of fantasy, renowned for her bestselling ''Time Master''

trilogy A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...

. She published more than eighty fantasy and supernatural novels, both for adults and children. Cooper gained a great deal of writing inspiration from the coast and scenery, and her other interests included music,

folklore Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging ...

, cooking, gardening and "messing about on the beach". She was treasurer of her local Lifeboat station; she and her husband both sang with the shanty group Falmouth Shout. Cooper died aged 57 of a

brain haemorrhage Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as cerebral bleed, intraparenchymal bleed, and hemorrhagic stroke, or haemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain, into its ventricles, or into both. It is one kind of bleed ...

on 21 October 2009. Her husband survives her.

Bibliography

*''The Book of Paradox'' (1973) *''Walburga's Eve'' (1981) *''Journey's End'' (1981) *''Crown of Horn'' (1981) *''The Blacksmith'' (1982) *''Dangerous Desire'' (1982) *''Sea Song'' (1982) *''The Rose of Jaipur'' (1983) *''Mirage'' (1987) *''The Thorn Key'' (1988) *''The Sleep of Stone'' (1991) *''Firespell'' (1996) (republished under the title ''Heart of Fire'' in 1998) *''The Hounds of Winter'' (1996) (republished under the title ''Heart of Ice'' in 1998) *''Blood Dance'' (1996) (republished under the title ''Heart of Stone'' in 1998) *''The Shrouded Mirror'' (1996) (republished under the title ''Heart of Glass'' in 1998) *''The King's Demon'' (1996) *''Sacrament of Night'' (1997) *''Heart of Dust'' (1998) *''Storm Ghost'' (1998) *''Our Lady of the Snow'' (1998) *''The Summer Witch'' (1999) *''The Spiral Garden'' (2000) (short stories) *''Short and Scary!'' (2002) (short stories) *''Demon Crossing'' (2002) *'' Doctor Who: Rip Tide'' (2003) *''Hunter's Moon'' (2003) *''Butch the Cat-Dog'' (2003) *''Pebbleboy'' (2004) *''The Lost Boy'' (2005) *''Merrow'' (2005) *''Short and Spooky!'' (2005) (short stories) *''Terror in the Tower'' (2005)

Series

''Blood Summer''

#''Blood Summer'' (1976) #''In Memory of Sarah Bailey'' (1976)

''Time Master'' universe

*''Lord of No Time'' (which was later reworked into the Time Master trilogy) (1977) *''Time Master'' trilogy (1986): #''The Initiate'' #''The Outcast'' #''The Master'' *''Chaos Gate'' trilogy (sequel to the Time Master trilogy): #''The Deceiver'' (1991) #''The Pretender'' (1992) #''The Avenger'' (1992) *''Star Shadow'' trilogy (prequel to the Time Master trilogy): #''Star Ascendant'' (1994) #''Eclipse'' (1994) #''Moonset'' (1995) *''Daughter of Storms'' trilogy (Time Master spin-off): #''Daughter of Storms'' (1996) #''The Dark Caller'' (1997) #''Keepers of Light'' (1998)

''Indigo'' series

#''Nemesis'' (1989) #''Inferno'' (1989) #''Infanta'' (1990) #''Nocturne'' (1990) #''Troika'' (1991) #''Avatar'' (1992) #''Revenant'' (1993) #''Aisling'' (1994)

''Creatures'' series

#''Once I Caught A Fish Alive'' (1998) #''If You Go Down to the Woods'' (1998) #''See How They Run'' (1998) #''Who's been Sitting in My Chair?'' (1999) #''Atishoo! Atishoo! All Fall Down!'' (1999) #''Give a Dog a Bone'' (1999) #''Daddy's Gone a-Hunting'' (2000) #''Incy Wincy Spider'' (2000) #''Here Comes a Candle'' (2000) *''Creatures at Christmas'' (1999) (short stories)

''Mirror Mirror'' trilogy

#''Breaking Through'' (2000) #''Running Free'' (2000) #''Testing Limits'' (2001)

''Sea Horses'' quartet

#''Sea Horses'' (2003) #''The Talisman'' (2004) #''Gathering Storm'' (2004) #''The Last Secret'' (2005)

''Mermaid Curse'' quartet

#''The Silver Dolphin'' #''The Black Pearl'' #''The Rainbow Pool'' #''The Golden Circlet''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Louise 1952 births 2009 deaths British fantasy writers British horror writers British science fiction writers English women writers Writers from Cornwall People from Chipping Barnet Writers from London Women science fiction and fantasy writers