Carol Berg (born 1948) is the author of

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novels, including the books from the ''Rai-Kirah'' series, ''Song of the Beast'', the books from ''The Bridge of D'Arnath'' series, the ''Lighthouse'' novels, and ''Collegia Magica''. She also writes the Chimera series under the pen name Cate Glass. Berg holds a degree in mathematics from

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, and a degree in computer science from the

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, and is the mother of three boys.

Bibliography

The Rai-Kirah series

# ''Transformation'' () (2000) # ''Revelation'' () (2001) # ''Restoration'' () (2002)

The Bridge of D'Arnath series

# ''Son of Avonar'' () (2004) # ''Guardians of the Keep'' () (2004) # ''The Soul Weaver'' () (2005) # ''Daughter of Ancients'' () (2005)

The Lighthouse Duet

# ''Flesh and Spirit'' () (2007) # ''Breath and Bone'' () (2008), the winner of the 2008

Colorado Book Award The Colorado Book Awards are awards presented annually to Colorado authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers who exemplify the best in their category in the state during a given year. Awards have been presented since 1991. The awards are ...

and the 2009

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given annually for outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas. Established by the Mythopoeic Society in 1971, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Awar ...

The Sanctuary Duet

In the same setting as The Lighthouse Duet. # ''Dust and Light'' () () (2014) # ''Ash and Silver'' () () (2015)

Novels of the Collegia Magica

# ''The Spirit Lens'' () (2010) # ''The Soul Mirror'' () (2011), the winner of the 2011

# ''The Daemon Prism'' () (2012)

The Chimera series (as Cate Glass)

# ''An Illusion of Thieves'' () (2019) # ''A Conjuring of Assassins'' () (2020) # ''A Summoning of Demons'' () (2021)

Other works

# ''Song of the Beast'', fantasy standalone () (2003) and winner of the 2003

#"Unmasking", a novella set in the world of the Rai-kirah in the collection ''Elemental Magic'' () (2007) # "At Fenwick Faire", a gritty myth; in ''Broken Links, Mended Lives,'' RMFW Press () (2009) # "Seeds", a short story set in the kingdom of Navronne; in ''Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries and Rogues,'' Ragnarok Publications () (2015) #"The Heart's Coda," novelette follow-up to ''Song of the Beast''; in ''Lace and Blade 4'', Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Trust () (2018)

Awards

*Finalist, (2001)

Compton Crook Award The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best English language first novel of the year in the field of science fiction, fantasy, or horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society at their annual science fiction convention, Baltic ...

, ''Transformation'' *Finalist, (2000) Barnes & Noble Maiden Voyage Award, ''Transformation'' *Finalist, (2002) Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy, ''Restoration'' *Winner, (2003) Colorado Book Award, ''Song of the Beast'' *Winner, (2005)

Geffen Award The Geffen Award ''(פרס גפן)'' is an annual literary award given by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy since 1999, and presented at the ICon festival, the annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, It is named in honour ...

for Best Translated Fantasy, ''Transformation'' *Finalist, (2006) RWA-FFP Prism Award for Best Romantic Fantasy, ''Daughter of Ancients'' *Finalist, (2006) Colorado Book Award, ''Daughter of Ancients'' *Finalist, (2008) Colorado Book Award, ''Flesh and Spirit'' *Winner, (2009) Colorado Book Award, ''Breath and Bone'' *Winner, (2009)

for Adult Literature, ''Flesh and Spirit'',''Breath and Bone'' *Finalist, (2010) Colorado Book Award, ''The Spirit Lens'' *Winner, (2011) Colorado Book Award, ''The Soul Mirror''

References

External links

Blog
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