Sarah Prineas is an American fantasy author who lives in

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and once worked for the honors program at the

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. She is married to John Prineas, a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Optical Science and Technology Center at the

. They have two children. Prineas is originally from Lyme,

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. She went to college in

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. She has lived in

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. Her first novel '' The Magic Thief'' was published in 2008 by

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in the United States. As of June 2008, foreign rights had been sold to thirteen other countries. The sequel, '' The Magic Thief: Lost'' came out in 2009 and a third book, ''The Magic Thief: Found'' came out in 2010. Before she turned to novels, Prineas wrote fantasy short stories for adult markets. She also created Thorn and Rose. In 2008, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at

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Publications

Novels

* The Magic Thief. (2008)

. * The Magic Thief: Lost. (2009)

. * The Magic Thief: Found. (2010)

.
Winterling
(2011)

. *Summerkin (2012) Harper Collins *Moonkind (2013) Harper Collins *The Magic Thief: Home. (2014)

. *Ash and Bramble (2015) *Rose and Thorn (Ash and Bramble #2) (2016) *Heart of the Land (Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts #5) (2017) *The Lost Books: The Scroll of Kings (2018) HarperCollins *Dragonfell (2019) *Trouble in the Stars (2021)

Short stories

* From the Journals of Professor Copernicus Finch, M.S. Hex.D. (2000)

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. * Water, Green River, Daybreak (2001) * The Illuminated Dragon (2002) * A Treatise on Fewmets * Crow's Changeling (2005) * Hekaba's Demon * Winged Victory (2005) * Dragon Hunt (2007) * The Red Cross Knight (2011) * Thrice Sworn (Winterling #0.5) (2013) * OWL: A Winterling Story about Fer and Rook (2015) * Jane. A Story of Manners, Magic and Romance

References

External links

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Short stories
published on

Strange Horizons ''Strange Horizons'' is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and nonfiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables. History and profile It was launched in September 2000, and ...

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University of Iowa, Faculty & Staff News, June 16, 2008

Northern Illinois University Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection

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