Maggie Furey (''née'' Armstrong) was a British

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writer who was born in

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, UK in 1955. A qualified teacher, she wrote fantasy since 1994, and is best known for the '' Artefacts of Power''

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. A resident in County Wicklow in

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for many years, she died there in 2016.

Life

Career

Furey was a qualified teacher. She also reviewed books on

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, was an advisor in the

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Reading Resources Centre, and organized children's book fairs. In later life, she lived in County Wicklow in Ireland. She died in 2016 and, after a funeral in the town of

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, was cremated at

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Writing

She is best known for the '' Artefacts of Power''

, which is centred on the lead character (and first novel namesake) Aurian, published as paperback originals in the United States and UK, as well as translated hard-covers in Russia.

Bibliography

The Artefacts of Power * Aurian (1994), (UK)/ (US) / (RU) *''Harp of Winds'' (1995), (UK)/ (US) / 5-88196-814-Х (RU) *''Sword of Flame'' (1996), (UK)/ (US) / (RU) *''Dhiammara'' (1997), (UK)/ (US) / (RU) The Web Series see

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* ''The Shadowleague'' *''The Heart of Myrial'' (1999), (UK)/ (US)/ (RU) *''The Spirit of the Stone'' (2001), (UK)/ (US)/ (RU) *''The Eye of Eternity'' (UK) (2002), (UK)/''Echo of Eternity'' (US) (2003), , (RU) Chronicles of the Xandim *''Heritage of the Xandim'' (2008), (hardcover)/ (paperback) (both UK) *''Exodus of the Xandim'' (2013), (UK)

External links

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Obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Furey, Maggie 1955 births British fantasy writers British expatriates in Ireland 2016 deaths