''The Alchemist's Daughter'' is a young adult

historical fantasy Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic (fantasy), magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those c ...

, set in

Elizabethan England The Elizabethan era is the epoch in the Tudor period of the history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history. The Roman symbol of Britannia (a female per ...

a year before the

Spanish Armada The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, ) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval ...

, in which Sidonie Quince attempts to save her father from the consequences of a rash night with the Queen. It was written by Eileen Kernaghan and published in 2004. ''The Alchemist's Daughter'' was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize at the BC Book Prizes 2005, Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the

Prix Aurora Awards The Aurora Awards () are a set of primarily literary awards given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy professional and fan works and achievements from the previous year."Literary glow of Auroras lures galaxy of sci/fi stars". ...

2005, the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awar

and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards.

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BC Bookworld article on Eileen Kernaghan
2004 Canadian novels Historical fantasy novels Young adult fantasy novels Novels by Eileen Kernaghan 2004 fantasy novels Canadian fantasy novels Canadian young adult novels Novels set in England Novels set in the 1580s {{Canada-novel-stub