What a fantastic end to a beautifully written trilogy! In 2013 the Irish Times named it as one of the best children's books of the past 25 years.īorn in Dublin, Ireland, 1967, Celine has spent the majority of her working life in the film business, and her career as a classical feature character animator spanned over seventeen years, before she became a full-time writer. It won the RAI Book of the Year 2013, and has been shortlisted for the Sakura Medal (English High) 2014. It is the first book to have won both categories. In 2010 it was long-listed for an Australian Silver Inky Award.Ĭeline’s fourth novel, Into the Grey (aka Taken Away) – a YA ghost story set in 1970′s Ireland – won the 2012 CBI Book of the Year (formerly The Bisto award) and the CBI Children’s Choice Award. In 2009 the first book of the Moorehawke Trilogy, The Poison Throne, won The Readers’ Association of Ireland Award for best book it was included in the White Raven Collection and short listed for the 2009 Irish Book Awards in two categories (Best Newcomer and Best Children’s Book senior category).

First published in Celine’s native Ireland in 2008, the trilogy has since been published in 15 different territories, and translated into 10 different languages. She is best known for The Moorehawke Trilogy, a dark, complex trilogy of fantasy YA books set in an alternative renaissance Europe. Her critically acclaimed work combines fantasy elements with the exploration of political, humanitarian and philosophical themes.

Celine Kiernan is an award-winning author of fantasy novels for young adults.

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