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词条 Moyra Caldecott
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  1. Bibliography

     Fiction  Myths and legends  Poetry  Autobiography  References 

  2. External links

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Moyra Caldecott (1 June 1927 – 23 May 2015)[1] was a British author of historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction and non-fiction. Her works include Guardians of the Tall Stones and The Egyptian Sequence.

Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and moved to London in 1951. She married Oliver Caldecott and raised three children. She had degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature.

In 2000, Moyra Caldecott became one of the earliest proponents of commercial e-books when she contracted with Mushroom eBooks to re-publish most of her titles in electronic formats.

Bibliography

Fiction

  • Child of the Dark Star (a future fantasy novel) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-899142-23-1}}
  • The Winged Man (the legendary King Bladud, Britain c.500 BC) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-330-2}}
  • The Waters of Sul (set in Aquae Sulis in Roman Britain c.72 AD) Paperback {{ISBN|978-1-84319-547-4}}
  • The Silver Vortex (sequel to Guardians of the Tall Stones) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-318-3}}
  • Daughter of Amun (the story of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-263-2}}
  • Son of the Sun (the story of the pharaoh Akhenaten) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-899142-25-8}}
  • Tutankhamun and the Daughter of Ra (the story of the wife of Tutankhamun) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-266-7}}
  • The Ghost of Akhenaten (the sequel to the Egyptian sequence) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-024-9}}
  • The Green Lady and the King of Shadows Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-450-7}}
  • The Lily and the Bull (set in Bronze Age Crete) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-270-5}}
  • The Tower and the Emerald (a romantic fantasy set in Dark Ages Britain) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-271-3}}
  • Three Celtic Tales (three tales from the Mabinogion) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-548-1}}
  • Etheldreda (life of the Anglo Saxon saint of Ely, 7th century AD) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-269-1}}
  • Weapons of the Wolfhound (teenage novel about Vikings set in the Hebrides and Iceland) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-268-3}}
  • The Eye of Callanish (the sequel to Weapons of the Wolfhound) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|1-84319-120-2}}
  • The Tall Stones (the first of the Guardians of the Tall Stones sequence)(1977, Popular Library) {{ISBN|0-445-04365-2}}
  • The Temple of the Sun (the second of the Guardians of the Tall Stones sequence)
  • Shadow on the Stones (the third of the Guardians of the Tall Stones sequence)
  • Adventures by Leaf Light (stories for little children) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-551-1}}

Myths and legends

  • Twins of the Tylwyth Teg (retells a tale from Celtic folklore)
  • Taliesin and Avagddu (retells a tale from the Mabinogion)
  • Bran, Son of Llyr (retells a tale from the Mabinogion)
  • Three Celtic Tales (collected edition of the three stories above) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-548-1}}
  • The Green Lady and the King of Shadows (Glastonbury legends) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-450-7}}
  • Crystal Legends (the lore and legend of crystals and crystal healing) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-326-5}}
  • Women in Celtic Myth (tales of extraordinary women from the ancient Celtic tradition)
  • Myths of the Sacred Tree (tree myths and legends from around the world)
  • Mythical Journeys: Legendary Quests (the spiritual search - traditional stories from world mythology) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-523-8}}

Poetry

  • The Breathless Pause (a selection of poems) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-552-8}}

Autobiography

  • Multi-Dimensional Life (a writer's life and inspiration) Paperback and eBook {{ISBN|978-1-84319-549-8}}

References

1. ^Kevan Manwaring, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/08/moyra-caldecott-obituary "Moyra Caldecott obituary"], The Guardian, 8 June 2005.

External links

  • Official site
  • Publisher's site
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