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Patricia Collins Wrede (pronounced "REE-dee") is an American fantasy writer, born 1953 in Chicago, Illinois; she is the eldest of five children. She graduated from Carleton College in 1974 with a BA in Biology. She married James Wrede in 1976; they divorced in 1991. She obtained an MBA from University of Minnesota in 1977. She finished her first book in 1978, working as an accountant and financial analyst in the meantime. In January 1980 she was a founding member of The Scribblies who also included Pamela Dean, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, and Nate Bucklin. Kara Dalkey joined two years later. Patricia left the group in 1985. She sold her first book to Ace in April 1980 and it was published in 1982. In the fall of 1980, she met Lillian Stewart Carl who introduced her to Lois McMaster Bujold. In 1985, shortly before her fifth book was published, she became a full-time writer. She is a member of the Liavek shared-world anthology. She is a vegetarian and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three cats. She has no children of her own, but has four nieces and four nephews (three in Alabama, three in Illinois, and two in Maine).
Lyra These books share a common setting on a world named Lyra, and are listed here in chronological order rather than by publication. As the books are only loosely connected, they may be read in any order, though order of publication is probably preferable. The omnibus edition of Shadow Magic is a revised one; the writing is significantly different from that in the original, and reflects her greater experience as a writer. It seems that Patricia Wrede rewrote the story for the omnibus, but this is not actually noted anywhere in the book itself. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles This series features Princess Cimorene, as she becomes a dragon's princess, rescues said dragon, falls in love, and ultimately saves the enchanted forest. It is usually marketed for young adults. The fourth book (told from the perspective of Cimorene's son, Daystar) was published first, but is considered to properly go last in the series. Regency fantasy Two loosely-connected series of books set in a Regency-era world with magic. Cecelia and Kate with Caroline Stevermer The authors tell these stories from a first-person perspective, as cousins Kate and Cecelia write back and forth, recounting their adventures in magic and polite society. These works are unusual in modern fiction in being epistolary novels, written using the style of the letter game. Magic and Malice "Mairelon" is a gentleman wizard with unusual talents, and Kim is his street waif protégé. Together, they foil plots and generally get into trouble. Others Snow White and Rose Red is also a fairytale fantasy, being a retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Snow White and Rose Red" (not "Snow White") set in Elizabethean England and including elements of the Thomas the Rhymer ballad as well. Trivia | ||||||||
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