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'''Joan Aiken''' was an English fantasy, alternate history, and horror writer, both for adults and children. | [[image:AikenJoan-fromwikipedia.jpg|thumb|200px|right]] | ||
'''Joan Aiken''' (Sept. 24, 1924 - Jan. 4, 2004) was an English fantasy, alternate history, and horror writer, both for adults and children. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
; Wolves Chronicles (alternate history) | ; Wolves Chronicles / Wolves of Willoughby Chase (alternate history) | ||
* ''[[The Wolves of Willoughby Chase]]'' (1963) | * ''[[The Whispering Mountain]]'' (1968) a prequel to the series | ||
* ''[[The Wolves of Willoughby Chase]]'' (1963) (initially titled ''Bonnie Green'') | |||
* ''[[Black Hearts in Battersea]]'' (1964) | * ''[[Black Hearts in Battersea]]'' (1964) | ||
* | * ''[[Nightbirds on Nantucket]]'' (1966) | ||
* ''[[The Stolen Lake]]'' (1981) | |||
* ''[[Limbo Lodge]]'' (UK title) (1999) (published in the US as ''[[Dangerous Games]]'') | |||
* ''[[The Cuckoo Tree]]'' (1971) | |||
* ''[[Dido and Pa]]'' (1986) | |||
* ''[[Is]]'' (UK title; American title: ''[[Is Underground]]'') (1992) | |||
* ''[[Cold Shoulder Road]]'' (1995) | |||
* ''[[Midwinter Nightingale]]'' (2003) | |||
* ''[[The Witch of Clatteringshaws]]'' (2005) | |||
; Arabel and Mortimer series | |||
; Jane Austen series | |||
==Notable characters== | |||
; Wolves Chronicles | |||
* [[Miss Letitia Slighcarp]] (villainess governess in Wolves Chronicles) | |||
* [[Bonnie Green]] | |||
* [[Sylvia Green]] | |||
* Simon the gooseboy | |||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* [ | * [[Scholarship and criticism on Joan Aiken]] | ||
* [[The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (film)]] (1989) | |||
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[[category:1924 births]] | [[category:1924 births]] | ||
[[category:2004 deaths]] | [[category:2004 deaths]] | ||
[[category:writers]] | [[category:Women writers by name]] | ||
[[category:Writers by name]] | |||
[[category:English writers]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:43, 1 December 2010
Joan Aiken (Sept. 24, 1924 - Jan. 4, 2004) was an English fantasy, alternate history, and horror writer, both for adults and children.
Works
- Wolves Chronicles / Wolves of Willoughby Chase (alternate history)
- The Whispering Mountain (1968) a prequel to the series
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1963) (initially titled Bonnie Green)
- Black Hearts in Battersea (1964)
- Nightbirds on Nantucket (1966)
- The Stolen Lake (1981)
- Limbo Lodge (UK title) (1999) (published in the US as Dangerous Games)
- The Cuckoo Tree (1971)
- Dido and Pa (1986)
- Is (UK title; American title: Is Underground) (1992)
- Cold Shoulder Road (1995)
- Midwinter Nightingale (2003)
- The Witch of Clatteringshaws (2005)
- Arabel and Mortimer series
- Jane Austen series
Notable characters
- Wolves Chronicles
- Miss Letitia Slighcarp (villainess governess in Wolves Chronicles)
- Bonnie Green
- Sylvia Green
- Simon the gooseboy
Further reading
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