Cate Tiernan
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| Born: | July 24, 1961 New Orleans, United States |
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| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Adventure |
| Website: | www.catetiernan.org |
Cate Tiernan (born July 24, 1961) is an American writer.
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[edit] Life
Cate Tiernan was born in New Orleans, and currently lives in North Carolina with her two daughters. Tiernan became a writer as she believed she had something to say to young people and that she could do it well. She writes novels for young adults which are mostly magick-based. Her most popular work is the Sweep series (called the Wicca series in the UK and Australia editions). She herself is not Wiccan, but has said that she appreciates many aspects of the religion, including its tradition of acknowledging and embracing the power of women.
Cate Tiernan is her pen name, not her real name.
[edit] Works
[edit] Sweep
A series of fifteen books, Sweep or Wicca is a fictional story set against an American East Coast background. It follows the teenage life of Morgan Rowlands, who discovers that she is a "blood witch". One main message of the Sweep series is that Morgan Rowlands must learn to rely on herself and not give up her power or self-determination to a boyfriend. She has to battle her biological father and her ancestors and choose to live on either the light side or the dark.
She goes through an emotional and spiritual journey of growth in discovering her true heritage and the implications of it on her life.
[edit] Balefire
As of 2005, Tiernan has been working on a book series called Balefire, which is out now. This series, which is set in New Orleans, is also about witches, although not as strongly Wiccan-based. The fourth book in the Balefire series is the last one. It is unlikely to see any more books by Tiernan until later this year.
[edit] External links
- The Fire Fairy - Fansite
- Forever Sweep - Fansite
