Julia Golding

Julia Golding (born March 1969) is a British writer of fiction, primarily historical fiction and fantasy for children and young adults (YA). She uses two pen names for the YA or teen audience, Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards.[1] "YA author" Stirling[2] is covered by the Internet Speculative Fiction Database[3] and "Eve Edwards is my historical fiction for young adults identity."[4]

Born in London, she grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She originally read English at the University of Cambridge.[5] She then joined the Foreign Office and worked in Poland.[6] Her work as a diplomat took her many places including the Tatra Mountains and the bottom of a Silesian coal mine.[7]

Upon leaving Poland, she turned her attention to academic studies and took a doctorate in English Romantic Period literature at Oxford University.[5][6] She then worked for Oxfam as a lobbyist on conflict issues, campaigning at the United Nations and with governments to lessen the impact of conflict on civilians living in war zones.[6][7]

Golding lives in Oxford and works as a freelance writer. She is married with three children: Lucy, Edward, and Toby.[8] The Diamond of Drury Lane is her first novel, the first of the Cat Royal series. Also Julia Golding has written a series of four novels called The Companions Quartet.

In 2007 she was selected by Waterstones as one of the 25 Authors of the Future.[9]

Published books

Novel series

Cat Royal
  1. The Diamond of Drury Lane (Egmont, 2006)[3]
  2. Cat among the Pigeons
  3. Den of Thieves
  4. Cat O'Nine Tails
  5. Black Heart of Jamaica
  6. The Middle Passage
  7. Cat's Cradle
The Companions Quartet[3]
  1. Secret of the Sirens (Oxford University Press, 2006)
  2. The Gorgon's Gaze (2006)
  3. Mines of the Minotaur (2007)
  4. The Chimera's Curse (2007)
Darcie Lock
  1. Ringmaster
  2. Empty Quarter
  3. Deadlock
Dragonfly Universe[3]
  1. Dragonfly (Oxford, 2008)
  2. The Glass Swallow (2010)
Universal Companions
  1. The Water Thief
Young Knights[3]
  1. Young Knights of the Round Table (Oxford, 2013)
  2. Pendragon (2013)
  3. Merlin (2014)

Others by Julia Golding

  • The Ship Between the Worlds (Oxford, 2007) – juvenile fantasy[3]
  • Wolf Cry (2009); US edition, The Silver Sea (Marshall Cavendish, 2010) – young-adult fantasy; "Historical YA novel about Vikings"[3]

As by Joss Stirling

Joss Stirling, YA author.[2]

Savants[3]
  • Finding Sky Trilogy
  1. Finding Sky (Oxford, 2010)
  2. Stealing Phoenix (Oxford, 2011)
  3. Seeking Crystal (Oxford, 2012)
  • Challenging Zed (Oxford, 2013)
  • Misty Falls (Oxford, October 2014)
Raven Stone[3] or Young Detectives[2]
  1. Storm and Stone (Oxford, 2014); e-edition, Struck[3]
  2. Stung, forthcoming February 2015[2]

As by Eve Edwards

According to the writer, "Eve Edwards is my historical fiction for young adults identity."[4]

The Lacey Chronicles, set in the Elizabethan age[4]
  1. The Other Countess
  2. The Queen's Lady
  3. The Rogue's Princess
World War I duet[4]
  1. Dusk: a love worth fighting for, 2013
  2. Dawn: a love worth living for, forthcoming June 2014

References

  1. ↑ Julia Golding (31 October 2011). "Ask". juliagolding.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2011. …you say you have two pen names, Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards… They are all me. I link Eve and Joss as it is the same age group - teen.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Welcome". Joss Stirling (jossstirling.co.uk). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "Julia Golding - Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Welcome". Eve Edwards (eve-edwards.co.uk). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Julia Golding – Info
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Tanner, Nick (13 December 2006). "Former diplomat's sparkling debut wins Nestle prize". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Byrne, Ciar (27 January 2006). "Book prize for orphan's tale of Georgian city wins prize". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Author wins top prize at awards". BBC News. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "UK authors of the future unveiled". BBC News. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2009.

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