Celine Kiernan (born October 1967 in Dublin)Author profile, Goodreads. is an Irish author of fantasy novels for young adults. She is best known for The Moorehawke Trilogy. Set in an alternate renaissance Europe, the trilogy combines fantasy elements with an exploration of political, humanitarian and philosophical themes.
Publications
The Moorehawke Trilogy The first book of the Moorehawk Trilogy, The Poison Throne, was first published in Ireland in 2008.Author profile, O'Brien Press. It won the 2009 Readers' Association of Ireland Award for best book,Readers Association Website"Children's Book Awards – 2009 , Reading Association of Ireland. was included in the White Raven Collection (2009)White Raven Catalogue , International Children's Digital Library. and short listed for the 2009 Irish Book Awards in two categories (best newcomer and best children's book).Keane, Madeleine (5 April 2009). "Your vote counts in Book Awards 2009", Irish Independent. It was long-listed for the 2010 Australian Inkys Award."2010 Inkys Longlist announced"
All three books in The Moorehawke Trilogy (The Poison Throne, The Crowded Shadows, and The Rebel Prince) have gone on to international publication, being translated into nine languages and published in the English language territories of the UK, US"Celine Kiernan and the Moorehawke posts", Orbit Books. and AUS/NZ. In 2010, the trilogy was included in Dymocks "Kids' Top 51"."2010 Booklovers' Best Kids' Top 51", Dymocks Booksellers.
Into the Grey Kiernan's fourth novel, Into the Grey (known as Taken Away in AUS/NZ) was published in 2011. It is set in 1974 Ireland, and continues Kiernan's exploration of political, historical and philosophical themes through fantasy elements."Taken Away by Celine Kiernan" , Allen & Unwin. It is the first book to receive both the CBI Book of the Year Award (formerly known as the Bisto Award) and the CBI Children's Choice Award – both of which were awarded on 28 May 2012."Shortlist and Winners 2012" , Children's Books Ireland. It won the 2013 Readers' Association of Ireland Award for best book
Resonance Kiernan's fifth novel, Resonance, is scheduled for publication in 2014. Set in Victorian Ireland, it is described by its publishers as "metaphysical gothic"."Happy dancing…", All Things Moorehawke and Otherwise.
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