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. A timeline and short world history at the end of Shadows over Lyra ties everything together and answers a lot of questions. The last three are set in the same time period but different nations while the first two are spaced widely apart chronologically and happen well before the events of the last three. The actual chronological order of the books is Caught in Crystal, The Raven Ring, Shadow Magic, Daughter of Witches, and The Harp of Imach Thyssel. Shadows over Lyra (omnibus edition including the first three Lyra novels published) (1997) (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert).They are listed here in order of publication. These books are all stand alone stories that are loosely connected and share a common setting on a world named Lyra. She is a vegetarian and lives in the Twin Cities with two cats. Patricia and James Wrede were married in 1976 they divorced in 1991. As a child, Wrede was a voracious reader and recalls 'I don't think I ever read anything only once.' She loved to tell stories to her family and friends and began writing in the seventh grade with much support from her parents. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 27, 1953, to David Merrill and Monica Marie Collins.

Lois McMaster Bujold credits the support of Wrede and Lillian Stewart Carl for allowing Bujold to finish her first novel: 'These friendships were lifelines in every sense'. In 2009, Wrede donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University. She is a member of the Liavek shared-world anthology. In 1985, shortly before her fifth book was published, she became a full-time writer. In the fall of 1980, Wrede met Lillian Stewart Carl, who introduced her to Lois McMaster Bujold. She sold her first book to Ace in April 1980 and it was published in 1982. She was a founding member of The Scribblies, along with Pamela Dean, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust and Nate Bucklin, in January 1980, 'to which belonged for five extremely productive years.'

She finished her first book in 1978 while working as an accountant and financial analyst. Wrede graduated from Carleton College in 1974 with a BA in biology and obtained an MBA from the University of Minnesota in 1977. She is known for her Enchanted Forest Chronicles series for young adults, which was voted number 84 in NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list. Patricia Collins Wrede ( / ˈ r iː d i/ born March 27, 1953) is an American author of fantasy literature. Carleton College, University of MinnesotaĬhildren's literature, fantasy and science fiction

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