Juliet E. McKenna is a prominent British fantasy author, who was born in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, in the year 1965. McKenna's passion for fantasy stories began in her childhood, with her interests ranging from The Iliad to Winnie the Pooh. This early fascination with other worlds and the people who inhabit them played a significant role in her later reading of Classics while attending St. Hilda's College, Oxford.
Currently residing in the Cotswolds, UK, McKenna has written fifteen epic fantasy novels to date. Her debut novel, The Thief's Gamble, introduced the world to The Tales of Einarinn in 1999, which was followed by other successful series such as The Aldabreshin Compass sequence, The Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution, and The Hadrumal Crisis trilogy. In 2018, McKenna ventured into modern fantasy inspired by British folklore with The Green Man's Heir, following it up with five more installments in the same series, including The Green Man's Quarry in 2023. Her literary career also includes a 2023 novel, The Cleaving, a female-centered retelling of the King Arthur story, as well as shorter stories that explore dark fantasy, steampunk, and science fiction.
As an advocate for the science fiction and fantasy (SF&F) genre, McKenna actively promotes it through reviewing, blogging about book trade issues, attending conventions, and teaching creative writing. She has also lent her expertise as a judge for major genre awards. Under the pen name J.M. Alvey, McKenna has written historical murder mysteries set in ancient Greece, further showcasing her versatility as a writer. With her diverse portfolio and undeniable talent, it's exciting to imagine what future projects Juliet E. McKenna might undertake.
The Tales of Einarinn Books
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Title
Year
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1
The Thief's Gamble
1999
2
The Swordsman's Oath
1999
3
The Gambler's Fortune
2000
4
The Warrior's Bond
2001
5
The Assassin's Edge
2002
6
A Few Further Tales of Einarinn
2012
The Aldabreshin Compass Books
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Title
Year
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1
Southern Fire
2003
2
Northern Storm
2004
3
Western Shore
2005
4
Eastern Tide
2006
The Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution Books
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Title
Year
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1
Irons in the Fire
2009
2
Blood in the Water
2009
3
Banners in the Wind
2010
The Hadrumal Crisis Books
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Title
Year
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1
The Wizard's Coming
2011
2
Dangerous Waters
2011
3
Darkening Skies
2012
4
Defiant Peaks
2012
Tales of the Apt Books (with Adrian Tchaikovsky, with John Gwynne, with Frances Hardinge)
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Title
Year
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1
Spoils of War
2016
2
A Time for Grief
2017
3
For Love of Distant Shores
2018
4
The Scent of Tears
2018
Green Man Books (with Joshua Palmatier)
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Title
Year
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1
The Green Man's Heir
2018
2
The Green Man's Foe
2019
3
The Green Man's Silence
2020
4
The Green Man's Challenge
2021
5
The Green Man's Gift
2022
6
The Green Man's Quarry
2023
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
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1
Shadow Histories of the River Kingdom
2016
2
The Cleaving
2023
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
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1
Challoner, Murray & Balfour
2014
2
The Golden Rule
2022
Chapbooks
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Title
Year
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1
Turns & Chances
2004
Warhammer 40,000 Books
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Title
Year
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1
Deathwing
1980
2
Draco
1990
3
Inquisitor
1990
4
Harlequin
1994
5
Chaos Child
1994
6
Eye of Terror
1999
7
Dark Imperium
2001
8
Storm of Iron
2002
9
Words of Blood
2002
10
Farseer
2002
11
Crucible of War
2003
12
Lone Wolves
2003
13
What Price Victory
2004
14
The Inquisition War
2004
15
Iron Hands
2004
16
Bringers of Death
2005
17
Let the Galaxy Burn
2006
18
Tales from the Dark Millennium
2006
19
Blood & Thunder
2008
20
Planetkill
2008
21
Imperial Guard Omnibus: Volume One
2008
22
Dawn of War II
2009
23
Sabbat Worlds: A Good Man
2011
24
The Alien Beast Within
2012
25
Mephiston: Lord of Death
2013
26
Down Amongst the Dead Men
2013
27
The Cost of Command
2015
28
Warped Stars
2016
29
The Macharian Crusade Omnibus
2017
30
The Path Unclear
2017
31
Choke Point
2018
32
Lightning Run
2018
33
Masters of Stone and Steel
2018
34
Spear of the Emperor
2018
35
Celestine: The Living Saint
2019
36
Redemption Through Sacrifice
2019
37
Born of the Storm
2019
38
Last Flight
2019
39
Inferno! Volume 4
2019
40
Mark of Faith
2019
41
Lord of the Dark Millennium
2020
42
Where Dere’s da Warp Dere’s a Way
2020
43
Night Shriekers
2020
44
Warriors and Warlords
2020
45
The Method of Madness
2020
46
Indomitus
2020
47
The Karsharat Abomination
2020
48
Imperium at War
2020
49
The Hammer and the Eagle: Icons of Warhammer
2020
50
Green and Grey
2020
51
Brutal Kunnin'
2020
52
Nexus & Other Stories
2020
53
Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint
2020
54
Recongregator
2021
55
The Tear of Selevia
2021
56
Silent Hunters
2021
57
Sabbat War
2021
58
Da Gobbo's Revenge
2021
59
The Wolftime
2021
60
A Small Cog
2022
61
Fool's Ruin
2022
62
Astorath: Angel of Mercy
2022
63
Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh!
2022
64
Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom
2022
65
Sacred Hate
2022
66
The Brightest And Best
2022
67
Awakenings
2022
68
Kasrkin
2022
69
Renegades: Harrowmaster
2022
70
Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium
2022
71
Packin' Heat
2022
72
Warboss
2023
73
The Lion: Son of the Forest
2023
74
Once A Killer
2023
75
The Long Promise
2023
76
Yarrick: The Omnibus
2024
Doctor Who Big Finish Short Trips Anthologies
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Title
Year
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1
Zodiac
2002
2
Companions
2003
3
A Universe of Terrors
2003
4
The Muses
2003
5
Steel Skies
2003
6
Past Tense
2004
7
Life Science
2004
8
Reprecussions
2004
9
Monsters
2004
10
2040
2004
11
A Christmas Treasury
2004
12
Seven Deadly Sins
2005
13
A Day in the Life
2005
14
The Solar System
2005
15
The History of Christmas
2005
16
The Centenarian
2006
17
Time Signature
2006
18
Destination Prague
2007
19
Snapshots
2007
20
Defining Patterns
2007
21
Farewells
2007
22
Dalek Empire
2007
23
The Ghosts of Christmas
2007
24
The Quality of Leadership
2008
25
Transmissions
2008
26
How the Doctor Changed My Life
2008
27
Christmas Around the World
2008
Juliet E. McKenna Anthologies
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Title
Year
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1
The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration
2006
2
How the Doctor Changed My Life
2008
3
Anniversaries
2010
4
After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar
2011
5
The Sixty
2011
6
Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who
2012
7
The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity
2012
8
Tales of Eve
2013
9
Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell
2013
10
Wicked Women
2014
11
Temporally Out of Order
2015
12
Fight Like A Girl
2016
13
Eve of War
2016
14
Journeys
2017
15
The Death of All Things
2017
16
Soot and Steel
2019
17
Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK's Healthcare Workers