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ⓘ About Marianne Curley
Marianne Curley is a renowned Australian writer of fantasy, young adult, paranormal, children’s books, and time travel genres. She is particularly famous for writing the Old Magic books, Guardians of Time series and the Avena trilogy series. Her books have earned her great reputation all over the world and have helped her to establish herself as a noteworthy author of fantasy stories. Curley formerly resided in Coffs Harbor, New South Wales, Australia, currently resides in the Gold Coast Hinterland mountains. She is married and has three children. In 2004, Curley was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer and successfully battled the disease after her sister donated her stem-cell and helped in her successful bone marrow transplant.
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Who is Marianne Curley?
Marianne Curley is a renowned Australian writer of fantasy, young adult, paranormal, children's books, and time travel genres. She is particularly famous for writing the Old Magic books, Guardians of Time series and the Avena trilogy series. Her books have earned her great reputation all over the world and have helped her to establish herself as a noteworthy author of fantasy stories.
Which Marianne Curley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Guardians of Time series, the earliest of Marianne Curley's multi-book series: it opens with The Named (2002) and runs to 4 books across 2002–2018, ending with The Shadow (2018). Marianne Curley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Marianne Curley written?
Marianne Curley has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2026. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Guardians of Time series with 4 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Marianne Curley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Marianne Curley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Guardians of Time (2002–2018, 4 books) and Avena (2013–2015, 3 books).
How are Marianne Curley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Marianne Curley's 11 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Guardians of Time (4 books, 2002–2018); Avena (3 books, 2013–2015).