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ⓘ About Patricia C. Wrede
Patricia C. Wrede is American fantasy writer. She was born on 27th March 1953 and is the eldest of five siblings. She attended Carleton College where she graduated with Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology. Two years later since her graduation, she married James Wrede but due to unforeseen circumstances divorced him in 1991. The author decided to soldier on with her higher studies, and in 1977 she graduated from the University of Minnesota with an MBA. Wrede wrote her first book in 1978 while working as a financial analyst an accountant at the same time. She was a pioneer of The Scribblies alongside with Will Shetterly, Pamela Dean, Emma Bull and Steve Brust.
All Book Series by Patricia C. Wrede
Sorcery & Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1988
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Book 3 of 11 · published 2004 Anthology · Ryder Windham
Star Wars Trilogy: A New Hope
Book 4 of 11 · published 2004 Anthology · Ryder Windham
Star Wars Trilogy: Return of the Jedi
Book 5 of 11 · published 2004 Anthology · Ryder Windham
The Mandalorian Junior Novel
Book 9 of 11 · published 2021 Anthology · Joe Schreiber
The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel
Book 10 of 11 · published 2022 Anthology · Joe Schreiber
The Book of Boba Fett Junior Novel
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · Joe Schreiber
Liavek
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1985 Anthology · Emma Bull,Will Shetterly
The Players of Luck
Book 2 of 6 · published 1986 Anthology · Emma Bull,Will Shetterly
Spells of Binding
Book 4 of 6 · published 1988 Anthology · Emma Bull,Will Shetterly
Points of Departure
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2015 Co-authored · Pamela Dean
The Sherwood Ring
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 1958 Anthology · Elizabeth Marie Pope
The Dragon Hoard
Book 3 of 19 · published 1971 Anthology · Tanith Lee,Graham Oakley
The Throme of the Erril of Sherill
Book 4 of 19 · published 1973 Anthology · Patricia A. McKillip
The Perilous Gard
Book 5 of 19 · published 1974 Anthology · Elizabeth Marie Pope
The Dark Lord of Pengersick
Book 9 of 19 · published 1976 Anthology · Richard Carlyon
The Devil on the Road
Book 11 of 19 · published 1978 Anthology · Robert Westall
The Magicians of Caprona
Book 14 of 19 · published 1980 Anthology · Diana Wynne Jones
The Princess and the Thorn
Book 15 of 19 · published 1980 Anthology · Paul R. Fisher
The Hawks of Fellheath
Book 17 of 19 · published 1984 Anthology · Paul R. Fisher
The Last Days of the Edge of the World
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 1985 Anthology · Brian M. Stableford
Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 1996
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Patricia C. Wrede?
Patricia C. Wrede is American fantasy writer. She was born on 27th March 1953 and is the eldest of five siblings. She attended Carleton College where she graduated with Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology.
Which Patricia C. Wrede series should I start with?
The best place to start is the MagicQuest series, the earliest of Patricia C. Wrede's multi-book series: it opens with The Sherwood Ring (1958) and runs to 19 books across 1958–1985, ending with The Last Days of the Edge of the World (1985). Patricia C. Wrede's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Patricia C. Wrede written?
Patricia C. Wrede has 65 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1958 and 2023. 53 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the MagicQuest series with 19 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Patricia C. Wrede's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Patricia C. Wrede's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are MagicQuest (1958–1985, 19 books), Lyra (1982–1994, 5 books) and Liavek (1985–2015, 6 books), plus 5 more.
How are Patricia C. Wrede's books organised into series?
This guide splits Patricia C. Wrede's 65 books into 8 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: MagicQuest (19 books, 1958–1985); Star Wars Junior Novelizations (11 books, 1999–2023); Liavek (6 books, 1985–2015); Lyra (5 books, 1982–1994); Enchanted Forest Chronicles (4 books, 1985–1993), plus 3 further series.