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ⓘ About Salley Vickers
Salley Vickers is a Literature and fiction writer born in Liverpool, the UK. Her parents were members of the British Communist Party. She was awarded a state scholarship to St Paul’s Girl’s School and later went to study English at Newnham College Cambridge. Salley worked as a dancer, cleaner teacher to children with special needs, an artist model, a psycho-analyst, and a literature teacher university. She later became a full-time author while discussing various subjects mostly connected to art, psychology, religion, and literature. Her Debut novel ‘Miss Garnet’s Angel’ was selected as an international word of Mouth bestseller. Sylvia loves watching birds, opera, and reading poetry.
All Book Series by Salley Vickers
A Short History of Myth
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2004 Anthology · Karen Armstrong
Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson
Book 2 of 9 · published 2005 Anthology · David Grossman
The Goddess Chronicle
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2013 Anthology · Natsuo Kirino
First Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Salley Vickers?
Salley Vickers is a Literature and fiction writer born in Liverpool, the UK. Her parents were members of the British Communist Party. She was awarded a state scholarship to St Paul's Girl's School and later went to study English at Newnham College Cambridge.
Which Salley Vickers series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Canongate's The Myths series, the earliest of Salley Vickers's multi-book series: it opens with A Short History of Myth (2004) and runs to 9 books across 2004–2013, ending with The Goddess Chronicle (2013).
How many books has Salley Vickers written?
Salley Vickers has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2021. 9 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Canongate's The Myths series with 9 books — and 18 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Salley Vickers's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Salley Vickers's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Canongate's The Myths (2004–2013, 9 books).
How are Salley Vickers's books organised into series?
This guide splits Salley Vickers's 27 books into 1 named series and 18 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Canongate's The Myths (9 books, 2004–2013).