Cherith Baldry
Cherith Baldry (born 21 January 1947) is a British children's fiction and fantasy fiction writer. She also publishes under the pseudonyms Adam Blade, Jenny Dale, Jack Dillon, and Erin Hunter.
Biography
[edit]Born in Lancaster, England, Baldry studied at Manchester University and St Anne's College, Oxford. She worked both as a teacher and a lecturer.[1]
Baldry is one of seven authors who writes under the pen name of Erin Hunter.[2][3] Baldry has written for Warriors, in which wild cats strive for peace in their territories,[4] and Seekers, in which a group of four bears go on a journey together.
She currently lives in Reigate with her two cats, Bramble and Sorrel, who were the inspirations for two characters in the Warriors books (Brambleclaw and Sorreltail, respectively).[5] She was married to the late Peter Baldry, a scientist, and has two sons, Will and Adam.
Books
[edit]Eaglesmount trilogy
[edit]- The Silver Horn (2001)
- The Emerald Throne (2001)
- The Lake of Darkness (2004)
Abbey series
[edit]- The Buried Cross (2004)
- The Silent Man (2004)
- The Scarlet Spring (2004)
- The Drowned Sword (2006)
Saga of the Six Worlds series
[edit]- The Book and the Phoenix (1989) a.k.a. A Rush of Golden Wings and revised as Cradoc's Quest (1994)
- Hostage of the Sea (1990) a.k.a. Rite of Brotherhood
- The Carpenter's Apprentice (1992)
- Storm Wind (1994)
Warriors series
[edit]- Forest of Secrets (2003)
- A Dangerous Path (2004)
- The Darkest Hour (2004)
- Midnight (2005)
- Moonrise (2005)
- Starlight (2006)
- Twilight (2006)
- Sunset (2007)
- Outcast (2008)
- Long Shadows (2008)
- Sunrise (2009)
- The Fourth Apprentice (2009)
- Sign of the Moon (2011)
- The Forgotten Warrior (2011)
- The Sun Trail (2013)
- Thunder Rising (2013)
- The Blazing Star (2014)
- The Apprentice's Quest (2016)
- Shattered Sky (2017)
- River of Fire (2018)
- Lost Stars (2019)
- Veil of Shadows (2020)
- The Place of No Stars (2021)
- River (2022)
- Shadow (2023)
- Wind (2024)
- Firestar's Quest (2007)
- SkyClan's Destiny (2010)
- Yellowfang's Secret (2012)
- Bramblestar's Storm (2014)
- Hawkwing's Journey (2016)
- Crowfeather's Trial (2018)
- Graystripe's Vow (2020)
- Onestar's Confession (2022)
- Ivypool's Heart (2024)
- Pebbleshine's Kits (2020)
- Beyond the Code: Brightspirit's Mercy (2009)
Seekers series
[edit]- Great Bear Lake (2009)
- The Last Wilderness (2010)
- Spirits in the Stars (2011)
- Island of Shadows (2012)
- River of Lost Bears (2013)
- Forest of Wolves (2014)
- The Burning Horizon (2015)
- The Longest Day (2016)
Novels
[edit]- Drew's Talents (1997)
- Mutiny in Space (1997)
- Exiled from Camelot (2000)
- The Reliquary Ring (2002)
- The Roses of Roazon (2004)
References
[edit]- ^ "Cherith Baldry". Infinity plus. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
- ^ "Who is Erin Hunter? | Warrior Cats". warriorcats.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Erin Hunter". goodreads.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Home | Warrior Cats | Warrior Cats". warriorcats.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Cherith Baldry". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
External links
[edit]- Cherith Baldry at Fantastic Fiction
- Cherith Baldry at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Cherith Baldry at Library of Congress, with 7 library catalogue records
- Adam Blade [permanent dead link], Jenny Dale [permanent dead link], Jack Dillon [permanent dead link], Erin Hunter (shared pseudonyms) at LC Authorities with 36, 46, 0, and 79 records
- 1947 births
- Living people
- English children's writers
- English fantasy writers
- Warriors (novel series)
- Writers from Lancaster, Lancashire
- People from Reigate
- English women novelists
- 20th-century English women writers
- 20th-century English writers
- 21st-century English women writers
- British women science fiction and fantasy writers
- 20th-century British short story writers
- 21st-century British short story writers
- British children's writer stubs
- English writer stubs