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Juliet Marillier
Marillier in 2013
Born	Juliet Marillier 1948 (age 76–77)[1] Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupation	Author
Alma mater	University of Otago
Genre	Historical fantasy
Notable awards	2008Sir Julius Vogel Award
Children	4

Juliet Marillier (born in 1948)^[1] is a New Zealand-born writer ofspeculative fiction, predominantlyhistorical fantasy.^[2]

She has been nominated for 26Aurealis Awards, resulting in 6 wins.^[3] Additionally, she has won fourSir Julius Vogel Awards.^[3] She received theWorld Fantasy Award—Life Achievement in 2025.^[4]

Marillier attendedUniversity of Otago. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in languages and aBachelor of Music (honours).^[5] She then taught music at high school and university levels and has been a choral conductor and opera singer.^[6]

Marillier is on the Literary Advisory Committee for theKatharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre and is a contributor to the writing blogWriter Unboxed.^[7] She belongs to theOrder of Bards, Ovates and Druids.^[8]

She has lived in theSwan Valley, Western Australia (since 2014).^[5]

1. Daughter of the Forest (1999)
2. Son of the Shadows (2000)
3. Child of the Prophecy (2001)
4. Heir to Sevenwaters (2008)
5. Seer of Sevenwaters (2010)
6. Flame of Sevenwaters (2012)

1. Wolfskin (2002)
2. Foxmask (2003)

1. The Dark Mirror (2004)
2. Blade of Fortriu (2005)
3. The Well of Shades (2006)

1. Heart's Blood (2009)

1. Shadowfell (2012)
2. Raven Flight (2013)
3. The Caller (2014)

1. Dreamer's Pool (2014)
2. Tower of Thorns (2015)
3. Den of Wolves (October, 2016)

1. The Harp of Kings (September, 2019)
2. A Dance with Fate (September, 2020)
3. A Song of Flight (September, 2021)

• Wildwood Dancing (2006)
• Cybele's Secret (2007)

• Prickle Moon (2013), 16 stories.
• Mother Thorn and Other Tales of Courage and Kindness (2021), 4 stories.

• The Amber Owl (2025)

Short stories inPrickle Moon.

• "Prickle Moon"
• "Otherling"
• "Let down your hair"
• "Poppy seeds"
• "In Coed Celyddon"
• "Juggling silver"
• "'Twixt Firelight and Water (A Tale of Sevenwaters)"
• "Gift of hope"
• "Letters from Robert"
• "Jack's day"
• "Far horizons"
• "Tough Love 3001"
• "Wraith, level one"
• "Back and beyond"
• "The angel of death"
• "By bone-light"
• "Beautiful"

Dates shown are for first Australian publication.

• Official website
• Juliet Marillier atLibrary of Congress, with 17 library catalogue records
• Juliet Marillier at Libraries Australia Authorities with catalogue search(subscription required)
• Juliet Marillier at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database

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