Patricia C. Wrede

About the Author

Patricia Collins Wrede is an American fantasy writer, born 1953 in Chicago, Illinois; she is the eldest of five children. She graduated from Carleton College in 1974 with a BA in Biology. She earned an MBA from University of Minnesota in 1977. She finished her first book in 1978. She is a full-time show more writer. She is a vegetarian and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three cats. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles {Patricia C. Wrede}

Lyra

Mairelon the Magician

Lyra- Chronological

Sorcery and Cecelia

Frontier Magic

Works by Patricia C. Wrede

Popular Recent

Dealing with Dragons (1990) 5,891 copies, 151 reviews

Searching for Dragons (1991) 3,626 copies, 58 reviews

Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (1988) 3,294 copies, 136 reviews

Talking to Dragons (1985) 3,281 copies, 46 reviews

Calling on Dragons (1993) 3,279 copies, 42 reviews

The Grand Tour, or, The Purloined Coronation Regalia (2004) 1,641 copies, 50 reviews

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (1995) 1,535 copies, 29 reviews

Book of Enchantments (1996) 1,362 copies, 13 reviews

Thirteenth Child (2009) 1,342 copies, 74 reviews

Snow White and Rose Red (1989) 1,218 copies, 18 reviews

Mairelon the Magician (1991) 1,197 copies, 26 reviews

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) 1,136 copies, 12 reviews

The Mislaid Magician, or, Ten Years After (2006) 1,092 copies, 39 reviews

Magician's Ward (1997) 884 copies, 19 reviews

A Matter of Magic (1991) 778 copies, 20 reviews

The Raven Ring (1994) 716 copies, 7 reviews

Caught in Crystal (1987) 715 copies, 12 reviews

Shadow Magic (1982) 684 copies, 19 reviews

Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Junior Novelization) (2002) 666 copies, 6 reviews

Daughter of Witches (1983) 661 copies, 13 reviews

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: Junior Novelization (2005) 618 copies, 1 review

The Harp of Imach Thyssel (1985) 584 copies, 6 reviews

The Seven Towers (1984) 559 copies, 6 reviews

Across the Great Barrier (2011) 466 copies, 24 reviews

The Far West (2012) 312 copies, 20 reviews

The Lyra Novels: Shadow Magic, Daughter of Witches, The Harp of Imach Thyssel, Caught in Crystal, and The Raven Ring (2012) 173 copies, 1 review

Shadows over Lyra (1997) 152 copies, 1 review

The Cecelia and Kate Novels (2014) 109 copies, 1 review

The Dark Lord's Daughter (2023) 78 copies, 5 reviews

Wrede on Writing: Tips, Hints, and Opinions on Writing (2013) 68 copies

Magicians of Quality (1988) 65 copies, 2 reviews

Star Wars Collector's Edition, Episodes I, II & III (2005) 63 copies

Star Wars Boxed Set: Episodes I-VI (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The… (2007) 63 copies

Points of Departure: Liavek Stories (2015) 59 copies, 6 reviews

Stronger Than Time [Short Story] 5 copies

The Princess, the Cat, and the Unicorn [short fiction] 4 copies

The Improper Princess [short fiction] 2 copies

Cruel Sisters 1 copy

Star Wars Episode I-III Sammelband: Die Dunkle Bedrohung / Angriff der Klonkrieger / Die Rache der Sith (2008) 1 copy

Star Wars. Episodio I. La amenaza fantasma (2014) 1 copy

Searching For Dragons Book Two of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles 1 copy

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Associated Works

Black Thorn, White Rose (1994) — Contributor — 1,133 copies, 10 reviews

Fantasy Stories (1994) — Contributor — 334 copies, 8 reviews

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: First Annual Collection (1986) — Contributor — 319 copies, 6 reviews

Liavek 1 (1985) — Contributor — 316 copies, 9 reviews

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection (1997) — Contributor — 287 copies, 4 reviews

The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore (1988) — Contributor — 262 copies, 3 reviews

The Players of Luck (1986) — Contributor — 229 copies, 1 review

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Second Annual Collection (1987) — Contributor — 202 copies, 1 review

A Wizard's Dozen: Stories of the Fantastic (1993) — Contributor — 164 copies, 1 review

Festival Week (1990) — Contributor — 156 copies

Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990) — Contributor — 154 copies

Spells of Binding (1988) — Contributor — 150 copies, 1 review

Once upon a Curse (2012) — Contributor — 105 copies, 16 reviews

Everard's Ride (1995) — Introduction — 71 copies

Unicorns II (1992) — Contributor — 60 copies

Bruce Coville's Book of Magic II: More Tales to Cast a Spell on You (1997) — Contributor — 43 copies

Spaceships and Spells: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science-fiction Stories (1987) — Contributor — 25 copies

The Book of Wizards: Stories of Enchantment From Near and Far (2004) — Contributor — 13 copies

Apex Magazine 45 (February 2013) (2013) — Contributor — 3 copies, 1 review

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Wrede, Patricia Collins
Birthdate: 1953-03-27
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Places of residence: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Education: Carleton College (B.A., Biology, 1974)
University of Minnesota (MBA, 1977)
Occupations: financial analyst
fantasy writer
Organizations: The Scribblies
Liavek shared world
Agent: Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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Reviews

Dealing with Dragons: The Enchanted Forest… by Patricia C. Wrede

I don't mind read books written for younger readers, but this one was fairly bland and simplistic. There isn't really any character development. Princess Cimorene doesn't want to stuck only doing the things that are proper for a princess to do. She decides to run away and ends up working for the dragon Kazul. There she needs to fend off the princes that want to 'rescue' her and protect all the dragons from the wizards that want to steal their magic. This would probably be a good fit for the 6-10 year age group.… (more)

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