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Joan Aiken was a prolific author of both children's books, mysteries and [[Gothic]] and [[Romantic Suspense]] novels. | Joan Aiken was a prolific author of both children's books, mysteries and [[Gothic]] and [[Romantic Suspense]] novels. | ||
| − | + | ==Books== | |
Her non-series novels include the following: | Her non-series novels include the following: | ||
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*More Than You Bargained for (1955) | *More Than You Bargained for (1955) | ||
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*The Kingdom and the Cave (1960) | *The Kingdom and the Cave (1960) | ||
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*The Silence of Herondale (1964) | *The Silence of Herondale (1964) | ||
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*The Fortune Hunters (1965) | *The Fortune Hunters (1965) | ||
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*Trouble with Product X (1966) | *Trouble with Product X (1966) | ||
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*The Cockatrice Boys (1966) | *The Cockatrice Boys (1966) | ||
| − | + | *[[Beware of the Bouquet]] (1966) | |
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*The Ribs of Death (1967) | *The Ribs of Death (1967) | ||
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*Hate Begins at Home (1967) | *Hate Begins at Home (1967) | ||
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*Dark Interval (1967) | *Dark Interval (1967) | ||
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*Armitage Armitage Fly Away Home (1968) | *Armitage Armitage Fly Away Home (1968) | ||
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*The Crystal Crow (1968) | *The Crystal Crow (1968) | ||
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*Night Fall (1969) | *Night Fall (1969) | ||
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*The Embroidered Sunset (1970) | *The Embroidered Sunset (1970) | ||
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*A Cluster of Separate Sparks (other title The Butterfly Picnic)(1972) | *A Cluster of Separate Sparks (other title The Butterfly Picnic)(1972) | ||
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*Died on a Rainy Sunday (1972) | *Died on a Rainy Sunday (1972) | ||
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*Voices in an Empty House (1975) | *Voices in an Empty House (1975) | ||
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*Castle Barebane (1976) | *Castle Barebane (1976) | ||
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*Last Movement (1976) | *Last Movement (1976) | ||
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*The Five-Minute Marriage (1977) | *The Five-Minute Marriage (1977) | ||
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*Mice and Mendelson (1978) | *Mice and Mendelson (1978) | ||
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*The Smile of the Stranger (1978) | *The Smile of the Stranger (1978) | ||
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*Come Flee with Me (1978) | *Come Flee with Me (1978) | ||
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*The Shadow Guests (1980) | *The Shadow Guests (1980) | ||
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*The Weeping Ash (1980) | *The Weeping Ash (1980) | ||
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*The Lightning Tree (1980) | *The Lightning Tree (1980) | ||
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*The Young Lady from Paris (other title Girl from Paris) (1982) | *The Young Lady from Paris (other title Girl from Paris) (1982) | ||
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*Foul Matter (1983) | *Foul Matter (1983) | ||
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*The Kitchen Warriors (1983) | *The Kitchen Warriors (1983) | ||
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*Mansfield Revisited (1984) | *Mansfield Revisited (1984) | ||
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*If I Were You (1987) | *If I Were You (1987) | ||
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*Deception (1987) | *Deception (1987) | ||
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*The Erl King's Daughter (1988) | *The Erl King's Daughter (1988) | ||
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*Voices (1988) | *Voices (1988) | ||
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*Blackground (1989) | *Blackground (1989) | ||
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*Return to Harken House (1990) | *Return to Harken House (1990) | ||
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*Jane Fairfax (1990) | *Jane Fairfax (1990) | ||
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*The Shoemaker's Boy (1991) | *The Shoemaker's Boy (1991) | ||
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*Morningquest (1992) | *Morningquest (1992) | ||
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*The Midnight Moropus (1993) | *The Midnight Moropus (1993) | ||
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*Eliza's Daughter (1994) | *Eliza's Daughter (1994) | ||
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*A Handful of Gold (1995) | *A Handful of Gold (1995) | ||
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*Emma Watson (1996) | *Emma Watson (1996) | ||
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*The Youngest Miss Ward (1998) | *The Youngest Miss Ward (1998) | ||
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*Lady Catherine's Necklace (2000) | *Lady Catherine's Necklace (2000) | ||
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*Song of Mat and Ben (2001) | *Song of Mat and Ben (2001) | ||
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*Bone and Dream (2002) | *Bone and Dream (2002) | ||
| − | + | ==On the Web== | |
| − | + | *[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/joan-aiken/ "Joan Aiken page on Fantasy Fiction"] - ''Short Biography on Joan Aiken'' | |
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Aiken "Joan Aiken wiki"] - ''Joan Aiken wiki article''. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:59, 29 May 2008
Joan Aiken (Joan Delano Aiken)
(1924 - 2004)
Joan Aiken was a prolific author of both children's books, mysteries and Gothic and Romantic Suspense novels.
Books
Her non-series novels include the following:
- More Than You Bargained for (1955)
- The Kingdom and the Cave (1960)
- The Silence of Herondale (1964)
- The Fortune Hunters (1965)
- Trouble with Product X (1966)
- The Cockatrice Boys (1966)
- Beware of the Bouquet (1966)
- The Ribs of Death (1967)
- Hate Begins at Home (1967)
- Dark Interval (1967)
- Armitage Armitage Fly Away Home (1968)
- The Crystal Crow (1968)
- Night Fall (1969)
- The Embroidered Sunset (1970)
- A Cluster of Separate Sparks (other title The Butterfly Picnic)(1972)
- Died on a Rainy Sunday (1972)
- Voices in an Empty House (1975)
- Castle Barebane (1976)
- Last Movement (1976)
- The Five-Minute Marriage (1977)
- Mice and Mendelson (1978)
- The Smile of the Stranger (1978)
- Come Flee with Me (1978)
- The Shadow Guests (1980)
- The Weeping Ash (1980)
- The Lightning Tree (1980)
- The Young Lady from Paris (other title Girl from Paris) (1982)
- Foul Matter (1983)
- The Kitchen Warriors (1983)
- Mansfield Revisited (1984)
- If I Were You (1987)
- Deception (1987)
- The Erl King's Daughter (1988)
- Voices (1988)
- Blackground (1989)
- Return to Harken House (1990)
- Jane Fairfax (1990)
- The Shoemaker's Boy (1991)
- Morningquest (1992)
- The Midnight Moropus (1993)
- Eliza's Daughter (1994)
- A Handful of Gold (1995)
- Emma Watson (1996)
- The Youngest Miss Ward (1998)
- Lady Catherine's Necklace (2000)
- Song of Mat and Ben (2001)
- Bone and Dream (2002)
On the Web
- "Joan Aiken page on Fantasy Fiction" - Short Biography on Joan Aiken
- "Joan Aiken wiki" - Joan Aiken wiki article.
