Jane Yolen Books In Order
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Publication Order of Robot and Rebecca Books
The Case of the Code-Carrying Kids | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Robot and Rebecca and the Missing Owner | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Commander Toad Books
Commander Toad in Space | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Commander Toad and the Dis-Asteroid | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Commander Toad and the Voyage Home | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Pit Dragons Books
Dragon's Blood | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Heart's Blood | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Sending of Dragons | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dragon's Heart | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Books of the Great Alta Books
Sister Light, Sister Dark | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
White Jenna | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The One-Armed Queen | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Here There Be... Books
Here There Be Dragons | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Here There Be Unicorns | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Here There Be Witches | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Here There Be Angels | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Here There Be Ghosts | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Young Merlin Trilogy Books
Passager | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hobby | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Merlin | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Tartan Magic Books
The Wizard's Map | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pictish Child | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bagpiper's Ghost | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Stuart Quartet Books
Queen's Own Fool | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Girl in a Cage | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Prince Across the Water | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rogues | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Young Heroes Books
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jason and the Gorgon's Blood | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Rock'n' Roll Fairy Tale Books
Publication Order of Foiled Books
Publication Order of The Seelie Wars Books
The Hostage Prince | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Changeling | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Seelie King's War | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Stone Man Mysteries Books
Stone Cold | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sanctuary | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Breaking Out the Devil | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Trust a City Kid | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Inway Investigators | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Transfigured Hart | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Boy Who Spoke Chimp | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gift of Sarah Barker | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cards Of Grief | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Children of the Wolf | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stone Silenus | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Briar Rose | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Devil's Arithmetic | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dragon's Boy | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wizard's Hall | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wild Hunt | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Armageddon Summer | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Boots and the Seven Leaguers | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sword of the Rightful King | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Except the Queen | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Dragon | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snow in Summer | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
B.U.G. | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trash Mountain | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Centaur Rising | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Plague of Unicorns | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mapping the Bones | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Finding Baba Yaga | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Tsar's Dragons | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodbye? | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Arch of Bone | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
The Girl Who Cried Flowers and Other Tales | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hundredth Dove and Other Tales | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dream Weaver | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dragonfield and Other Stories | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Merlin's Booke | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of Wonder | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Faery Flag | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Storyteller | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fish Prince and Other Stories | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Animal Stories | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Emerald Circus | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Once There Was a Story | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Meet Me at the Well | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Fracture a Fairy Tale | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Midnight Circus | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kaddish: Before the Holocaust and After | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Nebula Awards Books
Nebula Awards 1 | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 2 | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 3 | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 4 | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 5 | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 6 | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 7 | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 8 | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 9 | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 10 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 11 | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 14 | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 15 | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 16 | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 17 | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 19 | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 20 | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 21 | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 22 | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 23 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 24 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 25 | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 26 | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 27 | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 28 | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 29 | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 30 | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards31 | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 33 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 34 (2000) | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 36 (2002) | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 37 (2003) | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 38 (2004) | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 39 (2005) | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 40 (2006) | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 42 (2008) | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 43 (2009) | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 44 (2010) | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 45 (2011) | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 46 (2012) | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 47 (2013) | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 50 (2016) | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 51 (2017) | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 52 (2018) | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 53 (2019) | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology series. |
Publication Order of Oz Reimagined Books
Dorothy Dreams | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Boy Detective of Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Meeting in Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Off to See the Emperor | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cobbler of Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lost Girls of Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blown Away | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Tornado of Dorothys | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Veiled Shanghai | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead Blue | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Naked Eye | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
City So Bright | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Flew Over the Rainbow | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Diogenes Club Books
White of the Moon | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Where The Bodies Are Buried | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Infinity Plus One | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Embrace the Mutation | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best New Horror 14 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Adventure | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best New Horror 18 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best New Horror 19 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Summer Chills | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Infinity Plus | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fair Folk | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fair Folk | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Digital Domains: A Decade of Science Fiction & Fantasy | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mysteries of the Diogenes Club | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best New Horror 16 | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of the Mummy | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of the Mummy | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man from the Diogenes Club | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Snow White, Blood Red Anthology Books
Snow White, Blood Red | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Thorn, White Rose | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Swan, White Raven | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silver Birch, Blood Moon | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Heart, Ivory Bones | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Mythic Fiction Anthology Books
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Laksa Anthology Books
Strangers Among Us: Tales of the Underdogs and Outcasts | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sum of Us: Tales of the Bonded and Bound | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shades Within Us: Tales of Migrations and Fractured Borders | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anthology series. |
Publication Order of Skolian Empire Books
Primary Inversion | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Catch the Lightning | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Hawk | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Radiant Seas | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ascendant Sun | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Quantum Rose | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spherical Harmonic | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sextopia | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Moon's Shadow | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Skyfall | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Schism | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Final Key | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best New Paranormal Romance | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ruby Dice | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Diamond Star | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carnelians | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chronological Order of Skolian Empire Books
Skyfall | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Schism | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Final Key | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Hawk | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Primary Inversion | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Radiant Seas | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ascendant Sun | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Quantum Rose | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spherical Harmonic | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Moon's Shadow | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Diamond Star | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ruby Dice | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carnelians | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Catch the Lightning | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sextopia | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best New Paranormal Romance | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Liavek Books
Liavek | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Players of Luck | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wizard's Row | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spells of Binding | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Festival Week | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Double Feature | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Points of Departure | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Liavek 1 | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Liavek 2 | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Liavek 3 | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Liavek 4 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Liavek 6 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Liavek 7: Spells of Binding | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Liavek 8 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Books of Magic Books
The Books of Magic, Volume 1: Bindings | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Books of Magic, Volume 2: Summonings | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Books of Magic, Volume 3: Reckonings | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Books of Magic, Volume 4: Transformations | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Books of Magic, Volume 5: Girl in the Box | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Books of Magic, Volume 6: The Burning Girl | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Books of Magic, Volume 7: Death After Death | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Graphic novel series. Contains contributions from several authors. |
Publication Order of Rhysling Anthology Books
The 2017 Rhysling Anthology: The best science fiction, fantasy & horror poetry of 2016 selected by the Science Fiction Poetry Association | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The 2019 Rhysling Anthology: The best science fiction, fantasy & horror poetry of 2018 selected by the Science Fiction Poetry Association | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Moonsinger's Friends: An Anthology in Honor of Andre Norton | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1 | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
After the King | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Inside the Funhouse | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Xanadu | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Armless Maiden | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Angels! | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood Muse | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Women at War | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Starlight 1 | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Modern Classics of Fantasy | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Random House Book of Fantasy Stories | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eleventh Annual Collection | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nebula Awards 33 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ribbiting Tales | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Such a Pretty Face: Tales of Power and Abundance | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Starlight 3 | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best New Paranormal Romance | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fair Folk | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Happily Ever After | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Witches: Wicked, Wild & Wonderful | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oz Reimagined | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beyond the Pale: A Fantasy Anthology | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wonderland: An Anthology | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Reinvented Heart | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jane Yolen is a published novelist. She is also a story teller, a poet, folklorist, song writer, journalist, and author of children’s books. Jackanory and Merlin became adapted into television series and The Devil’s Arithmetic a television movie in 1999.
Yolen has composed over 300 books throughout her career and received a number of awards and honors for her work. These include the Nebula Award, Caldecott Medal, and more. She has received honorary degrees from universities and colleges as well.
Jane Yolen was born in Manhattan on February 11, 1939. She was the first child of her mother Isabell and her father Will. Her mother gave up working to be home with her when Jane was born. Her father was a journalist that penned columns for local papers.
Her mother also volunteered in her spare time and would write short stories. Her family had daughters and a lack of sons at the time, so the Yolen name was passed on as a middle name so that the last name would go on. When her father got a new job in California working at the movie studios, the family moved there.
Her father would be doing film publicity in Hollywood. However, the family ended up going back to New York before Jane’s brother Steve would be born. Her father also joined the Army fighting in the second world war in England. At the time, the family lived with their grandparents in Virginia in the town of Newport News.
When the war had ended and her father returned, the family decided to move back to New York. They picked up and went to Manhattan to live for some time. Jane attended PS 93 and found that she enjoyed such activities as singing and writing. She also made a friendship with Susan Stamberg, who would go on to be a well known radio presenter.
Jane also showed more promise for writing, making a newspaper along with her sibling in their apartment. She would sell them to customers for a nickel each. Jane would also go on to be accepted to a high school that specialized in music and art. She also went to a summer Camp in Vermont before doing so, her first experience with Quakers.
Eventually her family decided that it was time to move again. They left Manhattan for Westport, Connecticut, where they had more space in a ranch home there. Jane attended school there and upon attending high school joined the choir, played basketball and made captain, joined the school’s paper and became the news editor, and also became vice president of Latin and Spanish club.
Jane graduated high school and decided that she would apply to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was accepted and attended. Yolen admits that she did not always have the highest grades while she was there. However, during her time, she also composed a poetry book, was the Press Board President, was involved in musicals and acting in shows, writing songs, and ended up graduating in the end.
After that, she moved to New York City and decided to work on writing children’s books. Her first book to be published also came out on her twenty-second birthday. It is titled Pirates in Petticoats. She also edited several books for young adults and adults. She married her husband David Stemple in 1962. He passed away in March of 2006.
Jane is a mother of three children with David and a grandmother to her grandchildren. Jane has written books with Adam Stemple, her son, as well. She currently resides in western Massachusetts right next to Heidi, her daughter, but also goes to her Scottish home in St. Andrews every year to live for four months.
Jane Yolen is the creator and the author of the Great Alta series. This fantasy genre fictional series first kicked off in 1988 with the release of the debut novel in the series. It was quickly followed by the second book, White Jenna. The third book came out slightly later in 1998 and is titled The One-Armed Queen.
Sister Light, Sister Dark is the esteemed first novel in the Great Alta series by acclaimed writer Jane Yolen. If you love interesting fantasy books that have their own worlds to explore, then this is the series and the book for you!
Alta is a great goddess and has decided that she has come up with a unique solution for Earth’s problems. The planet is blessed with forces of light and darkness at the same time. In order to have someone there to rule over them, she decides that she will create two queens.
The queens will be sisters and will be tasked to watch over and rule the light and dark forces of Earth. The goddess brings the queens to life after putting her hair’s golden left side into a plait and then letting it go into the night’s sinkhole. There she draws up a queen from the shadows and places her on the earth. Then she plaits her hair’s right side, the dark side, to draw the light queen out.
Alta puts her next to her sister, the dark queen. She tells them that they are to be sisters, and like images reflecting each other in the glass. When you see the one, you see the other. It is Alta’s wish that they collaborate in harmony, working as opposing yet perfect reflections of the other.
The reader meets Jenna, a young woman that grew up on the mountainside. There she was trained in the warrior arts and learned ancient magic from the women of the mountain. The biggest magic that there ever could be would to be call her sister out from the mirror of light and shadow land.
Skada is her dark sister and exists only in times of shadow or dark. What will happen if she calls her up? Read this book to find out.
White Jenna is the second book in the Great Alta series. The queen of the dark is Skada, while Jenna is the White Queen. Together they are bound, two halves of a whole. Will White Jenna’s arrival threaten the land? Read this sequel to find out!
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